November jobs report, bitcoin, Trump's crypto czar

It’s another busy day for Wall Street traders. Today on Morning Brief, anchors Seana Smith and Brad Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. Our hosts analyze some of the top trending tickers: Meta (META), ServiceTitan (TTAN), Microsoft (MSFT), Uber (UBER) Takeaways: U.S. Stock futures are in the red after the latest read on producer prices showed headline inflation coming in hotter than expected. ECB cut interest rates by a quarter-point.  Adobe (ADBE) shares plunge after tepid forecast. The outlook underscoring anxieties that the software giant could be disrupted by emerging AI-based startups. Meta (META) donated $1M to President-elect Trump’s inaugural fund as part of an effort to build a positive relationship with the administration.  Yahoo Finance's flagship show, Morning Brief, is the ultimate guide to making smarter portfolio decisions. Find this and other episodes of Morning Brief here. Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at [email protected]. Yahoo Finance's Morning Brief is hosted by Seana Smith and Brad Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s half-way through the trading week and U.S. stocks are on the rise following the release of November’s CPI report. Today on Morning Brief, anchors Seana Smith and Brad Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. Our hosts analyze some of the top trending tickers: Gamestop (GME), Macy’s (M). Takeaways: U.S. stocks push higher following November CPI report.  Gamestop stock rises after reports of a Q3 profit despite falling sales President-Elect Trump selects Andrew Ferguson as pick for Federal Trade Commission Chair Yahoo Finance's flagship show, Morning Brief, is the ultimate guide to making smarter portfolio decisions. Find this and other episodes of Morning Brief here. Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at [email protected]. Yahoo Finance's Morning Brief is hosted by Seana Smith and Brad Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Morning Brief, anchors Seana Smith and Brad Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. Our hosts analyze some of the top trending tickers: TSMC (TSMC34.SA), Micron Technology (MU). Takeaways: US stock rallys showing signs of cooling as equity futures point to a steady future after major averages closed in the red on Monday.  Oracle (ORCL) shares fall by most in a year, while C3.AI (AI) shares surge after earnings. Luigi Mangione has been charged with the murder for United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson according to court reports.  Yahoo Finance's flagship show, Morning Brief, is the ultimate guide to making smarter portfolio decisions. Find this and other episodes of Morning Brief here. Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at [email protected]. Yahoo Finance's Morning Brief is hosted by Seana Smith and Brad Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s a busy start to the week for Wall Street. Morning Brief anchors Seana Smith and Brad Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. Our hosts analyze some of the top trending tickers, Apollo Global Management (APO), Super Micro Computers (SMCI), and Interpublic (IPG). Takeaways: China has opened a probe into Nvidia due to a possible violation over antimonopoly laws.  S&P 500 gets new street high target President-elect Donald Trump says he won’t remove Fed Chairman Jerome Powell Yahoo Finance's flagship show, Morning Brief, is the ultimate guide to making smarter portfolio decisions. Find this and other episodes of Morning Brief here. Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at [email protected]. Yahoo Finance's Morning Brief is hosted by Seana Smith and Brad Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su joins to discuss the latest jobs report. Metafide CEO Frank Speiser dissects what David Sacks' selection as Trump's AI and crypto czar could mean for the digital asset industry. And who stands to benefit from a TikTok ban? Roth Capital Partners Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst Rohit Kulkarni offers his insight. TAKEAWAYS - US stock futures (ES=F, NQ=F, YM=F) are reacting positively to the November jobs report, which saw 227,000 nonfarm payrolls added to the economy in the month. - After climbing above a historic $100,000 benchmark, bitcoin (BTC-USD) prices have pulled back and are now above $98,000 Friday morning. - President-elect Donald Trump has picked venture capitalist David Sacks to be his incoming administration's "AI and Crypto Czar." Yahoo Finance's flagship show, Morning Brief, is the ultimate guide to making smarter portfolio decisions. Find this and other episodes of Morning Brief here. Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at [email protected]. Yahoo Finance's Morning Brief is hosted by Seana Smith and Brad Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's always a big day for Wall Street traders, but an even bigger day for crypto traders as bitcoin (BTC-USD) crosses above $100,000 this morning. Madison Mills and Brad Smith discuss this and more market trends with Wall Street experts in today's episode of The Morning Brief. TAKEAWAYS - Bitcoin (BTC-USD) has finally toppled that $100,000 milestone, trading above $103,000 early Thursday morning following President-elect Donald Trump's choice to nominate Paul Atkins to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). - The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) also rose above a record 45,000 as markets look ahead to the November jobs report due out tomorrow. - Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are on their way to Capitol Hill to discuss their budget cut goals with lawmakers as part of Trump's proposed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Yahoo Finance's flagship show, Morning Brief, is the ultimate guide to making smarter portfolio decisions. Find this and other episodes of Morning Brief here. Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at [email protected]. Yahoo Finance's Morning Brief is hosted by Seana Smith and Brad Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the second trading day of December, and stock futures are starting the day flat, coming off the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) and S&P 500's (^GSPC) new record closes yesterday. Morning Brief anchors Seana Smith and Brad Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. TAKEAWAYS -The program welcomes on NewEdge Wealth chief investment officer Cameron Dawson to discuss whether US consumer activity and demand in consumer discretionary products are indicating a "risk-on market." -After Intel (INTC) CEO Pat Gelsinger's abrupt departure from the chip company, Bloomberg Intelligence senior tech industry analyst Mandeep Singh talks about the former chief executive's qualifications and the uncertainty that could follow in the company's CEO search. Yahoo Finance's flagship show, Morning Brief, is the ultimate guide to making smarter portfolio decisions. Find this and other episodes of Morning Brief here. Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at [email protected]. Yahoo Finance's Morning Brief is hosted by Seana Smith and Brad Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the first trading day of December, and stocks are ready to roll in the last month of 2024. Takeaways: US stock futures (ES=F, NQ=F, YM=F) are hovering around their flatlines Monday morning, the first trading session of December. While President-elect Donald Trump threatens a "100% tariff" against BRICS nations — which includes Brazil, Russia, India, and China — the next big market catalyst this week is Friday's November jobs report. Salesforce (CRM) will be reporting earnings its third quarter earnings results on Tuesday, December 3. Cyber Monday sales kick-off after Black Friday's e-commerce sales rose to $10.8 billion, according to Adobe. Yahoo Finance's flagship show, Morning Brief, is the ultimate guide to making smarter portfolio decisions. Find this and other episodes of Morning Brief here. Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at [email protected]. Yahoo Finance's Morning Brief is hosted by Seana Smith and Brad Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Takeaways: According to data from IDC, Apple (AAPL) is falling behind competitors in global smartphone sales with iPhone shipments estimated to only increase by 0.4% in 2024. Starbucks (SBUX) corporate employees will only get 60% of their bonuses due to the coffee chain's poor financial performance this last fiscal year, as reported by Bloomberg. Urban Outfitters (URBN) shares surge higher Wednesday morning after its third quarter beat on earnings estimates. Citi is upgrading the stock to Buy. Yahoo Finance's flagship show, Morning Brief, is the ultimate guide to making smarter portfolio decisions. Find this and other episodes of Morning Brief here. Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at [email protected]. Yahoo Finance's Morning Brief is hosted by Seana Smith and Brad Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kohl's (KSS) shares plunged nearly 20% in early trading following weaker-than-expected quarterly results. The news comes as CEO Tom Kingsbury announces he will step down in January, after less than two years in the role. Yahoo Finance’s premarket trending tickers include Best Buy (BBY), Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS), and the J.M. Smucker Company (SJM). Takeaways: President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to levy import tariffs against China, Mexico, and Canada. Stock futures (ES=F, NQ=F, YM=F) appear mixed this morning on the headline, while shares Big Three automakers Ford (F), Stellantis (STLA), and General Motors (GM) move into negative territory in pre-market trading. Wall Street will be listening for the Federal Reserve to release the minutes from its November FOMC meeting, looking for any hints into the central bank's sentiments around its interest rate path ahead of its December meeting. According to Bloomberg, Intel (INTC) is set to receive $7.9 billion in CHIPS Act grants from the US government, while the chipmaker's interest in acquiring Qualcomm (QCOM) has cooled. Yahoo Finance's flagship show, Morning Brief, is the ultimate guide to making smarter portfolio decisions. Find this and other episodes of Morning Brief here. Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at [email protected]. Yahoo Finance's Morning Brief is hosted by Seana Smith and Brad Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices