February 18, 2026 S&P futures are up 0.6% following a mixed start to the holiday-shortened week. Yesterday saw weakness in software, metals, staples, and energy, while financials, airlines, and biotech outperformed. Overnight, Asian markets were mostly higher in thin holiday trading, with the Nikkei up just over 1%. European equities are up ~0.8%. Treasuries are […]
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December 16, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.3% following Monday’s pullback, which saw AI infrastructure, crypto, retail favorites, most-shorted names, and small caps lead the downside. Big Tech was mixed with TSLA and NVDA standing out, while healthcare, HPCs, and travel & leisure outperformed. Asia traded sharply lower (South Korea −2%+, Japan/Hong Kong −1.5%+), Europe
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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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October 30, 2025 S&P futures down 0.1% in Thursday morning trading, following a mixed Wednesday session in which the S&P 500 finished flat but breadth remained weak, with roughly 75% of index constituents lower. The Nasdaq outperformed, driven by renewed strength in NVDA. Asian markets were mostly lower overnight, with China lagging, while Europe opened
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October 29, 2025 S&P futures +0.2% in Wednesday morning trading, following a Tuesday gain led by Big Tech, especially NVDA and MSFT. Despite the S&P finishing higher, over 75% of stocks declined and 8 of 11 sectors were lower. Asian markets rose (Japan, South Korea strong), Europe mixed. Treasuries weaker (yields +1–2 bp), Dollar +0.3%,
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April 30, 2025 Markets remain in a holding pattern ahead of key Mag 7 earnings and a heavy macro calendar. Supportive factors include improving earnings (particularly around tariff mitigation), some easing in Fed expectations, and recent tariff relief headlines. However, trade-related growth risks remain significant, especially amid delays in striking multiple trade deals. Concerns about
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S&P futures are down 0.3% in Thursday morning trading, following a mixed close for US equities on Wednesday. Semiconductors and China tech outperformed, while apparel, retail, autos, builders, and food/beverage lagged. TSLA-US led declines among the Mag 7 stocks. Treasuries weakened, and the dollar index rose 0.2%, with sterling under pressure due to dovish BoE
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Equities opened July (and the second half of the year) on a positive note and with a familiar profile. The Nasdaq Composite paced gains for large cap. equities adding 0.83% while the S&P 500 was up 0.27% and the Dow Industrials gained 0.13%. ISM Manufacturing data came in at a 48.5 reading (below 50 is
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