January jobs data, Alphabet and Amazon earnings, more Warsh fallout: What to watch this week
Yahoo Finance·2026-02-01 12:47
The major indexes ended Friday in the red — but the week little-changed — as investors digested a tech sell-off, wild trading in silver and gold, and the long-awaited news that President Trump will nominate financial markets stalwart Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve. The tech-focused Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) led the way down on Friday with a loss of roughly 1% after a steep tech sell-off on Thursday. The index ended the week down roughly 0.2%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 (^GSPC) lost ar ...