10 THINGS BEFORE THE OPENING BELL

A trader monitors trades as a young boy watches on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, November 23, 2012. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

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1. US futures edge higher after stellar start to February. See what markets are doing today.

2. Mohamed El-Erian says the Reddit war has all the elements of the Arab Spring. Inequality of wealth, income, and opportunity were the main reasons behind retail investor anger.

3. A hedge fund made $700 million on GameStop. New York-based Senvest Management sold its 5% stake after Elon Musk tweeted about the Reddit-fueled rally.

4. Deutsche Bank posted its first annual profit since 2014. The German lender's net revenue climbed 2% to 5.45 billion euros ($6.5 billion) in the fourth quarter.

5. US debt could swell further as COVID-19 drives lasting uncertainty. The Treasury Department said the pandemic continues to cloud its future borrowing needs.

6. Earnings expected. Merck, T-Mobile, Shell, and Snap are highlights.

7. On the data docket. Jobless claims, the EIA natural gas storage change, and the US 4-week bill auction are due.

8. We spoke exclusively with famed short-seller Carson Block. He told us that a new type of liquidity bubble is feeding the wild swings in day-trading favorites like GameStop — and warned that stocks have become a fragile 'game.'

9. Biden's stimulus plan is heightening Wall Street's worries that inflation will upend the stock market. We spoke to 4 experts on what the raging debate means for investors, and how to take advantage of it.

10. Morgan Stanley explains why the frenzied day trading in GameStop, AMC, and other stocks is not proof of a full-blown bubble. The firm also shares its advice for navigating a short-term correction.