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 17, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.3% after U.S. equities finished mostly lower Tuesday, marking the S&P’s third straight decline since last Thursday’s record close. Energy and healthcare led declines, while Big Tech outperformed, with TSLA hitting a fresh record high. Asia traded mostly higher (South Korea and Greater China strongest), Europe up ~0.3%.
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November 14, 2025 S&P futures −0.7% in Friday morning trading after U.S. equities tumbled Thursday amid a momentum unwind that hit AI names, retail favorites, and other high-beta trades. The Nasdaq 100 has now fallen in five of the past six sessions. Healthcare remained the week’s top gainer (+4.5%) as rotation into defensives continued. Asia
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October 31, 2025 S&P futures up 0.7% in Friday morning trading after U.S. equities finished near session lows Thursday, weighed by META and weakness across QSRs, managed care, airlines, and ag chemicals. Retail favorites and most-shorted names also underperformed. Despite narrow breadth, stocks remain on track for a third straight weekly gain and a sixth
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September 23, 2025 S&P futures are little changed Tuesday after U.S. equities extended record highs on Monday, led by gains in big tech (NVDA, AAPL, TSLA). Treasuries firmed with yields down ~2 bp, while the dollar slipped 0.1%, gold rose 1.2%, Bitcoin added 0.2%, and WTI crude gained 0.6%. Macro focus today is on U.S.
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September 22, 2025 S&P futures down 0.3% Monday morning after all three major U.S. indices closed at record highs Friday, extending a third straight week of gains. Small caps continued to outperform with the Russell 2000 hitting a fresh record. Asia mixed (Japan +1%, Hong Kong weak), Europe lower (~0.4%). Treasuries flat, dollar index –0.1%,
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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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June 10, 2025 S&P 500 futures are little changed following modest gains across major indexes on Monday, with small-caps, high short interest names, and Tesla leading. Defensive sectors and financials lagged. Asian markets were mixed—Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan outperformed, while Greater China lagged. European markets are down ~0.3%. Treasuries are firmer with long-end yields
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April 25, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.3% in Friday morning trading, extending a strong week for U.S. equities. The S&P 500 logged a third straight 1%+ gain, while the Nasdaq rose over 2% for a third consecutive session. Tech, cyclicals, and high short interest names have led the rally, while consumer staples have lagged.
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S&P futures up 0.4% Friday morning after US equities rallied Thursday, with over 80% of S&P 500 stocks advancing and the equal-weight S&P rising more than 1%. Stocks remain on track for a mixed weekly performance following two consecutive weeks of strong gains. Asian markets mostly higher overnight, with Japan up for a third straight
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