October 28, 2025 S&P futures flat Tuesday morning after a strong Monday rally that saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both gain over 1%. Big Tech and semis led, while cyclicals outperformed defensives. Staples lagged and precious metals weighed on materials. Treasuries firmer (yields −1–2 bp), Dollar −0.1%, Gold −2.5%, Bitcoin −0.1%, and WTI −1.5%. […]
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October 22, 2025 Futures flat in Wednesday morning trading after U.S. equities ended mixed Tuesday, with the S&P 500 finishing near unchanged. Beneath the surface, momentum trades lost steam following a sharp selloff in precious metals. Big tech was mixed—AMZN outperformed on robotics headlines while GOOGL lagged amid AI competition concerns. Asian markets were mostly
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October 21, 2025 S&P futures down 0.1% in Tuesday morning trading after Monday’s broad rally that saw all major indexes gain over 1%. Big tech mostly higher yesterday with AAPL leading, while semis, regional banks, investment banks, private equity, industrial metals, and China tech also outperformed. Staples and utilities lagged. Asian markets were broadly higher
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October 20, 2025 S&P futures +0.3% in Monday morning trading, extending last week’s momentum after the major U.S. indexes each gained more than 1.5%. Leadership last week came from semiconductors, credit cards, apparel, staples retailers, airlines, restaurants, machinery, chemicals, and builders, while financials lagged on renewed regional-bank credit worries. Asian markets were higher overnight, led
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October 12, 2025 U.S. equities finished sharply lower on Friday as investors reacted to a re-escalation in trade and technology tensions between Washington and Beijing. The S&P 500 (chart below) fell roughly 2.7%, the Nasdaq Composite dropped 3.5%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 879 points (-1.9%), erasing several weeks of gains. The sell-off
September 28, 2025 September 2025 has been dominated by renewed focus on AI and automation, even as markets wrestle with tariff headlines and mixed Fed commentary. As investors contemplate the speculative merits of AI vs. its actual delivered results, we continue to explore the expanding AI econ-system. One thing we’ve noticed is that while many
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September 26, 2025 S&P futures a touch higher Friday morning after U.S. equities fell Thursday, with the S&P and Nasdaq down for a third straight session. Big tech, most-shorted, and tariff-exposed names led the pullback, while energy and select defensives outperformed. Asia closed mostly lower (South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong laggards), while Europe opened modestly
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September 25, 2025 With the S&P 500 recently pulling back from fresh all-time highs, the motivating narrative of the current long-term bull market remains centered around the potential of AI to revolutionize commerce and life to be more efficient. Optimism and pessimism around that narrative along with more mundane concerns like the actual levels of
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September 24, 2025 S&P futures up 0.1% Wednesday after U.S. equities slipped Tuesday, led lower by big tech and AI names (AMZN, NVDA). Energy outperformed while defensives also held up. Treasuries little changed with 2Y yields down ~2 bp. Dollar index +0.3%, gold -0.6%, Bitcoin +0.8%, WTI crude +1.1%. Macro narrative remains steady: bulls cite
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September 5, 2025 S&P 500 Futures are ahead 0.2% Friday after Thursday’s broad gains, which pushed the S&P 500 to a new record high. Big tech led, joined by banks, asset managers, retail/apparel, builders, hotels, and cruise lines. Asia was higher overnight (Shenzhen +4%, Hong Kong +1.5%, Japan +1%), while Europe is little changed. Treasuries
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