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Nasdaq fell about 1.2%, the S&P 500 slipped 0.5%, and the Dow was essentially flat as Nvidia’s sharp post-earnings decline weighed on tech and the broader market; while megacap techs led declines, financials, industrials, real estate and energy helped lift many other stocks and software names rebounded after earlier losses.
U.S. stock futures edged higher ahead of Thursday’s session after the major averages closed up on Wednesday, with Nasdaq-100, S&P 500, and Dow futures rising about 0.26%, 0.18%, and 0.09% as traders await Walmart’s earnings. Investors are also weighing Fed minutes showing policy disagreement, geopolitical tensions that pushed oil higher on Iran talks, and upcoming data on jobless claims and pending home sales.
U.S. stock-index futures pointed to a subdued start as Wall Street reopened after the Presidents’ Day holiday, with the S&P 500 down 0.1%, the Nasdaq Composite off about 0.4%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average up roughly 0.3%, as traders weigh the February Empire State Manufacturing Index and other data in search of direction.
U.S. stock futures were steady ahead of Tuesday’s session after the Dow hit a fresh high, with the S&P 500 up about 0.5% and the Nasdaq Composite up roughly 0.9% as tech led the rebound. The indexes also moved back above key moving averages, and earnings season continues with Coca‑Cola, Hasbro, and Spotify on deck, while retail sales, the jobs report, and the CPI inflation reading loom later in the week.
U.S. stock futures were broadly flat as the Dow posted fresh intraday and closing highs on a tech-led rally, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq higher on the previous session. Investors are waiting for December retail sales, a major jobs report and the CPI, while Coca-Cola, Hasbro and Spotify report earnings; after-hours movers included ON Semiconductor and Upwork.
The Dow Jones declined about 0.6% as January planned layoffs jumped 118% year-over-year to 108,435—the highest since 2009—led by UPS and Amazon; hiring slowed to 5,306 new hires, while JOLTS showed 6.542 million job openings (below the 7.25 million expected). Initial jobless claims rose to 231,000 and continuing claims to 1.844 million, signaling softer labor conditions and weighing on the Dow, with tech names and the DIA ETF contributing to the declines.
Dow Jones futures tick up after ADP’s January payrolls show a 22,000 gain (far below the 45,000 consensus), continuing a multi-year slowdown in private hiring even as wage growth remains firm; 2025 private payrolls total 398,000 (vs. 771,000 in 2024). Hiring was led by education and healthcare (74,000), while manufacturing payrolls fell by 8,000; mid-sized firms added 47,000, small businesses were flat, and large payrolls declined by 18,000.
Stocks rose after news that the US and India reached a trade deal, with the Dow up about 450 points and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq higher. Energy names weighed the index as oil and gold declined, and traders eye a delayed January jobs report due to a government funding lapse.
Stocks rebound from last week’s losses as investors price in a Fed rate hold and await big‑tech earnings, lifting the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq while gold and silver push to fresh highs and the dollar weakens.
Stock futures fell Sunday night ahead of a heavy week of earnings and the Fed’s first policy decision of the year, with Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq futures down about 0.6%–1.1% as more than 90 S&P 500 companies head to report, including Apple, Meta and Microsoft. Earnings have been broadly solid (roughly 76% beating estimates), though some names like Intel and Netflix slid. Analysts expect earnings growth to accelerate to around 14%. The week centers on the Federal Reserve meeting, where a rate hold is expected but investors will seek clues on future cuts, amid lingering geopolitical tensions.
The Dow fell about 334 points (roughly 0.7%) to around 49,050 on Friday after Intel issued a downbeat outlook, weighing on risk appetite even as the Nasdaq rose and the S&P 500 paused. Intel’s 17.8% drop came as the company forecast revenue and profit below expectations due to softer demand for server chips used in AI data centers. Investors are eyeing next week’s earnings from the Magnificent Seven, with Nvidia gaining on reports China may order its H200 chips while other tech names were mixed. The Federal Reserve is expected to hold rates at 3.5%–3.75% next week, and data showed steadier, if uneven, domestic momentum with improving consumer sentiment. The Russell 2000 meanwhile remained positive for 2026, signaling broader risk appetite beyond AI names.
U.S. stock futures were mixed Friday, with S&P 500 futures slightly higher and Dow futures down about 0.1%, as investors weigh Intel’s disappointing results alongside global developments and central bank signals keeping markets cautious after a volatile week.
U.S. stocks extended a relief rally sparked by Donald Trump’s Greenland tariff pivot, with the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq posting back-to-back gains and the Russell 2000 marking its eighth record close of 2026 as investors weigh upcoming data and earnings; broader gains across growth names accompanied by safe-haven moves in gold and a retreat in bitcoin, while traders brace for PCE data and Intel earnings.
U.S. stock futures point to a downbeat session after President Trump threatened escalating tariffs on eight NATO partners to pressure a Greenland deal, with Dow futures about 367 points lower, S&P 500 futures down ~0.8% and Nasdaq futures around 1% lower. European markets also fell on the news, while investors await quarterly results from Netflix, Charles Schwab, Johnson & Johnson and Intel and potential Supreme Court action on tariffs amid ongoing Iran unrest and broader policy uncertainty.
U.S. stocks drifted after an early rally faded, with the Dow down about 60 points (0.1%) and the Nasdaq and S&P 500 little changed as software names weighed on the market; the tech sector’s weakness kept a rebound from strengths in AI-related trades from gaining traction, and the tech-focused ETF slid again this week, leaving the market lower for the year.