February 23, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.25% after U.S. equities finished mostly higher Friday and for the week. The Nasdaq snapped a five-week losing streak, supported by stronger big tech and continued semi/memory momentum. Machinery, E&Cs, restaurants, and apparel outperformed, while software, chemicals, food, private equity, and biopharma lagged. Overnight, Asia was mostly higher […]
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February 20, 2026 S&P futures are up 0.2% after Thursday’s pullback. Yesterday’s weakness was concentrated in private equity/private credit, big banks, life insurers, credit cards, airlines, and housing-related retail. Utilities and energy outperformed, along with machinery, E&Cs, A&D, and telecom. Overnight, Asia was mixed: South Korea rallied over 2% (+5.5% for the week), while Japan
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February 19, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.3% after Wednesday’s rally, which was led by NVIDIA (NVDA), Amazon (AMZN), software, energy, metals, banks, and restaurants. Defensives underperformed. Overnight, Asian markets were higher, with South Korea up over 3% and Australia at a fresh record. European equities are down ~0.7%. Treasuries are slightly weaker (yields +1
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February 13, 2026 S&P futures -0.4% in Friday morning trading after Thursday’s 1.6% decline marked a third straight down day for the S&P 500. Software and Mag 7 names led the downside, while trucking/logistics, CRE brokers, private equity, and banks also came under pressure. Defensives outperformed, with Utilities and Consumer Staples both up over 1%.
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November 6, 2025 S&P futures +0.1% Thursday morning after U.S. equities rebounded Wednesday from the biggest one-day pullback since the Oct-10 U.S.–China trade flare-up. The recovery was broad, led by semiconductors, airlines, regional banks, hotels, casinos, and apparel retail, while small caps, retail favorites, and heavily shorted names also outperformed. Overseas, Asia rallied sharply (Tokyo,
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November 5, 2025 S&P futures -0.4% in Wednesday morning trading after Tuesday’s sharp selloff, the largest one-day decline since October 10. Pressure remained centered in Big Tech, unprofitable tech, retail favorites, most-shorted names, crypto, and cruise lines. Overseas markets are mostly weaker: South Korea -3%, Japan -2.5%, and Europe -0.7%. Treasuries were steady across the
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September 17, 2025 S&P futures flat Wednesday morning after a quiet Tuesday that saw the S&P and Nasdaq edge off record highs and the Nasdaq 100 snap a nine-day streak. Asian trading was mixed, with Hong Kong up nearly 2% on tech strength, while Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Australia fell. Europe opened modestly higher.
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September 16, 2025 S&P futures up 0.2% Tuesday after Monday’s gains, led by Mag 7 strength (TSLA, GOOGL). Nasdaq 100 logged its ninth straight advance, the longest in nearly two years, though equal-weight S&P declined with staples and healthcare both down >1%. Asia mostly higher (Korea +1%), Europe flat. Treasuries steady to firmer, dollar (0.2%),
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May 30, 2025 S&P futures dipped 0.1% early Friday after US equities closed higher on Thursday. Stocks are on track for strong weekly gains, led by big tech, semiconductors, financials, travel & leisure, and biotech. Asian markets were mostly lower overnight, with Japan and Hong Kong down over 1%, while European markets rose ~0.4%. Treasuries
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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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