U.S. equities are little changed Wednesday as Brent crude trades around $100 per barrel for the first time since July, keeping inflation and Fed policy at the center of the market debate. Around 6:00 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures were approximately flat, Nasdaq 100 futures were up about 0.2% and Dow futures were modestly lower. […]
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U.S. equities are set to open lower following the Labor Day weekend as oil approaches $100 per barrel and renewed Middle East hostilities add to inflation concerns ahead of this week’s PPI and CPI reports. At 4:48 a.m. ET, Dow futures were down 0.89%, S&P 500 futures were down 0.39% and Nasdaq 100 futures were
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U.S. equity futures are mixed as another semiconductor selloff offsets relative strength in the Dow. At 5:07 a.m. ET, Dow futures were up 0.29%, S&P 500 futures were up 0.11% and Nasdaq 100 futures were down 0.52%. The Russell 2000 enters the session after declining 0.6% Wednesday, with small caps likely to remain sensitive to
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Thematic ETF flows show investors buying AI hardware, dividend income, REITs, biotech, infrastructure and banks while cutting generic AI, software, natural resources, clean energy and crypto-linked themes. The message is selective risk appetite, not a broad innovation rally right now.
S&P futures are down 0.5% Monday morning after U.S. equities finished higher last week, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq up for a fifth straight week and both closing at new all-time highs. The Russell 2000 rose for a sixth straight week. Global markets are mixed, with Asia mostly higher overnight, led by South Korea
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February 5, 2026 S&P 500 futures +0.2% Thursday morning after a mixed U.S. session on Wednesday. The S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Russell 2000 closed lower, but the equal-weight S&P rose nearly 0.9% to a fresh record, underscoring continued broadening. Semiconductors were the main drag, while software fell for a seventh straight session. Select cyclicals and
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February 4, 2026 S&P 500 futures +0.1% in early Wednesday trading, reversing some initial weakness. This follows a mostly lower Tuesday session, with technology—particularly software—the primary drag, pushing the Nasdaq down nearly 1.5%. Cyclicals provided some offset, and small caps finished modestly higher. Overnight, Asian markets were mixed with South Korea and China among the
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November 7, 2025 S&P futures -0.3%, near premarket lows, after U.S. equities fell sharply Thursday, with three of four major indexes down over 1%. The Nasdaq 100 logged its third >1% pullback in six sessions, as AI, retail favorites, and most-shorted names led declines. NVDA and TSLA were the weakest of the Mag 7. Other
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November 6, 2025 S&P futures +0.1% Thursday morning after U.S. equities rebounded Wednesday from the biggest one-day pullback since the Oct-10 U.S.–China trade flare-up. The recovery was broad, led by semiconductors, airlines, regional banks, hotels, casinos, and apparel retail, while small caps, retail favorites, and heavily shorted names also outperformed. Overseas, Asia rallied sharply (Tokyo,
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August 7, 2025 S&P futures +0.7%, building on Wednesday’s gains where tech led the rally (AAPL, AMZN), pushing the Mag 7 to a new all-time high. Strength was also seen in retail, consumer, transports, and autos, while healthcare, utilities, energy, regional banks, and capital goods lagged. Overnight, Asian markets were mostly higher (Taiwan and South
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