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Major US Stock Futures Slide, Small-Caps Buck Trend: Market Strategist Flags This As The 'Stronger Times Of The Year For Stocks'
Wednesday, November 27, 2024 - 7:46am | 1204Read More...U.S. stock futures declined in premarket hours as traders digested new appointments for the key cabinet positions by President-elect Donald Trump. Hoards of data are expected to be released today which could give a clearer picture of where interest rates are headed. Futures for the three major U.S...
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Bitcoin Past $73K — Dollar, Gold, Stock Futures Rise As Trump-Harris Results Trickle In
Tuesday, November 5, 2024 - 11:06pm | 351Read More...Key indicators of the financial market’s health reacted as investors began to parse early results of the high-stakes presidential battle between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. What happened: Stock futures edged higher on election night, with those tied to the Dow Jones Industrial...
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Investor's Manual: What Are Futures?
Friday, April 5, 2019 - 10:01am | 359Read More...A futures contract is a legally binding agreement to buy or sell a standardized asset at a predetermined price at a specified time in the future. Typically, futures contracts are traded electronically on exchanges such as CME Group, which is the largest futures exchange in the U.S. Many futures...
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Today's Pickup: Markets Mixed; Stock Futures Rise; Shutdown Having Big Impact On U.S.
Wednesday, January 23, 2019 - 1:03pm | 800Read More...Good day, Overnight the MSCI Asia Pacific Index slid 0.4 percent while Japan's Topix index closed 0.6 percent lower despite the Bank of Japan's relatively dovish monetary policy update, according to Bloomberg. In Europe, the Stoxx 600 Index was 0.1 percent higher at 5:50 a.m. as the...
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A Peek Into The Markets: Dow Futures Fall Ahead Of Earnings
Friday, July 20, 2018 - 7:32am | 399Read More...Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded mostly lower in early pre-market trade, ahead of earnings from several companies. St. Louis Fed President James Bullard is set to speak in Glasgow, KY at 8:20 a.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 92 points to 24,967, while the...
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A Peek Into The Markets: US Stock Futures Signal Higher Start On Wall Street
Tuesday, April 10, 2018 - 7:21am | 412Read More...Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded higher in early pre-market trade. The Producer Price Index for March will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET, while data on wholesale trade inventories for February will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic will speak...
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Why Dennis Gartman Says Oil Will Go 'Demonstrably Lower'
Friday, December 19, 2014 - 2:29pm | 533Read More...Over the past few months, Dennis Gartman has had the same answer for where he sees oil prices going: demonstrably lower. He says he will continue to say “demonstrably lower,” but he doesn’t know how far that means. “All I can tell you is that it’s moving from the...
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US Stock Futures Do Not Point To A Bright Day For Wall Street
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 10:26am | 225Read More...After a long weekend, the day for futures on the US stock index started weak today, with traders returning to a slew of earnings and merger announcements. While shares of Kraft Foods Inc (NYSE: KFT) slipped 2.77% in pre-market trading after the company’s acquisition offer was accepted by UK candy...
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Notable Positive Earnings Surprises
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 8:59am | 134Read More...After close of Monday session, results coming up are showing to be better than previously expected. The most notable positive earnings are coming from Apple (AAPL), Boston Scientific (BSX), Caterpillar (CAT), DuPont (DD), Pfizer (PFE), Texas Instruments (TXN), UnitedHealth (UNH), and Coach (COH...
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Stock Futures Point to Slightly Lower Open
Thursday, September 17, 2009 - 9:28am | 75Read More...Stock futures point to a muted open this morning, after a strong rally yesterday. The markets are set to digest 2 pieces of economic information, both released earlier this morning. Jobless claims were 545,000 last week, which was slightly better than economists were forecasting. Housing starts...
