
By Jayasree Prabhu Sept 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Tuesday as higher crude oil prices, elevated Treasury yields and an uncertain outlook for AI demand kept investors at bay.
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By Jayasree Prabhu Sept 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Tuesday as higher crude oil prices, elevated Treasury yields and an uncertain outlook for AI demand kept investors at bay.

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Dow Jones futures: Despite Friday's bounce, the stock market had a tough week amid $100 oil prices and surging Treasury yields. Apple, Moderna are buys.

Apple (AAPL) is selling iPhones and Macs faster than it can build them, but the number a holder should fear most is the gross margin underneath those sales. Leaving out tariff refunds, that margin fell in the June quarter and is guided lower again for the September quarter. Management puts both steps down to rising memory prices, while the stock's price-to-earnings multiple sits near the top of its 10-year range.

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STOCKS 0015 GMT — Japanese stocks are lower as fears about the Iran war and rising energy costs have grown. Chip-related stocks are leading declines. Kioxia Holdings is down 5.7%, SoftBank Group is 4.

The S&P 500 undercut its 50-day as Treasury yields and oil prices surged. Oracle jumped late on earnings. The CPI inflation report could lock in expectations for a Fed rate hike next week.
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Microsoft (MSFT) runs the highest operating margin in its peer group and grows revenue faster than every rival there but one. Over the past twelve months its stock returned -0.5%, against 18.5% for the S&P 500 (SPY). At about $491.65 a share, it trades at 27.8 times earnings, second-richest in the group. Microsoft ranks first on profitability and fourth on the return, a gap worth explaining.

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