Before the Bell | Pinterest stock soars after results milestones

Moomoo Breakfast US wrote a column · Feb 4, 2022 05:26

By Julianna

Hey, mooers! Here are things you need to know before the opening bell:

- Stock futures turned mixed in early morning trading Friday as investors digested a slew of corporate earnings reports after the Nasdaq Composite posted its worst day in more than a year.

- $Pinterest(PINS.US)$ stock surged in extended trading Thursday after it reported a couple of firsts: a full-year profit and more than $2 billion in annual revenue.

Market Snapshot

Futures on the $Dow Jones Industrial Average(.DJI.US)$ fell 137 points. $S&P 500 Index(.SPX.US)$ futures were flat, and $Nasdaq Composite Index(.IXIC.US)$ futures gained 95 points.

Source: Bloomberg

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