According to @CNBC, U.S. stock futures rose on January 2, 2026, marking a positive start to the year, with live coverage for intraday developments (source: CNBC tweet posted Jan 2, 2026). A rise in stock futures indicates a positive bias at the U.S. open, so traders can monitor CNBC’s real-time updates for shifts in sector tone and interest-rate expectations during the session (source: CNBC tweet posted Jan 2, 2026). Equity risk tone is relevant for digital assets as well, as Bitcoin and U.S. equities have shown periods of higher correlation in recent years, making futures direction a key input for crypto positioning (source: International Monetary Fund, 2022 analysis on crypto-equity correlations).