March 9, 2026 S&P futures are down 1.0% Monday morning, though off earlier premarket lows, after the S&P 500 last week recorded its worst weekly decline since October amid escalating tensions tied to the Iran conflict. Large-cap tech provided some relative support late last week, with the equal-weight S&P underperforming the cap-weighted index. Global markets […]
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October 9, 2025 Space exploration is emerging as one of the most dynamic and investable frontiers of the 2020s. What was once a government-led endeavor has evolved into a diversified commercial and technological ecosystem spanning communications, defense, data analytics, and manufacturing. The sharp decline in launch costs, the rise of private-sector innovation, the strategic value
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October 1, 2025 S&P futures -0.5% after U.S. equities closed mostly higher Tuesday, with strong September and Q3 gains. Pharma led on PFE’s drug pricing deal with the White House, while consumer finance and travel/leisure lagged. Asian trading was mixed (South Korea outperformed, Japan lagged, Greater China shut for holiday). Europe slightly higher (+0.1%). Treasuries
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September 30, 2025 S&P futures down 0.2% Tuesday after U.S. equities gained Monday, led by crypto, biotech, China ADRs, Mag 7, rails, IBs, builders, and airlines, while energy, cruise lines, regional banks, and apparel lagged. Asia mostly higher overnight with Taiwan a standout; Europe narrowly mixed. Treasuries firmer with curve steepening; dollar off 0.1%, gold
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September 9, 2025 U.S. equities are up slightly after Monday’s modest gains, led by semis, software, Mag 7, China tech, asset managers, and retail, while defensives (utilities, pharma/biotech, food/beverage) and cyclicals (energy, steel, transport, insurers) lagged. Treasuries are weaker with curve steepening (yields +1–3 bp). Dollar -0.2% as yen rallies on hawkish BoJ. Gold +0.4%,
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August 27, 2025 S&P futures flat Wednesday after U.S. equities gained Tuesday, with the S&P finishing just below its ATH. Leaders included A&D, pharma, semis, travel, credit cards, and apparel, while small caps and retail favorites also outperformed. Asia mixed (China weaker, Japan/South Korea/Australia higher), Europe little changed. Treasuries steady to slightly weaker long end.
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August 25, 2025 S&P futures –0.1% Tuesday after U.S. equities slipped Monday, giving back part of Friday’s broad rally. Rails, beverages, pharma, and housing retailers lagged. Asia mostly lower (HK, SK, Japan weak), Europe –0.8% with France under pressure. Treasuries mixed with curve steepening as long-end yields rose 2–4 bp. Dollar –0.1%, gold +0.1%, Bitcoin
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August 4, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.7% in early trading, rebounding from Friday’s selloff that left all major indexes down over 2% for the week (Russell 2000 -4%). Overnight, Asian markets were mixed (Japan down, Hong Kong and Korea up ~1%), while Europe is up over 1%. Treasuries are weaker, with yields up ~3
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June 17, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.6% Tuesday morning after U.S. equities closed higher Monday, led by gains in momentum stocks, semis, travel & leisure, and media. Asian markets were mixed overnight, while Europe is trading lower, down over 1%. Treasuries are firmer with yields 2–3 bp lower. The dollar is up 0.2%, gold
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June 16, 2025 S&P futures rose 0.4% Monday morning after U.S. equities sold off Friday, ending last week lower across all major indexes. Travel & leisure, retail/apparel, and banks led declines, while energy, ag chemicals, semis, builders, and managed care outperformed. Crowded shorts also gained. Asian markets traded mostly higher with South Korea and Japan
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