U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 77 points in pre-opening trade.Equity index futures moved higher following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EST. October Producer Price Index was expected to increase 0.4% versus a gain of 0.4% in September. Actual was an increase of 0.2% On a year-over-year basis October PPI was expected to increase 8.3% versus 8.5...Read More
(Updates prices, adds comment) By Pratima Desai LONDON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Copper prices hit nearfive-month highs on Monday on optimism about demand in topconsumer China after officials moved to shore up the country'sproperty sector and ease its strict COVID restrictions. However, selling spurred by a firmer dollar, higherinventories and profit-taking saw copper prices later retreat. Benchmark co...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 11 points in pre-opening trade.Bank of America dropped $0.38 to $38.03 after Citigroup downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral.Biogen gained $16.32 to $305.77 on renewed hopes for approval of its Alzheimer treatment.Teva Pharmaceutical slipped $0.23 to 9.25 after JP Morgan downgraded the stock from Neutral to Underwe...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 18 points in pre-opening trade. Today is a partial holiday in the U.S. and Canada. Equity markets are open, but banks and bond markets are closed. Volumes on equity markets are expected to be significantly lower than average. IMAX gained $0.29 to$13.99 after Wedbush added the stock to its "best ideas" listBiogen advanc...Read More
There will be no Pre-opening comments available today. Technical Notes for yesterdayConsumer Discretionary SPDRs $XLY moved below $133.55 and $132.46 extending an intermediate downtrend.Walt Disney $DIS a Dow Jones Industrial Average stock moved below $90.71 and $90.23 following release of less than consensus fiscal fourth quarter results. Medtronic $MDT an S&P 100 stock moved below $79.4...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 20 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures responded to Congressional election results that are too close to call.Walt Disney dropped $6.80 to $93.10 after reporting less than consensus fiscal fourth quarter revenues and earnings.Meta Platform added $3.88 to $100.35 after announcing plans to reduce its work force b...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures added 7 points in pre-opening trade.Mosaic added $0.08 to $50.00 despite reporting slightly less than consensus third quarter revenues and earnings TakeTwo Interactive plunged $17.95 to $90.45 after reporting less than consensus quarterly revenues due to weaker than expected mobile sales. The company also lowered guidance for...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 8 points in pre-opening trade.DoorDash gained $1.36 to 52.93 after Oppenheimer raised its rating from Perform to Outperform. Apple dropped $2.39 to $135.99 after announcing a reduction in iPhone 14 shipments.First Solar added $0.95 to $154.57 after Raymond James raised its target price from $145 to $175.Meta Platform a...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 10 points in pre-opening trade.S&P 500 futures eased 12 points following release of the U.S. October Employment report at 8:30 AM EDT. October U.S. Non-farm Payrolls was expected to drop to 200,000 from 263,000 in September. Actual was 261,000. October Unemployment Rate was expected to increase to 3.6% from 3.5% in...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 26 at 7:30 AM EDT.Responses in currency markets to the Federal Reserve's decision released yesterday are continuing this morning. The U.S. Dollar Index has strengthened relative to all developed world currencies. The Canadian Dollar is down another 0.27 to US72.54 cents.The Canadian government is scheduled to release...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 2 points in pre-opening trade. Focus today is the FOMC announcement on monetary policy at 2:00 PM EDT. Consensus calls for an increase in the Fed Fund Rate by 0.75% to 3.75%-4.00% and a $95 billion asset purchase.Advanced Micro Devices $AMD added $2.41 to $62.07 after the company offered positive fourth quarter revenu...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 41 points in pre-opening trade. Goodyear Tire dropped $1.05 to $11.65 after the company reported lower than consensus third quarter earnings. Stryker fell $11.10 to 218.14 after the company lowered its fourth quarter guidance.Marriott Vacations added $2.22 to $149.88 after reporting higher than consensus third quarter...Read More
(Updates prices) By Peter Hobson LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Copper prices fell on Mondayas rising COVID-19 cases and weaker-than-expected manufacturingdata in top consumer China raised concerns over demand weakness. COVID restrictions are affecting factories in numerousChinese cities and the yuan fell to its weakest since 2007,making dollar-priced metals costlier for local buyers. Benchmark coppe...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 20 points in pre-opening trade.Emerson Electric added $0.57 to $87.97 after the company reported higher than consensus fiscal fourth quarter results. The company also announced sale of a division for $9.5 billion.Keurig Dr. Pepper slipped $0.72 to $38.83 after Truist downgraded the stock from Hold to Sell.DoorDash sli...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 10 points in pre-opening trade.Index futures were virtually unchanged following releases of economic news at 8:30 AM EDT: September PCE Price Index, September Personal Income and September Personal Spending.Intel $INTC added $$1.17 to $27.44 after reporting higher than consensus quarterly earnings. Pinterest $PINS gai...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 4 points at 7:30 AM EDT.Traders are waiting for U.S. economic news released at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus for first estimate of third quarter real GDP is growth at a 2.1% rate versus a decline of 0.6% in the second quarter. Consensus for September Durable Goods Orders is an increase of 0.5% versus a decline of 0.2% in Augu...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 31 points in pre-opening trade.Canadian focus today is on the Bank of Canada's announcement at 10:00 AM EDT. Consensus is that the Bank of Canada will raise its lending rate to major Canadian banks by another 0.75% to 4.00%.Alphabet $GOOGL dropped $5.00 to $99.56 after reporting less than consensus third quarter reven...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 12 points in pre-opening trade.Cadence Design Systems $CDNS added $0.63 to $160.85 after reporting higher than consensus third quarter profits and revenues. Discover Financial Services $DFS dropped $1.23 to $94.63 after reporting lower than consensus third quarter results. United Parcel Services $UPS added $7.65 to $1...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 14 points in pre-opening trade.The Shanghai Composite Index dropped $61.37 to $2,977.56 and the Hang Seng Index fell to $10,300.43 following news of changes in China's political leadership.Medtronic gained $0.97 to $84.23 after announcing a split of its operations into two separate entities. Tesla dropped $6.46 to $207...Read More
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