U.S. equities enter Wednesday under pressure as the market shifts from an AI-valuation story back toward an oil-shock and rates story. S&P 500 E-minis were down 0.84% and Nasdaq 100 E-minis were down 1.12% early in the morning session, according to Reuters, after President Trump said a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the Iran […]
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U.S. equities enter Tuesday with a more cautious setup after Monday’s AI-led rebound. S&P 500 E-minis were down 0.15% and Nasdaq 100 E-minis were down 0.9% earlier in the morning session, according to Reuters, as renewed pressure in memory and semiconductor shares weighed on the growth trade despite a slightly firmer tone in Dow futures.
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S&P futures are up 0.1% Wednesday morning after a mixed Tuesday session that saw the Dow close at a new record while the S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Russell 2000 finished lower. The semi selloff was the main story, though it followed a 15%+ rally over the prior three sessions. Energy lagged again on crude weakness,
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S&P futures are down 0.5% Monday morning after U.S. equities finished higher last week, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq up for a fifth straight week and both closing at new all-time highs. The Russell 2000 rose for a sixth straight week. Global markets are mixed, with Asia mostly higher overnight, led by South Korea
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April 6, 2026 S&P Futures +0.4% Futures are nudging higher after equities snapped a five-week losing streak last week. Last week’s standouts included momentum, retail favorites, big tech (Mag 7 +5%+, led by META and GOOGL), semis, machinery, regional banks, metals, managed care, and pharma. Energy was the notable laggard, falling over 5%. Asian markets
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March 20, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.7% Friday morning after Thursday’s modest decline. Recent weakness has been led by big tech, A&D, homebuilders, chemicals, metals, and rails. Asia was mostly lower (Greater China lagging), while Europe is higher (~+0.7%). Treasuries are under pressure (front-end yields +~5 bp), the dollar is slightly firmer, while gold
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March 11, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.2% Wednesday morning, near premarket lows, after U.S. equities finished mostly lower in a volatile Tuesday session. Strength in mega-cap tech and memory/semiconductors helped cushion the decline, while energy, software, and transports lagged. Global markets are mixed. Asian equities were mostly higher, while European markets are broadly lower.
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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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February 17, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.2% following a week in which equities finished mostly higher Friday but closed lower overall. The Nasdaq fell more than 2% last week, marking its fifth straight weekly decline. The Mag 7 dropped over 3%, while banks were also pressured. AI-disruption concerns weighed on trucking, CRE brokers, wealth
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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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