U.S. futures were up this morning in early trading after the S&P 500 rose 2% on Thursday. That’s nice, but the broader global markets have spoken loud and clear ever since President Trump’s “Liberation Day” announcement on trade tariffs: Most Asian markets have performed way better than Western ones. Some, like Japan’s TOPIX, are even…
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Pre-market futures are starting a new holiday-shortened trading week higher, with all four major indexes currently riding in the green. The Dow is +81 points at this hour, the S&P 500 is +23, the Nasdaq +96 points and the small-cap Russell 2000 +9. All four are also up over the past…
Starting the first trading session of December, the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) leads stocks in gains as it jumps higher than 0.5% after the opening bell; the index is up over 28% year-to-date. Morning Brief host Brad Smith and Yahoo Finance markets and data editor Jared Blikre observe this morning’s market action, while looking back on…
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024 Pre-market futures are on a downward tack ahead of today’s open, following a mostly flat session on Tuesday. At this hour, the Dow is -237 points, -0.55%, the S&P 500 is -0.32% and the Nasdaq is down -87 points, -0.42%. Bond yields continue to creep northward, with the 10-year now around…
Semiconductor stocks are rallying this morning, buoyed by Micron Technology’s (MU) fourth quarter earnings beat yesterday. The chipmaker is leading the charge, with its shares surging over 10%. Markets (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) are also reacting to fresh GDP and jobless claims data this morning. This comes ahead of Friday’s crucial PCE (Personal Consumption Expenditures) print,…