S&P futures are down 0.4% Tuesday morning after U.S. equities finished mostly higher Monday, though leadership remained narrow and AI-driven while the equal-weight S&P 500 declined. Retail was a notable laggard, posting its biggest one-day drop since 2022, as investors focused on the consumer impact from higher gasoline prices. Global risk tone is weaker, with […]
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S&P futures are little changed Monday morning after another strong week for U.S. equities, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both rising for a sixth straight week and closing at fresh all-time highs. Semis, memory, big tech, and software led last week, while Energy and parcel/logistics lagged. Global markets are mixed, with Asia mostly higher,
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April 8, 2026 S&P Futures +2.7% Futures are surging after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire that includes some form of Strait of Hormuz reopening. The market is focused squarely on near-term de-escalation rather than the lack of deal details or the complexity of restoring energy shipping and reaching a permanent resolution.
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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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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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March 6, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.3% Friday morning after another session in which U.S. equities traded lower for most of the day but recovered off intraday lows into the close. Weakness remained concentrated in crowded longs and momentum trades, with semiconductors, transports, machinery, multi-industrials, homebuilders, and healthcare among the laggards. Software again outperformed,
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February 27, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.4% Friday morning, near session lows, following Thursday’s mixed close. Tech remained under pressure on semi/memory weakness, though software rallied, while banks, transports, retail, and precious metals miners outperformed. Asian markets were mixed (Hong Kong strong, South Korea weak), Europe little changed. Treasuries are firmer with front-end yields
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February 26, 2026 S&P futures are slightly lower after Wednesday’s rally, which marked the Nasdaq’s first back-to-back 1%+ gains since mid-December. Tech led again, with strength in Mag 7, software, and semis/memory. Banks drove a sharp rebound in financials, while other cyclicals and defensives lagged. Overnight, Asia was mostly higher with South Korea up over
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January 27, 2026 S&P futures +0.3% after U.S. equities finished higher Monday, reversing early pressure. Leadership came from Mag 7, software, pharma, and precious metals, while small caps lagged for a second session; most-shorted and retail-favorite names also underperformed. Asia traded higher overnight (strength in South Korea and Greater China), Europe modestly firmer (~+0.2%). Treasuries
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September 11, 2025 S&P futures +0.1%. U.S. equities were mixed Wednesday with the S&P and Nasdaq closing at fresh record highs, though breadth was weak (nearly 60% of the S&P declined). Tech dominated focus: ORCL, NVDA, and AVGO rallied, while AAPL and AMZN slipped. Asia traded mixed overnight—Mainland China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan gained on
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