5 things to know before the stock market opens on Monday, February 13

Here are the most important news investors need to start their trading day:

Bulls hope that this week will be better than last. Friday’s close ended a tough five-day period for both the S&P 500, which fell more than 1.1%, and the Nasdaq, which fell more than 2.4%. While stocks have started the year relatively well, there are certain realities that keep things under control. Inflation has come down but is still high. The Federal Reserve has seen a light at the end of the tunnel, but is still willing to keep raising rates to slow price increases. And while the economy has been resilient, there are still pockets where slowdown is a concern. Read live market updates.

Speaking of factors affecting stocks, earnings this quarter were not that great. The outlook for companies was also not optimistic, although some of them expect the sky to clear up in the second half of the year. Coca Cola And Cisco lead the group this week. This is when the main names are reported:

This year’s Super Bowl everything was. During her stunning halftime performance, Rihanna revealed she was pregnant. Celebrities dominated what turned out to be a really funny commercial (although for some reason they weren’t trading cryptocurrency this time). Media critic and Twitter CEO Elon Musk was seen sitting with News Corp and Fox chief Rupert Murdoch. And the game was great too. After the Philadelphia Eagles, led by the incredible Jalen Hurts, took a 24-14 lead at halftime, the Kansas City Chiefs and their MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes executed a near-perfect game plan in the second half to win 38– 35. This is the Chiefs’ second Super Bowl victory in four years.

It can be difficult to keep track of all the ups and downs and sideways movements in the housing market. What’s going on with housing prices right now? Diana Olik from CNBC breaks it. Although price growth has been slowing down for several months, actual prices are still higher than they were 12 months ago. As mortgage rates have eased slightly, demand appears to be returning and that could push prices up a bit again. “While prices have continued to fall since November, the rate of decline has been lower than in summer and still represents only 3% of the cumulative price decline since last spring’s peak,” said Selma Hepp, chief economist at CoreLogic.

What’s with all these close encounters in North American airspace lately? Things from another world? Almost certainly not, although a high-ranking US military officer, when asked were aliens involved, said he ruled out nothing. “I will let the intelligence community and the counterintelligence community sort this out,” said Gen. Glen VanHerke, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and US Northern Command. The wild rumors surfaced as US jets shot down more objects in North American skies over the weekend, days after they shot down a Chinese spy balloon that flew over most of the United States. Later objects were not as large as the Chinese hot air balloon and it is not clear where they may have come from. And legislators are demanding answers. The truth is out there, I guess.

– CNBC’s Hakyoung Kim, Lillian Rizzo, Sarah Witten, Diana Olik and Ashley Kaput contributed to this report.

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