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Stock futures gained Tuesday morning after sliding a day earlier, as a bevy of concerns out of China and in Washington spurred a steep selloff across risk assets. Traders also turned their attention to the start of the Federal Reserve’s latest two-day monetary policy-setting meeting. Contracts on the S&P 500 advanced by about 0.8% after the blue-chip index logged its worst day since May by the end of Monday’s session. Dow futures added more than 300 points, or 0.9%, while Nasdaq futures… Source link

(Bloomberg) — U.S. equity futures and Asian stocks fell Monday amid a slump in Hong Kong property developers and jitters before a Federal Reserve meeting that’s expected to hint at moving toward paring stimulus. The dollar rose. U.S. and European contracts dropped after the S&P 500 slid the most in a month, a test for the buy-the-dip mentality as the gauge jabs at its 50-day moving average. Hong Kong shares tumbled on growing concern about China’s crackdown on the real-estate sector and… Source link

Stock futures opened little changed Thursday evening after a mixed session earlier, with investors digesting a slew of mixed economic data and its implications for monetary policy.  Contracts on the S&P 500 hugged the flat line. Earlier, both the blue-chip index and the Dow ended lower, coming off session lows by market close but failing to break into positive territory.  The latest set of U.S. economic data out Thursday painted a more upbeat than anticipated picture of the U.S. consumer…. Source link

Stock futures traded slightly higher Wednesday evening to extend gains from a positive session earlier, with the three major indexes recovering from some heavy selling pressure earlier this month.  Contracts on the S&P 500 moved higher as the overnight session kicked off. Dow and Nasdaq futures also gained.  Traders are looking ahead to a set of key economic data on Thursday, which will show how solidly the consumer held up as the latest wave of the coronavirus spread across the U.S. The… Source link

Stock futures opened slightly higher Tuesday evening after dropping during the regular trading day, with September selling pressure returning to markets even after a report showed a slower-than-expected rise in inflation last month. Contracts on the S&P 500 ticked above the flat line. Dow futures also steadied after the index shed nearly 300 points during the regular trading day, resuming declines and falling for the sixth time in seven sessions. Shares of technology heavyweight Apple (AAPL)… Source link

Stock futures opened higher Monday evening after a mixed session earlier, as traders awaited a highly anticipated new inflation report. Contracts on the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq were each slightly higher as the overnight session kicked off. During the regular trading day, the S&P 500 and Dow rose to each end five-session losing streaks, while the Nasdaq extended last week’s losses.  On Tuesday, traders are set to receive the Labor Department’s August consumer price index (CPI), which is likely… Source link

Stock futures were listless in Thursday’s after-hours trade, after market jitters culminated in a four-day losing streak, underscoring how investors are growing more cautious about the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the economy.  During Thursday’s regular session, Wall Street logged a 4th consecutive day of losses. Traders have been struggling to reconcile a seemingly hot jobs market with soaring coronavirus infections that have blunted the recovery’s momentum. With COVID-19 deaths and… Source link

Futures dipped in Wednesday’s after-hours session, pointing to a lower open on Wall Street, with investors struggling to reconcile a still hot jobs market with an economy that’s seen its momentum dented by soaring COVID-19 infections.  On Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 Index posted their 3rd consecutive day of losses, and the technology-laced Nasdaq fell for the first time since last week. The market has mostly taken disappointing news in stride, but August’s jobs… Source link

Stock futures were in a holding pattern Thursday evening before the release of the Labor Department’s August jobs report, which will offer the latest look at the state of the U.S. labor market recovery. Contracts on the S&P 500 hugged the flat line after the index set a record intraday and closing high during Thursday’s regular trading day. The Nasdaq had also set a record high, while the Dow ended a three-session losing streak to close in the green. Investors are anxiously awaiting the Source link

Stock futures traded sideways Wednesday evening as investors awaited more data on the labor market’s recovery, which will serve as crucial information in determining the path forward for the monetary policies underpinning risk assets over the past year. Contracts on the S&P 500 were little changed as the overnight session kicked off. Nasdaq futures also hovered near the flat line, after the index set an all-time high during Wednesday’s regular trading day. The indexes’ latest march to record… Source link