Tesla, Bitcoin, Palantir, GameStop: What to look for when the stock market opens today

Advanced US futures, along with bond yields and oil prices, as investors bet that a new round of stimulus spending will boost the economy.

—S&P 500-related revenue rose 0.4% after the benchmark stock traded the biggest one-week advance since November and closed at a record high on Friday. Futures for Nasdaq-100 and Dow Jones Industrial Media added 0.5%. Read our full market package here.

What’s next

Earnings are due from Simon Property Group, Take-Two Interactive Software and KKR after closing.

Market Movers to watch

—Tesla shares gained 2.2% premarket after revealing that it bought bitcoin worth 1.5 billion dollars. He also said he expects to begin accepting cryptocurrency as a form of payment. The price of bitcoin itself has risen by almost 13%.

ICar may be waiting. Apple’s talks with Hyundai Motor Group failed to reach an agreement for the South Korean car giant to assemble vehicles for the iPhone company. Apple shares rose 0.1% before the bell.

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