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U.S. stock futures were lower on Friday, as the Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 indices fell, following Thursday’s higher close. As the tensions in the Middle East re-escalated this week, MS Now reported that the U.S. will engage in “technical talks” with Iran and remains committed to resolving the conflict. This followed fresh reports from the Wall Street Journal on Thursday that said Iran...

U.S. stock futures advanced on Thursday, as the Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100, and S&P 500 indices rose, following Wednesday’s mixed close. Investor sentiment was supported by a resilient labor market as initial jobless claims ticked down to 215,000 for the week ending July 4. The slight decline from the previous week's revised 217,000 underscores a steady and mature economic expansion, giving the...

U.S. stock futures declined on Wednesday, as the Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100, and S&P 500 indices fell, following Tuesday’s lower close. President ​Donald Trump , while speaking in Ankara ahead ​of ​a ⁠NATO summit in ​the Turkish ​capital, said that the memorandum ​of understanding signed ⁠with Iran to end ​the conflict was “over,” according to Reuters. This followed as American military actions tar...

U.S. stock futures were mixed on Tuesday, as the Dow Jones index rose while the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 indices fell, following Monday’s higher close. On Monday, President Donald Trump said the federal government has deposited the first $1,000 into more than 500,000 newly created "Trump Accounts," launching a program aimed at giving eligible American newborns an early start in investing...

U.S. stock futures were mixed on Monday, as the Dow Jones index fell, while the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 indices rose, following Thursday's mixed close. The positive moves followed a long Independence Day weekend , which saw the Nasdaq Composite move down amid a decline in semiconductor stocks, even while the Dow Jones index surged to record highs during Thursday’s session. Major updates thi...

U.S. stock futures pared earlier losses to advance on Thursday, as the Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100, and S&P 500 indices rose, following Wednesday's lower close. Investors digested a cooler-than-expected labor market picture as June nonfarm payrolls increased by a mere 57,000, significantly missing the 100,000 FactSet estimate, while the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.2%. Meanwhile, se...

U.S. stock futures declined on Wednesday, as the Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100, and S&P 500 indices fell, following Tuesday’s higher close. Market sentiment faced fresh geopolitical pressure as Iran ruled out direct talks with U.S. envoys, stating that "no meeting at any level ​with the American side has been scheduled for the coming days." The diplomatic impasse casts uncertainty over a fragi...

U.S. stock futures declined on Tuesday, as the Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100, and S&P 500 indices fell, following Monday's higher close. President Donald Trump demanded on Monday that gasoline retailers immediately lower pump prices to around $2.50 a gallon following a drop in crude oil prices, warning of “big problems” for non-compliance. In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote: “Gasoline Retailers m...

U.S. stock futures rose on Monday, as the Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100, and S&P 500 indices rose, following Friday’s mixed close. Late Sunday, the Donald Trump administration announced that both the U.S. and Iran will " stand down for now ," allowing commercial vessels to once again move freely through the critical Strait of Hormuz shipping corridor. Furthermore, technical implementation talk...

U.S. stock futures were mixed on Friday, mirroring the moves on Thursday, with the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 indexes declining, while futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) edged up. On the macroeconomic data front, the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Index came in hottest since October 2023 , while the first-quarter (Q1) GDP was revised upward to 2.1% from 1.7% in the th...

U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday, as the Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100, and S&P 500 indices rose, following Wednesday’s mixed close. On the economic data front, May's personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index rose 0.4% monthly and 4.1% year-over-year, while core PCE increased 0.3%. Meanwhile, the third estimate of first-quarter real GDP was revised up to an annual growth rate of 2.1%,...

U.S. stock futures pared earlier losses to advance on Wednesday, as the Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 indices rose, following Tuesday's lower close. President Donald Trump instructed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to look into oil firms for not lowering retail fuel costs as crude oil prices drop. In an early Wednesday post on Truth Social, Trump claimed that energy corporations are ov...

