February 26, 2026 S&P futures are slightly lower after Wednesday’s rally, which marked the Nasdaq’s first back-to-back 1%+ gains since mid-December. Tech led again, with strength in Mag 7, software, and semis/memory. Banks drove a sharp rebound in financials, while other cyclicals and defensives lagged. Overnight, Asia was mostly higher with South Korea up over […]
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February 25, 2026 S&P futures are up 0.3% following Tuesday’s tech-led rally. Software (short covering), Mag 7, and semis drove gains, alongside strength in travel & leisure, homebuilders, credit cards, PE, and machinery. Banks, managed care, parcels/logistics, and energy lagged. Overnight, Asia rallied sharply with Japan up over 2% on dovish BoJ nominations. Europe is
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November 20, 2025 S&P futures up 1.1% Thursday morning after U.S. equities finished mostly higher on Wednesday, breaking the S&P’s four-day slide. GOOGL and NVDA led gains, while crypto, retail-favorites, most-shorted names, small-caps, and value lagged. Asian markets were sharply higher (Japan +2.5%, Korea +2%), and Europe is up ~0.7%. Treasuries are slightly weaker with
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November 19, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.4% Wednesday morning after U.S. equities finished mostly lower on Tuesday, marking the S&P’s fourth straight decline and leaving the index nearly 4% below its recent peak. Big tech remained a drag, though six of eleven sectors advanced and equal-weight S&P outperformed by ~90 bp. Treasuries were little
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August 21, 2025 S&P futures down 0.1% Thursday after US equities extended losses Wednesday, with the S&P 500 falling for a fourth straight session. Mag 7 again led declines, down over 1% for a second day. Asia was mixed (Australia higher, Japan and Hong Kong lower), while Europe slipped ~0.3%. Treasuries weakened with yields up
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August 20, 2025 S&P futures down 0.1% Wednesday after US equities extended losses Tuesday, with the S&P 500 logging its biggest drop since Aug 1 and falling for a third straight session. Big tech and AI names remained under pressure while cyclicals held up better. Asia was mixed (Japan -1.5%, China +1%), Europe little changed.
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August 10, 2025 Equities continue to shrug off challenges from escalating tariffs, wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, a rate-locked housing market and a sluggish economy. AI is living up to expectations as companies like Palantir synergize impressive results from AI and its data collection software. Semiconductor stocks are retesting highs. Mag7 stocks have
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May 21, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.7%, following Tuesday’s pullback that ended a six-day rally for the S&P 500. Notable laggards included the “Mag 7” tech names and travel-related stocks. Treasury yields climbed 5-6 bps, with the 10-year surpassing 4.50% and the 30-year topping 5%. The dollar index declined by 0.6%, while gold rose
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May 20, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.3% Tuesday morning after US equities reversed early losses Monday, with the S&P recovering from a 1% drop to close slightly higher. Healthcare outperformed while energy lagged. Asian markets were mostly higher, led by Hong Kong (+1.5%), while European markets edged up ~0.2%. Treasuries are slightly firmer, the
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April 16, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.5% in early Wednesday trading, though off the lows. This follows a mostly lower U.S. session Tuesday, with weakness across chemicals, food/beverage, apparel, and logistics. Banks, semis, and defensives held up better. Treasuries are firmer with curve steepening, the dollar index is down 0.6%, gold is up 2.5%,
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