CES And Jobs Data To Dominate First Full Trading Week of 2026

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A slew of economic data is set to be released in the week ahead after the extended holiday break.

The first full trading week of 2026 will begin with ISM Manufacturing PMI and ISM Manufacturing Prices data for December, releasing on Monday; followed by S&P Global Services PMI and ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI for December on Tuesday. JOLTS Job Openings for November and ADP Nonfarm Employment numbers for December are scheduled for Wednesday, with Initial Jobless Claims data releasing on Thursday. Nonfarm Payrolls and unemployment numbers for December are due on Friday.

Constellation Brands (STZ), Marks and Spencer (MAKSY), Albertsons (ACI), Applied Digital (APLD), and Tesco PLC (TSCDY) are among the companies reporting their results next week. Meanwhile, investors in the tech and consumer sectors will have their eyes on the CES conference in Las Vegas.

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Earnings spotlight: Wednesday: Constellation Brands, Marks & Spencer Group, Albertsons, and Applied Digital. See the full earnings calendar.

Earnings spotlight: Thursday: Tesco PLC. See the full earnings calendar.

Volatility Watch: IREN Limited and GameStop (GME) are set up for a volatile week of trading based on options volume.

IPO Watch: The analyst quiet period expires on Lumexa (LMRI), Wealthfront (WLTH), JM Group (JMG), and Cardinal Infrastructure (CDNL) to free up analysts to post ratings.

Spotlight on CES: The CES conference in Las Vegas during the week has the theme “Innovators Show Up.” The four main topics of focus will be AI, robotics, digital health, and mobility. Keynote speeches from Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang and