August 1, 2025 S&P futures down 1% in early Friday trading, following broad weakness in Thursday’s session. Initial gains from upbeat MSFT and META earnings faded as pressure resumed in pharma, med-tech, biotech, banks, asset managers, and energy. Asian markets declined sharply overnight, led by South Korea (-4%) and Hong Kong (-1%). Europe also down […]
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July 31, 2025 S&P futures up 1.0% in early Thursday trading, bouncing after Wednesday’s broad-based selloff that saw ~70% of the S&P 500 close lower. Laggards included energy, copper, logistics, packaging, builders, and HPCs. Outperformers were healthcare, semicap equipment, cruise lines, casual diners, casinos, tobacco, and apparel. Asian markets mostly fell with China and Hong
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July 17, 2025 S&P Futures are trading up 0.1% after Wednesday’s gains, with strength in pharma, insurers, asset managers, airlines, and homebuilders. Retail favorites and most-shorted names also outperformed. European markets are broadly higher after a solid session in Asia. Treasuries are weaker with long-end yields up ~2 bps. The dollar is up 0.3%, gold
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May 8, 2025 S&P futures up 1%, extending Wednesday’s gains, which saw semis, entertainment, travel/leisure, multis, credit cards, banks, and builders lead. Overnight, Asian markets were modestly higher, and Europe opened up ~1%. Treasuries are weaker with 3–4 bp yield increases and a bear-flattening curve. The dollar index is up 0.4%, gold down 1.4%, Bitcoin
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February 14, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.2% after a strong Thursday session, with European markets mixed and Asian markets mostly higher. Treasuries are mixed with a steeper yield curve, while the dollar index is down 0.3%, marking its fourth weekly decline in five weeks. Gold is up 0.3%, Bitcoin futures are up 0.6%, and
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S&P futures are little changed Friday morning following a mixed Thursday session dominated by stock-specific moves. Big tech, banks, GSEs, staples, travel, and E&Cs outperformed, while semis, healthcare, homebuilders, and energy lagged. Asian markets were mixed, with Greater China leading while Japan underperformed. European markets also showed mixed performance. Treasuries were narrowly mixed with curve
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S&P futures up 0.2% Thursday morning after US equities finished higher Wednesday, led by AI plays, banks, pharma, utilities, and REITs. Asian markets mostly higher with China and Hong Kong up over 1%, while European markets rallied ~0.8%. Treasuries weaker with curve flattening, dollar index up 0.4%, gold down 0.4%, Bitcoin futures up 2.2%, and
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Arm Holdings plc experienced higher than usual options trading activity on Thursday, with stock traders purchasing 95,165 call options on the company. This represents a significant uptick in trading volume.
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S&P futures rose 0.2% on Thursday morning following Wednesday’s rally, where the S&P 500 gained over 2.5%—its best post-election performance on record—and marked its 48th all-time high of 2024. Small caps led gains, with banks, deregulation beneficiaries, crypto, and select big tech also performing well. Treasuries were mixed, with a steepening curve after Wednesday’s yield
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B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. recently purchased a new position in Arm Holdings plc during the second quarter, as disclosed in their latest submission to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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