Stock index futures were higher on Friday, as Wall Street hoped to start off the new year on a positive note. Here are four stocks to watch on the day:
Class B shares of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) were down 0.3% in premarket trade, a day after Warren Buffett officially stepped down as the CEO of the company. This marked the end of Buffett’s tenure since 1965, closing a six-decade era in global investing. Greg Abel, 63, assumed the CEO role on January 1, 2026, succeeding the 95-year-old Buffett, who remains chairman.
Apple (AAPL) stock rose 0.5% before the opening bell as it was reportedly scaling back production and marketing of its Vision Pro headset amid muted consumer demand. According to the International Data Corporation, Apple’s (AAPL) Chinese manufacturing partner Luxshare halted Vision Pro production at the start of last year.
Conagra Brands (CAG) was up 0.6% in premarket trade as it launched a multi-year, company-wide initiative called Project Catalyst to use artificial intelligence, data, and automation to reengineer core business processes and drive structural efficiency and margin expansion across the portfolio.
Sable Offshore (SOC) shares were up 19.8% before the opening bell after a federal appeals court allowed the restart of the Las Flores pipeline system off the coast of Santa Barbara, California. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday denied a request to block Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration oversight of Sable Offshore’s restart plans, clearing the way for oil production to resume.