U.S. stock futures rallied to their highest levels of the morning on Friday as investors cheered a drop in the unemployment rate and a jobs number that helped cement expectations for more Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts.

Revolution Medicines stock was soaring again early Friday after a report that Merck is in talks to buy the cancer-drug biotech for up to $32 billion.

As 2026 progresses – with advertising on the rise, live sports gaining traction, a significant Warner deal in the works, and new experiential initiatives

Lululemon was one of the worst-performing stocks on the S&P 500 last year as the company saw sales stagnate in its core North American market due to weak execution and headwinds in discretionary spending.

Trump Media & Technology Group stock was under pressure early Thursday. Short sellers have increased their bets against the company, perhaps indicating that some investors may remain unconvinced by its recent merger with a nuclear fusion group.

Size: Broadcom is a $1.6 trillion company with $64 billion in revenue that is currently trading at $332.48. Fundamentals: It has experienced a revenue growth of 23.9% over the last 12 months and an operating margin of 40.

Palantir Technologies ( PLTR +0.10%) delivered another year of stellar returns in 2025, driven by an acceleration in its growth. The booming demand for Palantir's artificial intelligence (AI) software solutions, which are being used by both governments and enterprises, sent the stock up by an impressive 135% last year.

Alphabet stock will benefit as its artificial-intelligence takes market share from OpenAI's ChatGPT, according to Cantor Fitzgerald analysts.

Meta Platforms wants the nuclear technology specialist to help it power its artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives.

Roblox' s ( RBLX 4.03%) stock has slid to start 2026. After closing 2025 at around $81, shares of the gaming platform are now trading in the low $70s. That's a drop of a bit more than 10% in just the first handful of trading days of the new year.