Stock market today: Dow rises as defense stocks jump, Nvidia leads Nasdaq down as all eyes turn to jobs report

Stock market today: Dow rises as defense stocks jump, Nvidia leads Nasdaq down as all eyes turn to jobs report

By Rian Howlett
Publication Date: 2026-01-08 21:04:00

investors braced for another labor data update and grappled with President Trump’s salvos on defense and Venezuela.