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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S&P 500 futures up 0.7% after two consecutive declines. Wednesday’s session was marked by another rotation out of technology, with semis and memory extending recent losses and the SOX now down more than 12% since June 3. Several cyclical groups that had benefited from rotation earlier in the week, including machinery, building materials, homebuilders, and
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April 8, 2026 S&P Futures +2.7% Futures are surging after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire that includes some form of Strait of Hormuz reopening. The market is focused squarely on near-term de-escalation rather than the lack of deal details or the complexity of restoring energy shipping and reaching a permanent resolution.
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March 11, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.2% Wednesday morning, near premarket lows, after U.S. equities finished mostly lower in a volatile Tuesday session. Strength in mega-cap tech and memory/semiconductors helped cushion the decline, while energy, software, and transports lagged. Global markets are mixed. Asian equities were mostly higher, while European markets are broadly lower.
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March 10, 2026 S&P futures are up 0.3% Tuesday morning, easing slightly from overnight highs but extending Monday’s rally after comments from President Trump suggesting the Iran conflict may be nearing completion. The rebound has been led by big tech, high-beta stocks, retail-favorite names, and heavily shorted equities, with growth and momentum factors outperforming. Global
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December 10, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.1% in Wednesday morning trading after a mixed Tuesday session in which money-center banks, pharma, aerospace, builders, and biotech lagged, while most-shorted stocks, retail favorites, private equity, chemicals, networking, and airlines outperformed. Asian markets were mixed in a quiet overnight session, while Europe is modestly lower (~0.2%). Treasuries
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September 10, 2025 S&P futures flat after U.S. equities closed mostly higher Tuesday, with the S&P 500 setting another record despite negative breadth and weakness in the equal-weight index. Big tech (NVDA, GOOGL, META) and AI names led, joined by managed care, China tech, energy, and retail favorites. Media, homebuilders, industrials, and apparel lagged. Asia
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September 9, 2025 U.S. equities are up slightly after Monday’s modest gains, led by semis, software, Mag 7, China tech, asset managers, and retail, while defensives (utilities, pharma/biotech, food/beverage) and cyclicals (energy, steel, transport, insurers) lagged. Treasuries are weaker with curve steepening (yields +1–3 bp). Dollar -0.2% as yen rallies on hawkish BoJ. Gold +0.4%,
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June 11, 2025 S&P 500 futures are down 0.1% following Tuesday’s gains that left the index less than 2% below its February record high. Most-shorted names continued to lead, alongside strength in big tech, energy, chemicals, builders, pharma, and transports. Asian equities rose overnight, with Hong Kong outperforming. European markets are up ~0.2%. Treasuries are
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