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Stock futures opened slightly higher to extend gains after a rally on Wall Street, with stronger-than-expected earnings and economic data helping lift the S&P 500 by the most in seven months.  Shares of big bank stocks including Bank of America (BAC), Citi (C) and Morgan Stanley (MS) steadied during the after-hours session. Each of these stocks had jumped earlier, after these banks posted much stronger-than-expected third-quarter earnings results. Peer banking titan Goldman Sachs (GS) is… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Cathie Wood is joining the slate of Wall Street players hoping U.S. regulators will soon greenlight an ETF tracking Bitcoin futures. Most Read from Bloomberg The ARK 21Shares Bitcoin Futures Strategy ETF, ticker ARKA, plans to invest in Bitcoin futures contracts that trade on commodity exchanges, according to a Wednesday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Alpha Architect, a white-label issuer of ETFs, submitted the filing, while 21Shares US LLC — an affiliate of… Source link

Stock futures opened little changed Wednesday evening after another choppy session in the markets, with another batch of bank earnings and labor market and inflation data due for release on Thursday.  Contracts on the S&P 500 hugged the flat line. Earlier, both the blue-chip index and Nasdaq closed out the session higher, led by a jump in technology stocks as Treasury yields pulled back after a recent run-up. The drop in yields— with the benchmark 10-year yield pulling back below 1.55%… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Stocks and U.S. equity futures fell Tuesday, hurt by concerns about elevated inflation stoked by energy costs and the possibility of a widening regulatory crackdown in China. Most Read from Bloomberg MSCI Inc.’s Asia-Pacific index snapped a three-day climb, with the technology sector leading losses and China underperforming. Signs that Beijing is widening its scrutiny of private and state enterprises soured the broader mood. S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 and European futures retreated… Source link

Stock futures opened in slightly negative territory Monday evening, holding lower after a further rise in commodity prices escalated concerns over inflation heading into corporate earnings season. Contracts on the S&P 500 ticked down. The index ended Monday’s session in the red, weighed down by a drop in the communication services and utilities sectors. Both the Nasdaq and Dow also fell. Energy and commodity prices, meanwhile, extended a swift march higher. U.S. West Texas intermediate crude… Source link

(Bloomberg) — U.S. futures dropped with European stocks as the highest oil prices since 2014 stirred fears that a spreading energy crunch will derail the global pandemic recovery. Most Read from Bloomberg West Texas Intermediate crude rose past $80 a barrel and China’s coal futures reached a record as flooding shuttered mines. European equities were modestly lower, with declines led by travel companies. U.S. contracts also slipped, with those on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 underperforming the… Source link

* Asian stock markets: https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4 * US stocks futures slip as earnings season looms * Oil leads energy complex higher, stokes inflation risk * Dollar reaches highest on yen since April 2019 By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Asian shares slipped on Monday as global inflation angst favoured commodities as a hedge over U.S. equities, while rising U.S. bond yields lifted the dollar to two-and-a-half year peaks against the Japanese yen Nasdaq futures and S&P 500 futures were both… Source link

Stock futures opened higher Thursday evening, extending gains as investors awaited a key report on the labor market’s recovery. Contracts on the S&P 500 ticked up after the index logged a third straight session of gains during Thursday’s regular trading day. The move to the upside came after Senate leaders said they reached an agreement on raising the government borrowing limit into December, helping avert a default as soon as this month.  With concerns over the government debt ceiling… Source link

Stock futures opened slightly higher Wednesday after a choppy trading session, with investors closely monitoring developments in Congress as lawmakers raced to come to an agreement to avert a government default by mid-month.  During the regular trading day, the three major equity averages had shaken off earlier losses after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell offered Democratic lawmakers a deal to temporarily extend the government borrowing limit into December. Such a move would offer… Source link

(Bloomberg) — U.S. futures fell with stocks as surging energy prices stoked inflationary pressures ahead of a key U.S. employment report. Treasury yields extended an advance. Most Read from Bloomberg S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 contracts declined, with tech giants such as Apple Inc. and Facebook Inc. down in premarket trading. European equities slid to a two-month low, with natural gas prices soaring even as the European Union pledged swift action to ensure the spiking costs don’t stifle the… Source link