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S&P 500 futures drop after FedEx stokes fears about economy

S&P 500 futures drop after FedEx stokes fears about economy

By Noel Randewich (Reuters) – S&P 500 futures fell on Thursday, suggesting traders expect Wall Street to open down in its next session, after FedEx withdrew its financial forecast and added to worries about a slowing global economy. After trading resumed following a daily maintenance period, S&P 500 e-mini futures fell 0.6%. Nasdaq futures dropped 0.7%. FedEx tumbled 16% late in the day after the company said its fiscal first-quarter results were hit by global volume softness and it withdrew… Source link

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Texas Instruments Forecast Stokes Concern Over Chip Demand

Texas Instruments Forecast Stokes Concern Over Chip Demand

(Bloomberg) — Texas Instruments Inc. gave a revenue forecast for the current period that disappointed some investors, raising concerns that a jump in chip demand caused by the pandemic will be short-lived. The stock fell in early U.S. trading.Sales will be $4.4 billion to $4.76 billion in the period ending in September, Texas Instruments said Wednesday in a statement. Profit will be $1.87 to $2.13 a share, the company said. On average, analysts predicted profit of $1.97 a share and sales of… Source link

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Stock futures advance after new Moderna data stokes vaccine optimism

Stock futures advance after new Moderna data stokes vaccine optimism

Stock futures opened higher Tuesday evening after newly published data from Moderna (MRNA) fueled hopes that a vaccine providing protection against Covid-19 would be developed in the relative near-term. Moderna’s vaccine produced neutralizing antibodies in all 45 patients included in an early-stage human safety trial, according to data published after market close by the peer-reviewed New England Journal of Medicine. The data built on earlier promising, but incomplete, results Moderna had… Source link

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