U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 20 points in pre-opening trade.Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of next estimate for second quarter real GDP at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a reduction of 0.7% versus the first estimate of a reduction of 0.9%. Actual was a reduction of 0.6%.Nvidia (NVDA) dropped $4.72 to $167.50 after lowering th...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 6 points in pre-opening trade.Equity index futures were virtually unchanged following release of July Durable Goods Orders at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase of 0.8% versus a gain of 2.0% in June. Actual was unchanged. Excluding transportation sales, consensus for July Durable Goods Orders was an increase of 0.2...Read More
(Updates paragraph 9 to say VW's ID4 will qualify for a $7,500tax credit in 2022) FRANKFURT, Aug 23 (Reuters) - German carmakers Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz struck battery materialscooperation agreements with mineral-rich Canada on Tuesday,intensifying efforts to secure access to lithium, nickel andcobalt. The move comes as automakers roll out their electric-vehicleexpansion strategies globally i...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures advanced 2 points in pre-opening trade. Palo Alto Networks $PANW gained $43.85 to $552.00 after the company reported higher than consensus fiscal fourth quarter revenues and earnings. The company also announced a three for one stock split. Stifel raised its target price from $600 to $645. Zoom $ZM dropped $6.64 to $88.74 after...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 51 points in pre-opening trade. FedEx dropped $2.95 to $228.78 after Evercore added the stock to its tactical underperform list.United Parcel Services fell $4.49 to 203.94 after Evercore lowered its rating from Outperform to In Line.Canadian National Railway dropped $2.22 to $124.49 after Evercore lowered its rating f...Read More
(Updates market moves) By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The rebound in U.S. stocks isgaining believers among investors who study market trends,bolstering hopes for equities in the second half of 2022. After notching its worst first half since 1970, the S&P 500has bounced some 15% from its mid-June low, fueled bystronger-than-expected corporate earnings and hopes the economycan a...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 42 points in pre-opening trade.Applied Materials $AMAT gained $0.30 to $108.57 after reporting higher than consensus third quarter results. Home Depot added $3.29 to $328.50 after the company authorized a $15 billion share buyback program.Deere dropped $19.99 to $348.00 after reporting less than consensus fiscal third...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 7 points in pre-opening trade.Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of the August Philly Fed report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a drop of 5.0 versus a decline of 12.3 in July. Actual was an increase of 6.2%Cisco advanced $1.55 to $48.16 after reporting higher than consensus fiscal fourth quarter re...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 37 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of the U.S. July Retail Sales report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase of 0.1% versus a gain of 1.0% in June. Actual was unchanged. Excluding auto sales, consensus was a slip of 0.1% versus a gain of 1.0% in June. Actual w...Read More
(Updates prices) By Eric Onstad LONDON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Zinc prices hit their strongestin two months on Tuesday after production was suspended at aDutch smelter because of high power prices, stoking fears ofshortages. Benchmark zinc on the London Metal Exchange (LME)jumped by as much as 7.2% to its highest price since June 9 at$3,819 a tonne, representing the biggest one-day gain since lastOcto...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 4 points in pre-opening trade.Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of the July U.S. Housing Start report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a decline of 2.5% from June. Actual was drop of 9.6%.The Canadian Dollar was virtually unchanged at US77.49 cents following release of Canada's July Consumer Price...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 22 points in pre-opening trade.The Canadian Dollar dropped $0.80 to US 77.43 cents following overnight strength in the U.S DollarEnergy equity prices are expected to open lower after the price of crude oil dropped $4.61 to US$87.48 per barrel.Dillard's added $2.82 to $304.41 after JP Morgan raised its target price fro...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 21 points in pre-opening trade. Illumina dropped $44.45 to $182.99 after reporting lower than consensus second quarter earnings. The company also lowered guidance. Blackrock added $1.95 to $730.60 after Deutsche Bank raised its target price from $720 to $860Toast advanced $2.36 to $20.57 after JP Morgan raised its targ...Read More
U.S equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 22 points in pre-opening trade.U.S. equity index futures were virtually unchanged following release of the July U.S. Producer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase of 0.2% versus a gain of 1.1% in June. Actual was a drop of 0.5% . On a year-over-year basis consensus was an increase of 10.3% versus a gain...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 60 points in pre-opening trade.Index futures moved higher following release of the U.S. July Consumer Price Index report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase of 0.2% versus a gain of 1.3% in June. Actual was unchanged from June. On a year-over-year basis consensus was an increase of 8.8% versus 9.1% in June. Actua...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 14 points in pre-opening trade. Micron dropped $2.35 to $59.10 after lowering revenue guidance. Enbridge added $0.45 to Cdn$55.80 on news that Canada and the U.S. are making progress on negotiations to settle the Line 5 pipeline issue. Take Two dropped $3.51 to $122.00 after reporting lower than consensus second quart...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 22 points in pre-opening trade.Barrick Gold slipped $0.12 to US$20.17 after reporting less than consensus second quarter revenues and earnings. Pfizer was unchanged at $49.27 following news of its acquisition of Global Blood Therapeutics for $68.50 per share cask. Value of the offer is estimated at $5.4 billion. Global...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 29 points in pre-opening trade. U.S. equity index futures moved lower following release of the July Employment Report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a drop to 250,000 from upwardly revised 398,000 in June. Actual was an increase to 528,000. Consensus for the July Unemployment Rate was unchanged from June at 3.6%....Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 6 points in pre-opening trade.Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus for the June Trade Deficit was $82.2 billion versus $85.6 billion in May. Actual was $79.6 billion. Consensus for Weekly Jobless Claims was 260,000 versus 254,000 last week. Actual was 260,0...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 24 points in pre-opening trade. Starbucks added $1.98 to $85.69 after reporting higher than consensus fiscal third quarter revenues and earnings. Advanced Micro Devices dropped $6.28 to $93.01 after lowering third quarter guidance below consensus estimates. PayPal gained $8.50 to 498.13 after reporting higher than cons...Read More