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Investing.com - U.S. stock futures pointed lower on Wednesday as investors awaited fresh remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh and monitored uncertain peace talks between the United States and Iran.
U.S. stock futures were heading for losses to kick off the third quarter of the year. Markets are looking ahead to an appearance by Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh at a central-banking forum. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were down 242 points, or 0.5%.
U.S. telecom and media giants are moving in opposite directions in midday trading. Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) stock is up 7% to $24.76, while AT&T (NYSE:T) stock is down 5% to $21.52, and Verizon (NYSE:VZ) stock is down 7% to $43.29. The split reflects three distinct catalysts hitting the sector at once. Comcast is rallying on a ... Telecom Turmoil: Comcast Rises 7% on Media Spinoff, AT&T Falls 5% on CFO Exit and Starlink Threat, Verizon Sinks 7% on Dow Exit
After a roller-coaster week in the markets, thanks to flip-flopping sentiment about AI spending, investors will get plenty more action on the calendar as we enter jobs week.

US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) search for direction ahead of Thursday's session close, while Micron Technology (MU) holds onto gains following its massive earnings beat yesterday. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre takes a closer look at the day's market moves, Big Tech stocks, and how Micron's stock gains may be impacting Apple (AAPL).
Shares were mostly higher Thursday in Asia, led by tech-driven gains in Japan and South Korea as major computer chipmakers’ stocks surged following upbeat earnings reports from U.S. giants like Qualcomm and Micron Technology. Oil prices fell more than $1, bringing them closer to where they were before the war with Iran started. Qualcomm’s share price surged 12% in afterhours trading after the company announced it had raised its forecast for revenue this year to $40 billion from $22 billion.

<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks ended mixed on Wednesday, with the Dow gaining just over a third of a percent, while the S&P 500 edged slightly lower and the Nasdaq lost more than four-tenths of a percent.</p><p>Investors were intensely focused on chip maker Micron Technology's results after the closing bell. The stock, which has surged more than 200% this year, climbed in extended trading on Wednesday, after Micron forecast quarterly earnings above Wall Street estimates, signaling that heavy investments in AI-related infrastructure will drive strong demand for its memory chips.</p><p>Michael Landsberg is chief investment officer at Landsberg Bennett Private Wealth Management.</p><p>"What's happened now is with AI, a lot of these chips are needed to make AI work faster and better. So the demand has really been strong across the entire sector. We think it continues. And that's really, I think, why this rally in that space has got some legs. And we think it could continue for a while."</p><p>Several tech stocks, however, slid during Wednesday's session, including chip designer Cerebras, which tumbled more than 19%. In its first report since going public, Cerebras forecast full-year profit margins would drop below first-quarter figures. </p><p>Concerns around debt-backed AI spending by hyperscalers and mounting fears of a more hawkish Federal Reserve have fueled a market downturn this week that has erased more than $1 trillion in market value from the Nasdaq 100.</p><p>Among the session's other stock moves, homebuilders soared after President Donald Trump canceled a planned signing of bipartisan legislation aimed at speeding up availability of affordable housing. Shares of Hovnanian Enterprises, PulteGroup and Toll Brothers all ended higher.</p><p>And shares of Hertz tumbled more than 40% after the car-rental firm said it expects second-quarter adjusted core earnings near the lower end of its forecast range and announced a proposed offering of $100 million of common stock.</p></body>
June 24 (Reuters) - S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures inched higher on Wednesday after two straight sessions of declines, as investors returned to technology shares following a sharp selloff that saw the
The Nasdaq broke key support Tuesday as AI stocks sold off, even as SpaceX reversed higher. FedEx and AI chip IPO Cerebras reported late. Micron earnings loom.
June 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Tuesday, following sharp losses in megacap and semiconductor stocks as investors braced for a more hawkish Federal Reserve and
A selloff in highflying semiconductor stocks gripped Wall Street Tuesday morning. The Nasdaq Composite tumbled 2.4%. The S&P 500 fell 1.6%. The Dow dropped 371 points, or 0.7%. The Nasdaq 100 was on pace to shed more than $1 trillion in market cap.
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By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK, June 22 (Reuters) - Global stocks were mostly flat on Monday while oil prices fell, as optimism over progress in U.S.-Iran talks was offset by expectations of higher
US futures were pointing higher at the start of the week as investors return from the Juneteenth holiday weekend, with technology stocks expected to lead gains despite lingering uncertainty over the Middle East and the prospect of further Federal Reserve tightening. Dow Jones futures were up...
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US stocks are set to rebound on Thursday after Wall Street suffered a sharp sell-off following the first meeting of a new Federal Reserve regime, with investors taking comfort from signs of a de-escalation in the Middle East. Futures on the Nasdaq 100 have risen 1.3%, while the S&P 500...
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