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U.S. stock futures fell Monday morning to extend last week’s losses, as investors looked ahead to more data this week on inflation and earnings to gauge the strength of the economy and corporate profits as the Federal Reserve continues to tighten monetary policy. Contracts on the S&P 500 dropped more than 2% before market open. This added to losses after the index posted a fifth straight weekly decline last week. Nasdaq futures sank by another 2.7% during pre-market trading, and Dow futures… Source link

U.S. stock futures opened little changed Thursday evening after a sharp sell-off on Wall Street, as concerns over the Federal Reserve’s ability to bring down inflation while maintaining solid economic activity resurged. Contracts on the S&P 500 drifted sideways. This came after the index shed 3.6% during the regular trading day, as technology stocks underperformed. The Nasdaq dropped 5% for its worst day since June 2020, and the Dow lost more than 1,000 points. Stocks’ violent swing from gains… Source link

U.S. stock futures opened slightly lower Wednesday evening after a rally on Wall Street, when many investors breathed a sigh of relief that the Federal Reserve was unlikely to raise interest rates even more aggressively in the coming months. Contracts on the S&P 500 dipped. Earlier, the blue-chip index posted it best single-session gain since May 2020, rising 2.99%. The Nasdaq Composite surged by 3.2%, and the Dow added more than 900 points, or 2.8%. The jump came in the wake of the Federal… Source link

U.S. stock futures opened slightly lower Monday evening after a whipsaw session in markets during the regular trading day, as investors appraised the next moves by the Federal Reserve and a fresh batch of quarterly earnings results. Contracts on the S&P 500 declined. During the regular trading day, technology stocks outperformed, leading the S&P 500 higher by 0.6%, and the Nasdaq up by 1.6%. And these moves in tech shares came even as the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield topped 3%, or its… Source link

Stocks headed for losses in the first session of May following one of the worst monthly performances for the S&P 500 since the depths of the pandemic in 2020. Contracts on the S&P 500 turned lower, erasing overnight gains. Dow and Nasdaq futures also dipped into the red ahead of the opening bell. U.S. crude oil prices fell to hover above $101 per barrel, and the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield held above 2.9%, or near its highest level since December 2018. Investors this week are bracing for… Source link

U.S. stock futures opened sharply lower Thursday evening to give back gains after a regular-session rally, with a fresh set of mixed quarterly results from some major technology companies weighing on index futures. Contracts on the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq each declined. Shares of tech juggernaut Amazon slid in late trading after the company unexpectedly posted a quarterly loss and offered a weaker-than-expected current-quarter forecast. Apple’s stock also declined even after the iPhone-maker… Source link

U.S. equity futures edged higher ahead of overnight trading Wednesday following a choppy earlier session that saw stocks pare some losses from a steep sell-off on Tuesday. Contracts on the S&P 500 climbed 0.21%, while Dow futures rose 62 points, or about 0.19%. Futures tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite were roughly flat after Facebook parent company Meta (FB) reported stronger-than-expected earnings after the close on Wednesday. Still, with just three trading days left, the… Source link

U.S. stock futures opened mixed Tuesday evening after the major equity indexes slid during the regular trading day, as concerns over inflation and global economic growth stirred up further volatility across risk assets. Contracts on the S&P 500 dipped. The index dropped 2.8% on Tuesday for its largest decline in seven weeks, with technology shares especially slammed. The Nasdaq Composite sank 4% to fall to 12,490.74 — its lowest level since December 2020. With just three trading days left… Source link

U.S. stock futures declined Monday morning following global equities lower, as concerns over an escalating COVID outbreak in China added to jitters over U.S. economic growth in the face of heightened inflation and monetary policy tightening. Contracts on the S&P 500 fell by nearly 1% ahead of the opening bell, as the index looked to add to last week’s losses. The Dow and Nasdaq each also headed for lower opens. U.S. Treasury yields dropped, and the benchmark 10-year yield hovered just above… Source link

U.S. stock futures opened lower Tuesday evening to give back gains after a rebound rally during the regular trading day, as investors took in a host of quarterly earnings results and looked ahead to more data. Contracts on the S&P 500 declined by about 0.5% as the overnight session began. The index closed higher by 1.6% during Tuesday’s earlier session. Nasdaq futures fell by nearly 1% as shares of tech giant Netflix (NFLX) slumped after posting an unexpected decline in quarterly subscriber… Source link