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Stock futures drift after tech-led drop, Disney shares dip after earnings miss

Stock futures drifted sideways Wednesday evening after a technology-led drop across the major equity indexes, with traders mulling signs that elevated inflation was still reverberating across the recovering economy.  As of market close Wednesday, the S&P 500 dropped for a back-to-back session, giving back more gains after eight consecutive sessions of advances to kick off November trading.  With no notable economic data due out on Thursday due to the Veterans Day holiday, investors have been… Source link

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Stock futures open lower ahead of inflation data

Stock futures opened slightly lower Tuesday evening to hold below record levels, with investors fixing their attention on a key inflation report due for release Wednesday morning.   Contracts on the S&P 500 ticked down, after the index closed out its first session of losses following eight straight days of gains. The Dow and Nasdaq had each also ended the session lower to pause after a record-setting run-up.  One of the most closely watched reports due for release Wednesday morning will be… Source link

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Stock futures drift lower after S&P 500’s eighth straight record close

Stock futures opened flat to slightly lower Monday evening after yet another record-setting session on Wall Street.  Contracts on the S&P 500 ticked down. The blue-chip index closed out an eighth straight day of gains on Monday, or its longest winning streak since 2017, to notch a fresh record high and close above the 4,700 threshold for the first time ever. Both the Dow and Nasdaq Composite also eked out record-setting gains. Equity investors rode an extended wave of optimism over solid… Source link

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Stock futures drift higher as Wall Street eyes better-than-expected jobs report

Stock futures rose Friday morning as traders eyed the Labor Department’s October jobs report, which showed a better-than-expected pick-up in payroll growth and another improvement in the unemployment rate.  Contracts on the S&P 500 advanced. A day earlier, the blue-chip index rallied to a record high, logging a sixth straight record close as technology stocks advanced. The Nasdaq also jumped amid the broad move higher in tech shares, while the Dow closed lower for the first time in six… Source link

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Stock futures steady after reaching records as traders mull Fed taper

Stock futures opened little changed Wednesday evening to hold near record highs, with investors contemplating the the Federal Reserve’s decision to begin paring back some of its monetary policy support as the economic recovery progresses further. Earlier during the regular session, each of the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq set record intraday and closing highs yet again, with the Fed’s latest monetary policy decision compounding with optimism over a slew of stronger-than-expected quarterly… Source link

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Stock futures drift ahead of Fed decision

Stock futures opened near the flat line Tuesday evening as investors awaited a key monetary policy decision from the Federal Reserve. Contracts on the S&P 500 traded sideways. The blue-chip index had set a record closing high for a fourth straight session earlier in the day while the Dow closed above 36,000 for the first time ever, buoyed by an extended run of better-than-expected corporate earnings results.  Some of the closely watched names that reported results after market close continued… Source link

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Stock futures drift lower after reaching record highs

Stock futures pulled back slightly Monday evening after a record-setting session. Each of the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq rallied to fresh highs on Monday as more corporate earnings results exceeded expectations and defied concerns over ongoing supply chain constraints, shortages and cost pressures.  Clorox (CLX) became one of the latest major names to top estimates in results posted Monday after the closing bell, with the cleaning supplies and home goods company topping third-quarter sales and… Source link

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Stocks, Futures Rise; Japan Rallies After Election: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Most Asian stocks rose Monday after the outcome of Japan’s election bolstered expectations for fiscal stimulus and as all-time highs for U.S. shares encouraged some investor optimism. The yen weakened. Most Read from Bloomberg Equities jumped more than 2% in Japan, where Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Liberal Democratic Party defied forecasts by preserving its outright majority. Stocks dipped in China amid data signaling economic weakness due to power shortages, surging… Source link

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Stock futures drop as Amazon and Apple shares fall after earnings disappoint

Stock futures dipped Thursday evening, with investors eyeing a couple of disappointing earnings results from Apple (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN) that punctuated an otherwise solid quarterly reporting season from many major companies.  Contracts on the S&P 500 fell, pulling back after the blue-chip index set a record closing high on Thursday. Nasdaq futures underperformed amid the drawdown in the big technology names. Amazon shares dropped in late trading after the e-commerce juggernaut missed… Source link

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Stock futures open higher ahead of GDP, jobless claims

Stock futures opened slightly higher Wednesday evening after a mixed day in the markets, with the major equity indexes pulling back from record levels. Traders looked ahead to more earnings and economic reports on Thursday.  Contracts on the S&P 500 ticked up. The blue-chip index dropped on Wednesday after posting two consecutive days of record closing highs. The Dow also declined, while the Nasdaq ended slightly higher.  Investors on Thursday are set to receive more earnings data, as well… Source link

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