Stocks drift lower, bitcoin rises: Yahoo Finance

The major indexes are trading lower on Friday. It follows a mixed day on Thursday, where the Dow managed to eke out a gain while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended in the red. One asset on the rise is bitcoin. The cryptocurrency has slipped the last couple of weeks as the post-election excitement fades. Tickers trending on Yahoo Finance today include Rigetti Computing, SoundHound AI, and QuantumScape. Key guests include: 9:30 a.m. ET – Brian Jacobsen, Annex Wealth Management, Chief Economist and strategist 9:45 a.m. ET – Mark Zandi, Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist 10:20 a.m. ET – Gil Luria, D.A. Davidson, Head of Technology Research 11:10 a.m. ET – Jonathan Krinsky, BTIG Chief Market Technician