U.S. equity futures are modestly positive as softer consumer data reduces expectations for another near-term Fed hike. Early Monday, S&P 500 futures were up about 0.2% and Nasdaq 100 futures were up 0.5%, while Dow futures were down roughly 0.1%. The Russell 2000 proxy IWM was up about 0.5% premarket, suggesting the lower-rate backdrop is […]
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U.S. equity futures are little changed after the S&P 500’s latest record close, with investors awaiting retail sales for the next read on consumer resilience. S&P 500 futures were roughly flat to +0.1%, Nasdaq 100 futures were around flat to +0.1%, and Dow futures were down about 0.1% early Friday. The Russell 2000 gained 0.2%
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U.S. equity futures are modestly higher as investors digest benign July CPI and await another inflation test from producer prices. At roughly 5:50 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures, Nasdaq futures and Dow futures were each up about 0.1%. The Russell 2000 gained 0.6% Wednesday, continuing to benefit from lower near-term Fed-hike expectations. The setup remains
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U.S. equity futures are modestly positive as investors digest Friday’s surprisingly weak employment report and look ahead to this week’s inflation data. Early Monday, S&P 500 futures were up about 0.2% and Nasdaq 100 futures were up 0.4%, while Dow futures were down roughly 0.1%. The Russell 2000 enters Monday after gaining 1.1% Friday, with
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U.S. equity futures are mixed as renewed selling in AI and semiconductor shares offsets relative strength in the Dow. At 5:32 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures were down 0.06%, Dow futures were up 0.29% and Nasdaq 100 futures were down 0.72%. Russell 2000 futures were down roughly 0.3%. Concerns about AI infrastructure spending, free-cash-flow pressure
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Thematic ETF flows show investors buying hard AI infrastructure, dividend quality and geopolitical hedges while cutting software, generic AI, travel and housing. The biggest rotation is not out of AI, but away from narratives toward chips, power and cash flow.
U.S. equities enter Wednesday under pressure as the market shifts from an AI-valuation story back toward an oil-shock and rates story. S&P 500 E-minis were down 0.84% and Nasdaq 100 E-minis were down 1.12% early in the morning session, according to Reuters, after President Trump said a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the Iran
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S&P futures are down 0.5% Tuesday morning after major U.S. indexes finished mostly lower Monday, though breadth was better, with the equal-weight S&P 500 outperforming by roughly 70 bp and 7 of 11 sectors higher. The main story remains the momentum unwind, with semis and memory again the notable laggards, while Energy, Financials, Staples, software,
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S&P futures are down 1.1% Friday morning after U.S. equities finished higher Thursday. Networking, banks, private equity, and dollar stores outperformed, while Mag 7 was mixed and metals, aerospace, and financial data services lagged. Global risk tone is weaker, with South Korea down more than 6%, Japan off nearly 2%, Hong Kong down more than
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February 17, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.2% following a week in which equities finished mostly higher Friday but closed lower overall. The Nasdaq fell more than 2% last week, marking its fifth straight weekly decline. The Mag 7 dropped over 3%, while banks were also pressured. AI-disruption concerns weighed on trucking, CRE brokers, wealth
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