The low fire economy continues. We're at 213,000 for initial jobless claims last week. That's down from a revised 214,000 the week before.And it's just about where we expected to be. So it doesn't suggest that companies are giving up on their employees yet continuing claims, 1,850,000. That's down from one 871 the week before.Other numbers out a smaller than expected trade deficit for the month of January, -$54.5% billion. That's down from -72.9% in the month of December. Imports were down by 7/10 of a perc ...

Earnings Reports - Celsius Holdings (CELH) reported a positive earnings surprise of +38.4%, with earnings per share at 26 cents, up from 14 cents in the same quarter last year. Revenues increased by +13.1% to $721.63 million, and the company now holds 20% of the U.S. energy drink market. Shares rose by +15% following the announcement [5]. - Shake Shack (SHAK) exceeded earnings estimates by a penny, reporting 37 cents per share. The hiring of a new CFO contributed to a pre-market share increase of +11.8%, adding to a year-to-date gain of +13.5% [6]. - Baidu (BIDU) reported earnings of $1.52 per share, surpassing expectations of $1.47, resulting in a +3.4% earnings surprise. Despite beating revenue estimates, shares fell by -3% due to declining sales, reversing a year-to-date growth of +48% [7]. - Dell Technologies (DELL) is expected to report strong growth in Q4, with earnings and revenues projected to increase by +32% and +33.3%, respectively [8].

Group 1 - Initial jobless claims increased to 212,000, up from a revised 208,000 the previous week, indicating a slight rise but still reflecting a low level of claims [1] - Continuing claims decreased to 1,833,000 from 1,000,008 the prior week, showing a positive trend in ongoing unemployment claims [1] - The unadjusted number of claims remained relatively stable, suggesting no significant changes in the labor market [1] Group 2 - The current labor market conditions indicate continued low jobless claims, with a slight upward trend, which is a topic of discussion among Federal Reserve officials [2] - The data is now free from holiday distortions, providing a clearer view of the labor market dynamics [2]

Economic Indicators - Initial Jobless Claims reported at 206K, below the expected 223K and the revised 229K from the previous week, marking the lowest level since early January [2] - Continuing Claims increased slightly to 1.869 million from the revised 1.852 million, still historically low but higher than previous weeks [3] - U.S. Trade Deficit widened to -$70.3 billion, significantly worse than the expected -$56.0 billion, although it remains lower than the levels seen in March of last year [4] - Retail Inventories remained flat for December, down from the expected +0.1%, while Wholesale Inventories met expectations at +0.2% [5] - Philly Fed manufacturing index reached 16.3 for February, doubling expectations and marking the highest level since September of last year [6] Company Earnings - Walmart reported Q4 earnings of 74 cents, beating expectations by a penny, with revenues of $190.66 billion, up year over year and exceeding expectations by +0.32% [7] - John Deere reported fiscal Q1 earnings of $2.42 per share on $8 billion in revenues, surpassing estimates by +26% and +5.2% respectively, with full-year guidance raised [9] - Etsy's Q4 earnings beat expectations by 4 cents at 92 cents per share, with revenues of $881.64 million slightly ahead of forecasts, leading to a +21.23% increase in shares during early trading [10]

Very interesting morning, Jon, with lots of data. As you mentioned, jobless claims come in a big drop, 206,000 for last week. That's down from the initially reported 227. Continuing claims are at 1,000,869, slightly up from 1,000,008 62 in the initially reported last week's figures.We also have trade numbers in the trade deficit for the month of December, 70.3% billion, significantly higher than the 53.0% billion reported for the month of November. Add in to that wholesale inventories up 2/10 and retail inv ...

U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ending February 14 came in at 206,000, marking the lowest level since the week of January 10. The figure was below the expected 225,000, while the previous week's reading was revised up from 227,000 to 229,000. ...

Market Overview - Major stock indices experienced significant declines, with the Dow down 496.77 points (1.0%) at 49,624.63, the Nasdaq down 341.43 points (1.5%) at 22,725.04, and the S&P 500 down 68.04 points (1.0%) at 6,873.43 [1] Technology Sector - The sell-off was partly driven by a steep drop in Cisco Systems (CSCO), which fell by 10.7% despite reporting better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter results, as the company provided disappointing guidance for the current quarter [2] - The NYSE Arca Networking Index declined by 3.0% due to Cisco's performance [2] Transportation and Other Sectors - Transportation stocks saw a substantial decline, with the Dow Jones Transportation Average down by 5.1% [3] - Gold stocks weakened significantly, reflected by a 3.9% slump in the NYSE Arca Gold Bugs Index, attributed to a sharp decline in gold prices [3] - Financial, biotechnology, and oil service stocks also faced considerable weakness, while telecom and utilities stocks showed resilience against the downward trend [3] Economic Indicators - The Labor Department reported that initial jobless claims decreased to 227,000, down by 5,000 from the previous week's revised level of 232,000, which was less than economists' expectations of a drop to 220,000 [4][5] - Existing home sales pulled back more than expected in January, as reported by the National Association of Realtors [5] Inflation Outlook - Forecasts suggest that the core Consumer Price Index (CPI) could ease to around 2.5%, marking a near five-year low, which could influence market dynamics if inflation aligns with or falls below expectations [6] - A softer inflation print could maintain rate cuts and potentially restore upward momentum in risk assets [6] International Markets - In Asia-Pacific trading, South Korea's Kospi rose by 3.1%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell by 0.9%, and Japan's Nikkei 225 Index closed marginally lower [6] - European markets showed mixed results, with the U.K.'s FTSE 100 Index down by 0.6%, while Germany's DAX Index rose by 0.1% and France's CAC 40 Index increased by 0.5% [7] Bond Market - Treasuries moved back to the upside, with the yield on the benchmark ten-year note down by 4.7 basis points at 4.125% [7]

Market Overview - Existing Home Sales fell 8.4% month-over-month in January to 3.91 million, missing the estimate of 4.15 million [2] - U.S. equity futures are seeing modest gains after a decline in benchmarks yesterday [10] Treasury and Jobless Claims - The 10-Year Treasury yield decreased by 3.1 basis points to 4.152% [3] - Initial jobless claims were reported at 227,000, down from 232,000 last week but above the consensus of 225,000; continuing claims rose to 1.862 million from 1.841 million, exceeding expectations [9] Earnings Reactions - Applovin and Cisco experienced significant declines of 12.9% and 7.3% respectively following their earnings reports [6] - HubSpot and Equinix saw increases of 16.4% and 12.1% respectively after their earnings announcements [6] - Other notable movements included Zoetis down 6.1% and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals down 5.36%, while Howmet Aerospace and Iron Mountain rose by 9.3% and 6.1% respectively [7]

Key Takeaways Initial and Continuing Jobless Claims Were Up Slightly Last WeekClaims Have Reverted Back to Pre-Holiday Season LevelsCROX Beats, TRIP Misses, HWM Gains on Strong Q4 ResultsThursday, February 12th, 2026Pre-market futures are up respectably at this hour, unbothered by the slight uptick to Weekly Jobless Claims out this Thursday morning. The Dow is currently +143 points, the S&P 500 is +21, the Nasdaq +77 and the small-cap Russell 2000 +19. It’s been a healthy past five days of trading, with yes ...

US equities rebounded at Thursday’s open after two sessions of declines as the labor market showed signs of stabilization in jobless claims https://t.co/qi9Ww5gOjM ...