U.S. equities are rebounding Friday as oil retreats from overnight highs ahead of the August CPI report, the final major inflation release before next week’s Fed meeting. At 5:31 a.m. ET, Dow futures were up 0.53%, S&P 500 futures were up 0.54% and Nasdaq 100 futures were up 0.57%. Thursday, the Dow fell 0.60%, the […]
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U.S. equities are attempting to stabilize Thursday ahead of August producer-price inflation, after rising oil prices and Treasury yields drove the major indexes lower for a third consecutive session. At 5:09 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures were up 0.13%, Dow futures were up 0.21% and Nasdaq 100 futures were down 0.09%. Wednesday, the Dow fell
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S&P futures are down 0.4% Thursday morning, with Nasdaq futures off roughly 1%, after U.S. equities finished lower Wednesday and the S&P 500 snapped a nine-day winning streak. Alts, software, tech hardware, outsourcing, big banks, GSEs, protein, precious metals, and airlines were among the notable laggards. Global tone is softer, with South Korea, Hong Kong,
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S&P futures are down 0.5% Tuesday morning after major U.S. indexes finished mostly lower Monday, though breadth was better, with the equal-weight S&P 500 outperforming by roughly 70 bp and 7 of 11 sectors higher. The main story remains the momentum unwind, with semis and memory again the notable laggards, while Energy, Financials, Staples, software,
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March 19, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.1% Thursday morning, following Wednesday’s broad selloff that pushed the S&P 500 to its lowest level since November with ~85% of constituents declining. Weakness was widespread across big tech, metals/miners, and defensives (staples, healthcare). Global markets are under pressure (Japan -3.5%, South Korea -3%, Europe ~-2%), while Treasuries
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December 4, 2025 S&P futures are little changed after U.S. equities advanced on Wednesday, led by small caps with the Russell 2000 up nearly 2%. Retail favorites, high-beta names, most-shorted stocks, and value trades outperformed. Asian markets were mixed overnight—Japan rallied more than 2% while Mainland China slipped slightly. Europe opened higher by ~0.4%. Treasuries
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December 1, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.5% after U.S. equities extended their post-holiday rebound on Friday, marking a fifth straight gain and pushing the S&P 500 to a marginally positive finish for November despite a mid-month 4.5% drawdown. The index has now risen for seven consecutive months. Asian trading was mixed, with Japan, South
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September 4, 2025 U.S. equities are edging higher (S&P futures +0.2) after Wednesday’s tech-led gains. Department stores, builders, REITs, airlines, GSEs, and exchanges outperformed yesterday, while energy lagged on crude weakness. Overnight, Asia was mixed (Japan +1.5%, Hong Kong/China down >1%), and Europe is little changed. Treasuries are firmer with yields down 2–3 bp. Dollar
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September 3, 2025 S&P 500 futures are up 0.4% after Tuesday’s pullback, with tech (especially semis), capital goods, financials, transports, and chemicals lagging yesterday while retail, biotech/pharma, managed care, and precious metals miners outperformed. Treasuries remain weaker, with yields up ~2 bp and the 30Y just under 5%. Dollar index -0.1%, gold +0.4%, Bitcoin -0.2%,
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S&P futures are up 0.4% Tuesday morning, following a mostly higher close for US equities on Monday as value and cyclicals outperformed while big tech, semis, airlines, and retail lagged. Treasuries were stable, the dollar fell 0.3%, gold was flat, Bitcoin futures rose 2.7%, and WTI crude dipped 0.7%. Key drivers include reports of a
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