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Stock futures opened little changed Thursday evening after a surge during the regular trading day, which saw the major U.S. equity indexes recover some losses after three straight days of declines.  Contracts on the Dow edged higher after the index posted its best single-session gain since March. Contracts on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were little changed after advancing strongly earlier.  Shares of Disney (DIS) slid after the company posted quarterly revenue that missed estimates, with… Source link

Stock futures were mixed in Wednesday’s after-hours session, with investors awaiting the latest read on the jobs market, still unsettled by spiking prices that could throttle the recovery.  During Wednesday’s regular session, fears of rising inflation hammered Wall Street after grim consumer price data sparked a sell-off in blue chip and technology shares, amplifying new concerns about the rebound from COVID-19. The Dow Jones Industrial Index (^DJI), S&P 500 Index (^GSPC) and Nasdaq (^IXIC)… Source link

Stock futures dipped Tuesday evening after posting back-to-back sessions of losses at the close of the regular trading day, with the Dow swinging to its worst one-day decline since February.  Contracts on the Dow declined another 0.1% after the selloff. Contracts on the S&P 500, and those on the Nasdaq were also lower, after the latter index clawed back intraday losses of more than 2% to end just narrowly in the red. Jitters over prospects of rising inflation have been at the forefront of… Source link

Stock futures hugged the flat line Thursday evening as investors awaited a key report on the state of the U.S. economic and labor market recovery out Friday morning. Contracts on the Dow opened slightly lower to pull back after the index hit yet another all-time high during the regular session. The Nasdaq also ended the session higher to end a four-day losing streak. The S&P 500 rose but drifted just below an all-time high. Shares of payments company Square (SQ) jumped more than 2% in late… Source link

Bloomberg U.S. Pushes Vaccine Waiver; Japan’s Emergency: Virus Update (Bloomberg) — U.S. support for a waiver of patent protections for vaccines is heading to the World Trade Organization, with the European Union and China signaling a willingness to take part in the negotiations.India reported its highest-ever daily tally of 412,262 new virus cases and also a record 3,980 deaths. Indian drugmakers warned that a halt on some cargo flights from China could disrupt the global pharmaceutical… Source link

Stock futures traded flat Wednesday evening following a mixed session on Wall Street, with performance between the Dow and Nasdaq diverging as investors weighed concerns over inflation and higher rates that might drag on growth stocks.  Contracts on the Dow opened little changed after the index hit record intraday and closing highs during the regular session. Contracts on the Nasdaq also drifted, after the index fell 0.4% for its fourth straight day of losses – its longest losing streak… Source link

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Bloomberg NYSE Eases Curbs; Australia’s Ban Backlash Grows: Virus Update (Bloomberg) — The New York Stock Exchange will allow more traders on the floor if they’re fully vaccinated. The confirmed number of cases in the U.S. rose at the slowest pace in the week ended Sunday since the pandemic began, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg.In Asia, India’s data is awaited as Prime Minister Narendra Modi resists pressure to lock down. Vietnam’s capital Hanoi… Source link

(Bloomberg) — U.S. equity futures climbed and stocks in Asia dropped Monday as investors assessed inflation risks amid improving economic activity. The dollar held onto gains. Hong Kong led losses amid low volumes with Japan and China, as well as the U.K., among markets closed for holidays. U.S. and European futures edged higher after the S&P 500 dropped from a record Friday, amid data pointing to price pressures and talk of a possible pullback in central bank support. Still, the U.S. gauge… Source link

Stock futures opened slightly lower Thursday evening after a record-setting session earlier in the day, with strong earnings results and more encouraging economic data helping support the latest leg higher in risk assets.  Contracts on the S&P 500 edged down, after the index closed at an all-time high of more than 4,200 earlier in the session. Dow and Nasdaq futures also retreated. Shares Amazon (AMZN) jumped in late trading after reporting first-quarter results and current-quarter guidance… Source link