November 11, 2025 S&P futures -0.2% in Tuesday morning trading after U.S. equities rallied sharply Monday, with the S&P posting its biggest gain in four weeks. The Mag 7 led gains, while AI, retail favorites, most-shorted names, and airlines outperformed. Hospitals and managed care lagged on renewed uncertainty around Trump’s ACA comments. Overseas, Asian markets […]
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September 2, 2025 S&P 500 futures are off 0.5% after finishing lower last week, though major indexes still extended multi-month winning streaks in August (S&P, Nasdaq, and Russell 2000 each up four straight months; Nasdaq up five). Asia traded mixed overnight with Japan higher and Greater China lower, while Europe is down about 0.6%. Treasuries
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August 8, 2025 S&P futures up 0.3% after U.S. equities finished mostly lower Thursday, unable to hold early gains. Healthcare, software, apparel, machinery, transports, and credit cards lagged, while big tech, semis, builders, materials, and food & beverage outperformed. Markets remain on track for solid weekly gains led by tech and consumer names. Asia trade
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April 1, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.5% following a modest rebound in U.S. equities on Monday, which saw defensives outperform—consumer staples, energy, and financials led, while the Mag 7 continued to lag. Treasuries are firmer with yields down 1–5 bp, curve flattening. Dollar is off 0.1%, gold up 0.5%, bitcoin futures up 2.1%, and
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February 24, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.5% after Friday’s 1.7% drop, the worst session of the year, with momentum stocks under pressure. Asian markets were mostly lower, with India lagging and Japan closed for a holiday. European markets gained, led by Germany post-election, though any debt brake reform remains uncertain. Treasuries weakened with curve
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February 21, 2025 S&P futures are little changed after U.S. equities fell Thursday, with staples retailers, banks, credit cards, machinery, airlines, trucking, chemicals, cybersecurity, and apparel retail among the weakest sectors. Momentum factor unwind was in focus. Asian markets rallied, with Hong Kong up nearly 4% on tech strength, while European markets gained ~0.2%. Treasuries
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S&P futures down 0.2% in Thursday morning trading. Comes after US equities finished mostly higher on Wednesday with the S&P briefly trading above 6100. Tech (particularly AI trade) the standout while defensives and value lagged and breadth was negative after six straight sessions that saw more than two-thirds of S&P constituents higher. Asian markets mixed overnight with Japan
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S&P futures are up 0.3% Friday morning following Thursday’s pullback. Stocks are on track to finish the week mostly lower, though tech provides some support. Asian markets were weaker, with Greater China underperforming as the Hang Seng and Shanghai Composite fell over 2%. European markets are up 0.3%. Treasuries are slightly weaker, the dollar index
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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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