Julie Morgan

Also at 8.30 a.m., productivity and costs.

And at 3 p.m., consumer credit.

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Welcome to Seeking Alpha's Wall Street Breakfast, where we cover the top news for investors every morning.

It's good to have you here on this Friday, January 2nd.

I'm Julie Morgan.

Wall Street is hoping to start off the new year on a positive note.

Stock index futures are higher on this first day of trading for 2026.

NASDAQ futures are up 1.1%, S&P 500 futures are up three-quarters of 1%, and Dow futures are in the green by 0.5%.

Top gainers in pre-market trading include TKO up 2.2%, Hershey up nearly 1.9%,

and Exelon up 1.7%.

Decliners include Equity Residential, Entergy, and Xcel Energy, all down at least 1%.

In today's edition of the Wall Street Breakfast newsletter, we're covering the outlook for 2026.

And as you prepare to update your portfolio this year, we're also having a Top Stocks 2026 event.

There's still time to register.