5 thing to know before the market opens Friday

This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. If you’re looking for a book for the long weekend, JPMorgan has some ideas. Stock futures are higher before the bell. All three major indexes posted a winning day yesterday and are on track for a positive week. Here are…

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Rashmika Mandanna-Vijay Deverakonda to Virat Kohli-Anushka Sharma: 7 celebrity couples who kept their relationship a secret until their wedding

While rumours of Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma dating each other were rife for a long time, the couple remained tight-lipped about it. And so, when the news of their intimate wedding at Borgo Finocchieto in Tuscany, Italy on December 11, 2017, came out, it not only pleasantly surprised their fans and friends but also…

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Alex Pretti fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis identified by his parents as an ICU nurse

MINNEAPOLIS — The man fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis on Saturday has been identified as 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti, family members confirmed to The Associated Press. The victim was shot just before 9 a.m. after a heated confrontation between agents and protesters who opposed the government’s immigration enforcement tactics, Minneapolis Police…

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Palantir stock rallies after beating earnings estimates

Palantir Technologies CEO Alex Karp attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2026. Denis Balibouse | Reuters Palantir climbed 7% on Tuesday after beating Wall Street’s fourth-quarter estimates amid rising spending on artificial intelligence tools from governments and businesses. The shares popped after it reported $1.41 billion in…

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