5% Treasury Yields Raise the Bar as Investors Look Beyond Technology for Earnings Support U.S. equity futures are mixed Friday as investors await October producer-price inflation and continue to digest the leadership transition at Nvidia. Dow and S&P 500 futures are modestly positive while Nasdaq-100 futures are slightly lower, with Nvidia attempting to stabilize after
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Election-Day Caution Meets a Tentative Semiconductor Rebound U.S. equity futures are mixed Tuesday as investors balance another disappointing megacap earnings reaction against an attempted rebound in semiconductors and today’s U.S. midterm elections. At roughly 5:05 a.m. ET, Dow futures were -0.42%, S&P 500 futures essentially flat and Nasdaq-100 futures +0.46%. Monday’s S&P 500 fell 0.51%
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U.S. equities are pointing lower Thursday as another sharp rebound in oil and renewed pressure on global sovereign bonds revive inflation and valuation concerns. At roughly 6:00 a.m. ET, Dow futures were down about 0.6%, S&P 500 futures were down 0.3% and Nasdaq 100 futures were down 0.4%. Wednesday, the Dow fell 0.66%, S&P 500
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U.S. equities are set for a relatively flat start Tuesday as investors consolidate Monday’s AI-led rally while monitoring renewed movement in oil and Treasury yields. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures were each down about 0.1% early Tuesday, with Dow futures roughly unchanged. Monday, the S&P 500 surged 1.49%, the Nasdaq gained 2.26% to a
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U.S. equity futures are modestly higher as strong AI-related earnings support the Nasdaq. At 5:16 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures were up 0.07%, Dow futures were up 0.06% and Nasdaq 100 futures were up 0.45%. The Russell 2000 enters after gaining 1.7% Monday, with lower Treasury yields and improved breadth supporting smaller companies. Palantir and
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S&P futures are up 0.2% Wednesday morning after Tuesday’s momentum unwind, led by sharp pressure in memory and semis. Alts and select cyclicals also lagged, while defensives such as Staples and Healthcare outperformed, and some software/AI losers held up better. Asian markets were mixed overnight, though South Korea bounced more than 3% after Tuesday’s 10%
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S&P futures are down 1.4% Tuesday morning, with momentum, memory, and semis under outsized pressure after Monday’s mixed session. Big Tech lagged Monday, led by Alphabet, while software, housing, and energy were also weaker. Momentum held up on continued memory and semi strength, and biotech outperformed. Global risk tone is weaker, with South Korea’s KOSPI
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June 22, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.1% Monday morning after U.S. equities finished higher last week, with the Dow and Russell 2000 hitting fresh records and the S&P 500 rising for the 11th time in 12 weeks. Momentum led on continued semi and memory strength, while select reopening, broadening, and cyclical groups also outperformed.
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February 4, 2026 S&P 500 futures +0.1% in early Wednesday trading, reversing some initial weakness. This follows a mostly lower Tuesday session, with technology—particularly software—the primary drag, pushing the Nasdaq down nearly 1.5%. Cyclicals provided some offset, and small caps finished modestly higher. Overnight, Asian markets were mixed with South Korea and China among the
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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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