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Your lookahead horoscope: February 22, 2026

  IF TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY Venus and Jupiter make a wonderful link on your birthday, which means you will be lucky in love and in all things to do with money and business. If you are going to hit the big time it’s most likely to happen over the next 12 months. ARIES (March 21 - April 20): Leave your doubts and fears behind and do something special. Cosmic activity in the most sensitive area of your chart won’t make that easy but if you want to make your mark on the world it’s got to be now, so push yourself harder. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21): With so much energy at your disposal there is a danger you might fritter it away on matters of no real importance. As one of the zodiac’s earth signs you know how to make good use of your resources, so make every effort and moment count. GEMINI (May 22 - June 21): What you hear over the next few days, and especially around the time that Mercury tuns retrograde on Thursday may not be music to your ears but it’s what you need to know. Don’t try...

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Stock Market Stumbles Post-Christmas as Investors Eye Jobs Data

                                        

U.S. stock futures fell Thursday as trading resumed after the Christmas holiday, with Wall Street bracing for the release of weekly jobless claims data. Futures tied to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq declined by 0.3%, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures dropped 0.4%.

The market's struggle to extend the "Santa Claus rally" saw major indexes like the S&P 500 and Nasdaq nearing record highs after recovering from a Fed-fueled dip last week. Investors are now keenly awaiting the jobless claims report, which has taken on greater significance in the absence of other economic data this week.



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