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Bob's Discount Furniture President & CEO Bill Barton rings a ceremonial bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as his company's IPO begins trading, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026.
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Wall Street is poised to open with gains as the technology sector bounce back from a string of losses. Bitcoin’s slide appeared to stabilize. Futures for the S&P 500 and Dow each rose 0.5% before markets opened Friday. Nasdaq futures climbed 0.6%. Technology stocks have taken a hit this week as concerns persist over massive recent AI investments by many of the Big Tech firms. A number of chipmakers rebounded Friday in the wake of this week’s losses. Intel rose 1.6%, Advanced Micro Devices gained 2.4% and AI bellwether Nvidia was up 3% in early trading. Bitcoin hovered around $66,000.
