JOBS REPORT US economy adds 151,000 jobs in February while unemployment rate ticks up OTC Markets EXMKT - Delayed Quote • USD E-Play Digital Inc. (EPYFF) Follow Compare 0.0019 0.0000 (0.00%) As of March 6 at 3:00:00 PM EST. Market Open. Related News How inflationary pressures impacted Costco's Q2 earnings Costco (COST) is trading lower Friday after the company reported mixed earnings results for the fiscal second quarter, missing profit estimates but beating on revenue. The company notes that fresh groceries were the most inflationary category during the quarter. Seana Smith and Madison Mills discuss the details on Morning Brief, explaining how pressures from inflation and tariffs have impacted consumer spending. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief here. This post was written by Sydney Strauss Walgreens finalizes $10B deal to go private with Sycamore Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) is getting a boost in its share price in Friday's pre-market trading after the company announced it finalized its $10 billion deal with Sycamore Partners to take the drug store chain private. Yahoo Finance senior health reporter Anjalee Khemlani comes on the Morning Brief to talk more about the details of the acquisition. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief here. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan. Trump creates bitcoin reserve ahead of White House 'crypto summit' President Donald Trump authorized the creation of a strategic bitcoin reserve and a separate US stockpile of other digital assets, fulfilling a campaign promise made to an industry that is gathering at the White House Friday for a 'crypto summit.' It's retailers' turn to be 'resilient': Morning Brief After years of the 'resilient' consumer, retailers, stressed about tariff uncertainty ahead, are the ones having to take the high prices on the chin — in the form of slower sales or lower margin. Gap shares soar on earnings blowout, CEO weighs in Gap (GAP) shares soared after the retailer reported another quarter of better-than-expected results. The numbers show that the turnaround plan implemented by CEO Richard Dickson is taking hold faster than Wall Street anticipated. Dickson sat down with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi and discussed the results and the implications of President Trump's tariff policies. This post was written by Rachel Sherman. Mag 7 vs. the Terrific 10: China's tech stocks outperform You may have heard of the Magnificent Seven, now get ready for China's Terrific Ten — the group of tech stocks comprised of Alibaba (BABA, 9988.HK), Tencent (0700.HK, TCEHY), Meituan (3690.HK, MPNGY), Xiaomi (1810.HK, XIACY), BYD (BYDDY, 1211.HK), NetEase (NTES, 9999.HK), Geely (0175.HK, GELYF), JD.com (JD, 9618.HK), Baidu (BIDU, 9888.HK), and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (0981.HK)., Yahoo Finance host Julie Hyman compares the performance between the Terrific Ten and the Magnificent Seven — which is made up of Meta Platforms (META), Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG), Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), Nvidia (NVDA), and Tesla (TSLA) — amid recent tech sector sell-offs. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Asking for a Trend here. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan. Gap shares surge after Q4 beat, slow growth expected in 2025 Gap's (GAP) shares are surging 13% in Thursday after-hours trading after the company reported a fourth quarter earnings beat, with adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.54, beating the expected $0.35, and revenue of $4.10 billion, beating Wall Street's estimates of $4.07 billion. Despite the slow growth expected for the company in 2025, Gap CEO Richard Dixon highlights consistent market share gains and strong performance across all four quarters of 2024. Yahoo Finance hosts Josh Lipton and Julie Hyman discuss these positive results and the potential for a turnaround at Gap. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination Overtime here. This post was written by Josh Lynch HPE stock sinking over mixed Q1 results, weak profit guidance Shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) tumble in Thursday's after-hours trading session after reporting missed fiscal first quarter results: revenue of $7.85 billion (topping expectation for $7.81 billion) and adjusted earnings of $0.49 per share (just missing expectations of $0.50). Julie Hyman and Josh Lipton dive deeper into HPE's earnings release, noting the IT company's cost-cutting initiatives and weak second quarter and full-year profit guidance. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination Overtime here. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan. Intuitive Machines stock drops after unclear Athena moon landing Intuitive Machines’ (LUNR) stock plunges on Thursday despite successfully landing its Athena lander spacecraft on the moon for a 10-day water-hunting mission. The condition of the craft remains unclear, adding uncertainty. Market Domination hosts Josh Lipton and Julie Hyman discuss Intuitive Machines’ volatile stock performance. Last year, the company made history with its Odysseus lander, the first commercially-built lunar lander to reach the moon. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination here. This post was written by Josh Lynch Trump to host first-ever White House crypto summit: What to know The Trump administration will be hosting the first-ever crypto summit at the White House on Friday. Coinbase Global (COIN) CEO Brian Armstrong and Strategy (MSTR) co-founder and executive chairman Michael Saylor are among the crypto executives and leaders who will be in attendance. Yahoo Finance senior reporter Jennifer Schonberger breaks down comments from the White House's AI and crypto czar, David Sacks, and the talking points on President Trump's strategic crypto reserve plans ahead of the event. Earlier this week, Trump announced that the US strategic crypto reserve would be comprised of cryptocurrencies ethereum (ETH-USD), Solana (SOL-USD), XRP (XRP-USD), cardano (ADA-USD), and bitcoin (BTC-USD). To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief here. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan. Goldman Sachs: How The Next Chapter In AI Stocks Will Unfold The top AI stocks will shift from data center plays to software companies as monetization unfolds, a Goldman Sachs analyst predicted. Aclarion announces expansion plans with RadNet affiliates in NY, NJ Aclarion (ACON) announced plans to expand Nociscan access across key markets in New York and New Jersey. 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Broadcom Stock Jumps as Results, Outlook Show Robust AI Chip Demand Broadcom shares are surging in premarket trading Friday after the chipmaker posted quarterly results and an outlook that topped analysts’ expectations on the back of robust demand for its artificial intelligence semiconductors. NYSE Content advisory: Pre-market update for March 7th The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is proud to offer a daily pre-market update directly from the NYSE Trading Floor. Access today's NYSE Pre-market update for market insights before trading begins. Q1 2025 Broadcom Inc Earnings Call Q1 2025 Broadcom Inc Earnings Call Performance Overview Trailing total returns as of 3/7/2025, which may include dividends or other distributions. Benchmark is S&P/TSX Composite index Return EPYFF S&P/TSX Composite index YTD 0.00% +0.75% 1-Year -69.60% +14.87% 3-Year -95.84% +15.90%