S&P futures are up 0.2% Wednesday morning after U.S. equities finished mostly lower Tuesday, with memory, semis, and other AI-linked themes leading the decline. Travel/leisure, builders, apparel, and trucking also lagged, though 6 of 11 sectors still finished higher, led by Energy, big banks, biopharma, and staples retailers. Global tone is firmer, with Asia mostly […]
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S&P futures are up 0.1% Thursday morning after Wednesday’s broad rally, when all major U.S. indexes gained more than 1% and semis again led the tape. Big tech also finished higher, while internets, tech components, banks, machinery, electricals/multis, homebuilders, rails, cruise lines, airlines, apparel, and drug stores also outperformed. Global risk tone remains constructive, with
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February 13, 2026 S&P futures -0.4% in Friday morning trading after Thursday’s 1.6% decline marked a third straight down day for the S&P 500. Software and Mag 7 names led the downside, while trucking/logistics, CRE brokers, private equity, and banks also came under pressure. Defensives outperformed, with Utilities and Consumer Staples both up over 1%.
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January 16, 2026 S&P futures +0.3% Friday Morning after U.S. equities finished higher but off best levels on Thursday. Small caps, high beta, momentum, and growth led factor performance, with AI and investment banks among the bright spots. Asia mixed overnight (South Korea and Taiwan higher; Japan and China modestly lower). Europe −~0.2%. Treasuries and
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December 23, 2025 S&P futures are little changed in early trading after a firm but low-volume Monday that left the S&P 500 just shy of a fresh record. Leadership remained risk-on, with retail-investor favorites, AI enablers, high-beta names, and small caps outperforming. Treasuries were firmer (yields down ~1–3 bp), the dollar fell 0.4% with yen
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December 19, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.3% Friday morning after U.S. equities rallied Thursday, snapping a four-day losing streak. AI, semis, Big Tech, momentum and retail-favorite stocks led the rebound, with some cyclicals also participating, while energy, banks and staples lagged. Asian markets were mostly higher overnight (South Korea, Taiwan and Japan outperforming), while
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December 18, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.4% Thursday morning following Wednesday’s sharp pullback, when the S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Russell 2000 all fell more than 1%. The prior session saw pressure in big tech, semis, AI infrastructure, and retail-investor favorites, while defensives and cyclicals such as energy, regional banks, chemicals, and staples held up
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December 3, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.1% after U.S. equities finished mostly higher on Tuesday, led by select tech, AI-linked names, retail favorites, and 12-month winners. Breadth was mixed, with nearly 60% of the S&P 500 declining. Asian trading was split—Japan gained more than 1% while Hong Kong fell more than 1%. Europe opened
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November 12, 2025 S&P futures +0.3% in Wednesday morning trading after U.S. equities ended mostly higher Tuesday. Leadership came from energy, healthcare, staples, telecom, and homebuilders, while AI-leveraged, retail-favorite, and most-shorted names lagged. Asia mostly higher overnight (South Korea, Hong Kong strong; China softer) and Europe up ~1%. Treasuries firmer with yields down 3–4 bp
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October 1, 2025 S&P futures -0.5% after U.S. equities closed mostly higher Tuesday, with strong September and Q3 gains. Pharma led on PFE’s drug pricing deal with the White House, while consumer finance and travel/leisure lagged. Asian trading was mixed (South Korea outperformed, Japan lagged, Greater China shut for holiday). Europe slightly higher (+0.1%). Treasuries
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