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U. S. stock futures moved higher on Monday as investors welcomed signs of a pause in hostilities between the United States and Iran, helping to ease pressure on energy markets ahead of a crucial week for corporate earnings and central bank decisions.
Stocks looked set to rally on Monday as oil prices retreated, helping to ease investors’ worries about higher inflation at the start of a week that will be defined by a Federal Reserve policy decision and a slew of mega-cap tech earnings. Nasdaq 100 futures jumped 1.4%. The three major indexes all dropped last week as tensions flared in the Middle East, driving up oil prices and bolstering the case for the Fed to hike interest rates.
Iran and Oman are also in talks that center around having Iran run vessel transit through the Strait of Hormuz with fewer restrictions on ships.
Investors step into the busiest week of the quarter with hyperscaler earnings, the June Fed meeting, and escalations in the Middle East all in focus.
There's more to Trumpflation than just higher energy prices.
If you think the worst is over for inflation, you're about to be sorely mistaken.
It’s peak earnings season, and investors could be forgiven for wanting an escape hatch. Corporate America is delivering solid results, but it’s not helping stocks. Last night, chip maker Intel’s quarterly results blew past Wall Street estimates.
<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks ended mixed on Friday, with the Dow gaining just under half a percent, the S&P 500 virtually flat and the tech-heavy Nasdaq sliding nearly two-thirds of a percent.</p><p>The S&P 500 technology index underperformed the broader market as chip stocks fell, with Intel dropping nearly 8% despite forecasting quarterly profit and revenue above Wall Street estimates.</p><p>Enthusiasm for the AI trade weakened after Alphabet's announcement earlier this week of a plan to hike capital spending even as it burns cash.</p><p>Richard Reyle, chief investment officer at Questar Capital Partners, said that as a result investors are rotating into what he called "safer parts of the market."</p><p>"Pharmaceuticals have been flying, and that's been, I think, where we see the rotation of the market right now. [FLASH] You look at the iShares, pharmaceutical fund, it's big components that are J&J and Eli Lilly, they're at all-time highs. And they're still relatively not super expensive stocks. So I think that's a place that can be bought and held. And of course, energy. Exxon's going to announce earnings next week. I bet they're going to be a blockbuster and they're going to continue to be because they make money at $60 a barrel. At $100 a barrel, forget about it. They do very well."</p><p>The S&P 500 real estate sector also outperformed during the session. Its leading gainer was Digital Realty Trust, which rallied 11% after it raised its full-year forecast for funds from operations.</p><p>Among other gainers, shares of SLB climbed 11% after the oilfield services firm beat expectations for second-quarter profit.</p><p>Investors now turn their attention to quarterly results next week from Magnificent 7 megacaps Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and Apple.</p></body>
TODAY'S MARKETS Billions of dollars of losses in artificial-intelligence stocks. Sharp spikes in oil prices that dropped just as quickly. A jump in benchmark Treasury yields Thursday to their highest level this year.
Dow Jones futures will open Sunday evening, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. Apple, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Amazon.com headline a massive earnings wave. The Federal Reserve meets, with a rate hike a possibility.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended Friday’s session 0.5% higher, while the S&P 500 gained 0.1% and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.6%.
The Dow rose on Friday, but the blue-chip index couldn’t stave off its third-consecutive weekly decline. The Nasdaq dropped 0.6%. Stocks traded sideways all day, as another slide in chip stocks dragged down the S&P 500 and Nasdaq.
Wall Street’s concerns about capex and free cash flow for big tech now outweigh optimism regarding cloud performance.
July 24 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened subdued on Friday after a tech-led selloff in the previous session, as investors digested fresh earnings, escalating Middle East tensions and a
Investing.com - U.S. stock futures edged higher on Friday, recovering after a broad selloff in the previous session as investors weighed persistent geopolitical tensions in the Middle East against another wave of upbeat corporate earnings and artificial intelligence-related announcements.
US equity futures nudged higher pre-bell Friday as traders weighed a new set of tariffs imposed by t
S&P 500 futures added 0.2% Friday morning after the index posted its worst single-day drop since late June
July 24 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Friday after a tech-led selloff in the previous session, as investors weighed fresh earnings, escalating Middle East tensions and a new
U. S. stock futures edged higher on Friday as investors balanced escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East against encouraging corporate earnings from the technology sector.
Stocks looked set to struggle for direction on Friday as a drop in oil prices eased fears about higher inflation, even as artificial-intelligence jitters lingered. Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.1%. The Dow was on track to outperform the other two major indexes because it tends to be more reactive to oil prices, which were retreating having spiked above $100 a barrel the previous session.
Stocks stabilized on Friday but were on track for weekly losses as investors assessed a new set of global tariffs against a backdrop of AI jitters, rising oil prices, and elevated bond yields.
As the global benchmark topped $100, stocks slumped and Treasury yields hit their highest levels of President Trump’s second term.
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