Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: PepsiCo — The snack and beverage giant rose nearly 6% after activist investor Elliott Management took a $4 billion stake in the company, touting a “rare” and “historic” opportunity for a turnaround at the iconic soft drink and snack company. The investment by Elliott,…
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 30, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Stock futures rose Thursday following solid earnings reports from tech giants Microsoft and Meta Platforms. S&P 500 futures jumped 0.9%, and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 1.31%. Futures tied to the…
Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. A bumpy ride Stock futures climbed Monday as investors digested the latest phase in a brewing global trade war. The three major U.S. averages dipped last week. The S&P 500 slipped by 0.2%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Inflation readings next week will have to show that the rosy macroeconomic outlook underpinning the bull case for stocks remains intact, in order to reassure a whipsawed market swinging between the latest earnings news and the latest tariff updates. Wall Street is in for a quieter economic calendar in the week ahead, but investors will…