By Janet H. Cho

Stock futures were rising on Sunday night, ahead of some key economic reports on jobs and inflation and another looming deadline for funding parts of the federal government.

Shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up 0.2%; while S&P 500 futures were up 0.2%; and Nasdaq Composite futures were up 0.1%.

Investors are awaiting the release of the January jobs report, which was delayed for a week because of the brief government shutdown. This week's other economic data highlights include U.S. retail sales for December and the January consumer price index.

Americans are losing confidence about their job security and ability to find a job they want, with the percentage who report feeling "very secure" about their jobs dropping to 28%, from 33% in October, according to a CBS/YouGov poll released Thursday. The percentage who said finding a job now would be difficult rose to 71%, from 67% in October.

On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped more than 1,200 points, or 2.5%, to soar above 50,000, closing at a new record of 50,115.67. The gains were propelled by solid returns of stocks including Goldman Sachs, Caterpillar, Amgen, and Sherwin-Williams, among others.

Friday's gain snapped a three-week losing streak and marked the Dow's fifth record close this year, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The Dow ended the week up 2.5% and is up 4.3% year to date.

The S&P 500, meanwhile, gained 1.97% on Friday, its largest one-day percentage gain since May 27, 2025. But the S&P ended the week down 0.1%, at 6932.30. The S&P 500 is up 1.3% this year.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 2.2% on Friday, its largest one-day point and percentage gain since Nov. 24, 2025, according to Dow Jones Market Data. But the Nasdaq also ended the week lower, and closed down 1.8%, at 23031.21. The Nasdaq is down 0.9% this year.

Write to Janet H. Cho at janet.cho@dowjones.com

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February 08, 2026 18:22 ET (23:22 GMT)

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