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Your lookahead horoscope: February 8, 2026

  IF TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY A Venus-Uranus link on your birthday suggests you will be attracted to people and causes that are out of the ordinary over the next 12 months. That’s fine, but take care you don’t get swept away by passions you may not be able to control. ARIES (March 21 - April 20): It’s never nice being told you are wrong but on this occasion the person doing the telling is doing you a favour. If you carry on along your current path you will inevitably hit a wall, so listen to what they have to say. It’s good advice. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21): You seem to be wasting a lot of time and energy on minor matters that can probably be safely ignored and that is something you will need to deal with over the next few days. There are far more important things that need looking at. GEMINI (May 22 - June 21): Do what you want to do this week rather than what other people expect you to do. You have gone out of your way of late to make life easier for family and friends and now you...
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Wall Street Futures Dip as Holiday-Shortened Week Concludes

 

 U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday as Wall Street wrapped up a holiday-shortened week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average futures dropped 119 points (0.27%), while S&P 500 futures declined by 22 points (0.36%). Futures tracking the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 also fell by 92.25 points (0.42%).

Despite the dip, the S&P 500 has nearly recovered from last week's losses, driven by the U.S. Federal Reserve's projection of fewer interest rate cuts in 2025. The benchmark index is now just 1% below its all-time high reached on December 6.

Investors are now eyeing the "Santa Claus rally," a traditional stock-buying season in the last five trading sessions of December and the first two of January. Historically, the S&P 500 has climbed 1.3% on average during this period since 1969.

Trading volumes have been lower than average this week and are expected to remain subdued until January 6. The next major focus for markets will be the December employment report due on January 10.




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