Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures flat with Fed decision, slew of Big Tech earnings on deck

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures flat with Fed decision, slew of Big Tech earnings on deck

US stock futures held steady Tuesday night, as investors braced for the Federal Reserve’s policy decision following another record-setting session on Wall Street. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F), the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) all traded sideways. The muted moves follow a strong session that pushed…

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China’s Pony.ai, WeRide file for Hong Kong IPOs in milestone for driverless tech sector

China’s Pony.ai, WeRide file for Hong Kong IPOs in milestone for driverless tech sector

Pony.ai and WeRide, two of China’s leading autonomous driving companies, have filed prospectuses for initial public offerings (IPOs) in Hong Kong, marking a milestone for the nation’s driverless technology sector, as it seeks capital market validation amid intensifying global competition. Pony.ai, based in Guangzhou and incorporated in the Cayman Islands, plans to sell 41.96 million…

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Markets live updates: Australian dollar jumps on 'very successful' US-China deal framework, ASX set to gain

Markets live updates: Australian dollar jumps on ‘very successful’ US-China deal framework, ASX set to gain

Preliminary trade talks between US and Chinese officials have been described as providing a “very successful” framework for the expected summit meeting of Presidents Trump and Xi in South Korea on Thursday. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the weekend talks were “constructive, far-reaching and in-depth”. China’s senior trade negotiator Li Chenggang said the two sides reached…

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