The major indexes (^DJI,^GSPC, ^IXIC) 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 slightly in the red. One asset on the rise is bitcoin (BTC-USD). The cryptocurrency has slipped in the last few weeks as the post-election excitement fades. Tickers trending on Yahoo Finance today include Rigetti Computing (RGTI), SoundHound AI (SOUN), and QuantumScape (QS).

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