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 0.1% Wednesday morning after U.S. equities finished mostly higher Tuesday, with the S&P 500 up for a ninth straight session. Semis and select cyclicals, including machinery, industrial metals, and regional banks, were among the strongest groups, while software, hyperscalers, and exchanges lagged. Asian markets were mostly higher overnight, led by a
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April 21, 2026 S&P futures are up 0.3% Tuesday morning after a mixed start to the week. While the Nasdaq ended lower Monday and snapped its 13-session winning streak, the broader tape was better beneath the surface, with six of eleven S&P sectors higher and the equal-weight index outperforming. Overseas markets were mostly firmer overnight,
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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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March16, 2026 S&P futures are up 0.4% Monday morning, as markets attempt to stabilize after U.S. equities posted a third consecutive weekly decline. Big tech ended mostly lower last week alongside weakness in software, homebuilders, private equity, transports, apparel, and food, while memory, energy, data centers, E&Cs, utilities, and pharma outperformed. Asian markets were mixed
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March 13, 2026 S&P futures are up 0.1% Friday morning, off earlier lows, following Thursday’s selloff that saw weakness in big tech, semis, and AI-linked names. Major indices remain on track for weekly declines. European markets are lower after a weaker Asian session. Treasuries are mixed with long-end yields up 1–2 bp, while the dollar
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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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December 7, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.1% in Monday premarket trading after Friday’s mostly higher session left the S&P 500 just below its late-October record close. Major indices ended the week with sub-1% gains. Asian markets were mixed while Europe opened modestly higher. Treasuries are slightly weaker with yields up 1–2 bp, the dollar
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December 5, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.2% after U.S. equities finished mostly higher on Thursday but closed below their intraday highs. The S&P 500 rose for a third straight session and now sits less than 0.5% from its record peak, while small caps continued to squeeze higher, leaving the Russell 2000 up more than
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September 2, 2025 S&P 500 futures are off 0.5% after finishing lower last week, though major indexes still extended multi-month winning streaks in August (S&P, Nasdaq, and Russell 2000 each up four straight months; Nasdaq up five). Asia traded mixed overnight with Japan higher and Greater China lower, while Europe is down about 0.6%. Treasuries
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