U.S. stock futures declined on Tuesday, as the Nasdaq 100, Dow Jones, and S&P 500 indices fell, following Monday’s mixed close. President Donald Trump warned he will “do what I have to do” if Tehran fails to stick to a newly negotiated peace roadmap, which initiated a 60-day U.S. waiver on Iranian sanctions, according to Reuters. Trump added that upcoming weapons inspections would enforce “nuc...

U.S. stock futures pared losses to advance on Monday, as the Nasdaq 100, Dow Jones, and S&P 500 indices rose. following Thursday's gains. Critical peace negotiations in Bürgenstock, Switzerland—steered by Vice President JD Vance and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi—encountered intense strain on Sunday. President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum on Truth Social, threatening severe U....

U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday, as the Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100, and S&P 500 indices advanced, following Tuesday’s sharp sell-off. Weekly initial jobless claims edged down by 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 226,000 for the week ending June 13, keeping layoffs historically low. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index staged a major turnaround, jumping more than 10 points to a posit...

U.S. stock futures were mixed on Wednesday, as the Dow Jones fell, while the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 advanced, following Tuesday’s mixed close. U.S. retail and food services sales outpaced expectations in May, climbing 0.9% to a seasonally adjusted $763.7 billion, according to Census Bureau data released Wednesday. The solid gain—up from a revised 0.4% increase in April—signals highly resilient...

U.S. stock futures were mixed on Tuesday, as the Dow Jones rose, while the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 declined, following Monday's rally. The Labor Department reported that U.S. import prices advanced 1.9% in May, driven by surging fuel costs. Fresh housing data painted a cooling picture of the domestic economy; May building permits ticked down 0.7% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,41...

U.S. stock futures advanced on Monday, as the Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, and the Dow Jones indices rose, following Friday’s higher close. This follows an announcement of a peace agreement with Iran by President Donald Trump , which led to a decline in crude oil futures. He said that the deal was “now complete,” adding, “I hereby fully authorize the toll-free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and, sim...

U.S. stock futures rose on Friday, as the Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, and the Dow Jones indices advanced, following Thursday’s higher close. Investors are eyeing SpaceX‘s debut under the ticker SPCX at $135 per share, with options trading set to begin on Monday. The first few minutes are expected to be chaotic as market makers establish price discovery. Amid pushback against President Donald Trump‘s...

U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday, as the Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, and the Dow Jones indices advanced, following Wednesday’s lower close. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits edge higher to a seasonally adjusted 229,000 for the week ending June 6, an increase of 4,000 from the prior week's unrevised level. Meanwhile, inflation tge Producer Price Index (PPI) for final demand jumped...

U.S. stock futures fell on Wednesday, as the Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, and the Dow Jones indices declined, following Tuesday’s mixed close. Investors are closely watching the upcoming May CPI release before the market opens, which FactSet data estimates will show a 4.2% year-over-year increase. If accurate, this uniform projection across surveyed analysts would mark the largest annual rise in consu...

U.S. stock futures rose on Tuesday, as the Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, and the Dow Jones indices gained, following Monday’s mixed close. President Donald Trump posted early Monday that "both sides, Israel and Iran, are looking to do an immediate ceasefire," shortly before Iran's armed forces said they had ended military operations against Israel, while warning of "harsher attacks"...

U.S. stock futures rose on Monday, as the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500, and Dow Jones indices rose, following Thursday’s sharp declines. Over the weekend, the tensions in the Middle East escalated as President Donald Trump said he would press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to escalate tensions with Iran, but Iran and Israel have since then exchanged strikes. The latest flare-up comes...

U.S. stock futures were mixed on Friday, as the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 fell, and the Dow Jones index gained, following a mixed close on Thursday. Following an Oval Office coal policy announcement, President Donald Trump stated he would consider meeting Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei if diplomacy progresses. “If we make a deal, it’s possible that I would meet,” Trump said. “I...

U.S. stock futures declined on Thursday, after a lower close on Wednesday, as the Nasdaq 100, Dow Jones S&P 500 fell. Weekly initial jobless claims jumped by 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 225,000 for the week ending May 30. Meanwhile, the government downwardly revised its reading on first-quarter nonfarm labor productivity to a marginal 0.3% annualized growth rate—down from the previously re...