U.S. equity futures are rallying after the United States and Iran announced a pause in hostilities, sending oil prices sharply lower and easing near-term inflation pressure. At 5:50 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures were up 1.02%, Dow futures were up 1.04%, Nasdaq 100 futures were up 1.68% and Russell 2000 futures were up 1.40%. Airlines, […]
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U.S. equity futures are stabilizing after Thursday’s selloff as crude retreats from above $100 per barrel and Intel’s earnings support semiconductor sentiment. Early Friday, S&P 500 futures were up about 0.2%, Dow futures gained 0.5% and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.1%. The Russell 2000 enters the session after a 0.7% decline Thursday and remains the
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February 2, 2026 U.S. equity futures are lower to start the week, with S&P 500 futures down 0.6% and Nasdaq futures down 0.9%, following Friday’s selloff and a mostly negative week for equities. Risk aversion carried through Asia, where South Korea fell more than 5%, while Hong Kong and China dropped over 2%. European markets
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January 13, 2026 S&P futures −0.2% after U.S. equities finished higher Monday, reversing an early dip. Small caps outperformed again, extending the early-2026 broadening / pro-cyclical rotation theme. Strength on Monday was seen in big tech, retail favorites, momentum leaders, metals, memory, semicaps, restaurants, staples, and industrial multis, while consumer finance lagged. Overnight, Asian markets
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January 12, 2026 S&P futures off 0.6% in Monday morning trading after U.S. equities finished strongly higher in the first full week of 2026, with all major indexes up >1.5% and small caps leading (Russell 2000 +4.5%+). Overnight, Asian markets were higher with Greater China outperforming, while Europe slipped ~0.3%. Treasuries sold off, with long-end
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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 17, 2025 S&P 500 futures were down 1.1% Friday morning, extending Thursday’s selloff but holding above overnight lows. Risk appetite remained weak amid renewed worries over regional-bank credit stress, fading AI trade momentum, and limited economic visibility due to the government shutdown. European markets followed Asia lower, while Treasuries were steady to stronger at
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July 21, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.3% to start the week, extending last week’s gains that saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq close at record highs on Thursday. Big tech continues to lead, with Tesla (TSLA) and Nvidia (NVDA) among the standouts. Asian markets traded mostly higher overnight, led by Greater China; Japan was
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April 14, 2025 U.S. equity futures are higher in Monday morning trading (S&P futures +1.2% | Nasdaq futures +1.5% | Dow futures +0.9%), extending Friday’s rally where all major indexes gained over 1.5%, capping a strong week (S&P +5.5%, Nasdaq +7%). Global markets also firm, with Hong Kong up nearly 2.5% overnight and Europe gaining
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S&P futures are down 2.4% Monday morning, with Nasdaq futures off 3.5%, following last week’s rally where the S&P hit a new ATH. Asian markets were mixed, with the Nikkei and Shenzhen Composite lagging, while Hong Kong outperformed. European markets are down ~1.5%. Treasuries rallied across the curve, the dollar index is down 0.1%, gold
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