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Stock futures open lower to extend earlier declines

Stock futures opened lower Tuesday evening following another volatile session on Wall Street. Concerns over the impact that the punitive measures countries and companies have taken against Russia have weighed on U.S. equity markets. The S&P 500 dropped another 0.7% on Tuesday to bring its year-to-date losses to 12.5%. The Dow shed more than 0.5% to sink further into a correction, while the Nasdaq Composite extended losses after sliding into a bear market earlier this week. President Joe… Source link

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Stock futures dip after Dow hits correction, Nasdaq enters bear market

U.S. equity futures ticked lower in post-market trading Monday after a sell-off in the earlier session that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average fall into correction territory and the Nasdaq enter a bear market. Investors continued to jettison stocks and stockpile safe-haven assets as concerns over the economic consequences of Russia’s war in Ukraine intensified. Futures tied to Wall Street’s main benchmarks dipped slightly heading into overnight trading. Contracts on the Dow, S&P 500 and… Source link

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Stock futures rise ahead of jobs report

Stock futures opened higher Thursday evening as investors awaited a key update on the labor market’s recovery and continued to monitor for global economic fallout from Russia’s war in Ukraine. Contracts on the S&P 500 edged higher. The index fell 0.5% during the regular trading day as technology and growth stocks came under renewed pressure, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped nearly 1.6%. Treasury yields steadied after sliding earlier this week, and the benchmark 10-year yield hovered above… Source link

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Stock futures steady after rally

Stock futures opened slightly lower Wednesday evening to steady after rallying during the regular trading day. Affirmation from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that the central bank will take a measured approach to raising interest rates amid geopolitical uncertainty helped to momentarily appease volatile markets. Contracts on the S&P 500 edged lower. The index ended higher by 1.9% Wednesday afternoon to close marginally below 4,400 during the regular trading day. Treasury yields also… Source link

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Stock futures rise as investors eye Russia’s war in Ukraine, await Powell

Stock futures opened higher Tuesday evening after sliding for a second straight session during the regular trading day, with jitters over Russia’s war in Ukraine and its implications for the global economy weighing on risk assets. Contracts on the S&P 500 recovered some earlier losses. Earlier, the blue-chip index slid 1.6%, extending Monday’s losses to kick off March trading on shaky footing. The Dow and Nasdaq each also fell sharply earlier, with risk assets reeling as investors… Source link

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Stock futures open flat as Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine

U.S. stock futures were muted in extended trading Monday after another volatile day on Wall Street as investors weighed intensifying Russian attacks on Ukraine and an onslaught of new sanctions by the West against the likelihood geopolitical uncertainty could knock the Federal Reserve off course for an aggressive first bump in interest rates. Contracts on Wall Street’s main benchmarks were flat heading into the overnight session after February’s final trading day marked the Dow and S&P 500’s… Source link

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Futures Slide, Ruble Sinks as West Isolates Russia: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — U.S. equity futures slid Monday, while bonds and commodities including oil rose, amid heightened market uncertainty after Western nations unveiled harsher sanctions on Russia for the invasion of Ukraine. Most Read from Bloomberg S&P 500 contracts and those for the technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 were down over 2%. European futures declined 4%. Oil and palladium jumped, with Brent crude again vaulting above $100 a barrel. Rallies in a dollar gauge, gold and Treasuries underlined the… Source link

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Stock futures dip as investors monitor Russia’s attacks in Ukraine

Stock futures headed for a lower open Friday morning as traders eyed the latest developments in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the world’s response. Contracts on the S&P 500 declined. The index rose by 1.5% during Thursday’s session, rallying to shake off losses of as much as 2.6% at session lows. The Dow eked out gains after shedding more than 800 points at its worst levels of the day. And the Nasdaq Composite rose 3.3% in its best session since Jan. 31. Stocks steadied even against the… Source link

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Nasdaq 100 Futures Point to First Bear Market Since March 2020

(Bloomberg) — Futures tracking the Nasdaq 100 Index signaled the U.S. equity gauge is poised to fall into a bear market on Thursday for the first time since the depths of the pandemic selloff as investors exit risk assets on geopolitical risks. Most Read from Bloomberg March futures for the technology-heavy index slid as much as 3.3%, as Russian forces attacked targets across Ukraine after President Vladimir Putin ordered an operation to demilitarize the country, prompting a threat of further… Source link

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Stock futures recover some losses after S&P 500 tumbles into correction

Stock futures opened higher Tuesday evening after a steep sell-off during the regular trading day, which pushed the S&P 500 and Dow to their lowest settlements so far of 2022. Contracts on the S&P 500 rose. The blue-chip index had closed lower by just over 1% on Tuesday, bringing it more than 10% from its record closing high from Jan. 3 — or below the threshold to have entered a correction. The Nasdaq and Dow each also ended in sharply in the red. Hopes of a diplomatic resolution for… Source link

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