May 1, 2025
Financial Assets

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise after Lutnick hints at possible tariff relief

US stock futures rose after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick hinted that President Donald Trump may provide a pathway to tariff relief for Canada and Mexico as soon as Wednesday. Futures attached to the tech-heavy Nasdaq (NQ=F) and the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) climbed 0.6%. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) advanced 0.5%.

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Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures climb with PPI inflation looming after hot CPI

US stock futures drifted higher despite January’s hot inflation report, which dashed Wall Street’s hopes of an interest rate cut anytime soon. Dow Jones futures (YM=F) drifted 0.1%, whereas Nasdaq futures (NQ=F) rose 0.2%, and futures attached to the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) fluttered 0.2%. January’s inflation report showed consumer prices rose more than forecast

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Nasdaq, S&P 500, Dow futures slide as Alphabet and AMD earnings fall short

US stock futures pulled back on Wednesday after earnings from Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) and AMD (AMD) fell short, with investors on alert for fresh moves in the brewing US-China trade war. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 futures (NQ=F) led declines, down 0.8%, while S&P 500 futures (ES=F) dropped 0.5% as markets assessed the latest tech results.

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Nasdaq jumps to lead US futures higher as Netflix soars, AI buzz returns

The Nasdaq led US stock futures higher on Wednesday after Donald Trump’s boost to AI demand hopes outweighed fresh tariff threats from the new US president. Contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) jumped 0.8%, bolstered by surprisingly strong earnings from Netflix (NFLX), and S&P 500 futures (ES=F) climbed 0.4%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures

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Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq rise with investors on Trump tariff watch

US stocks climbed on Tuesday as investors assessed President Donald Trump’s wave of first-day orders and the prospect of historic tariffs being imposed on Mexico and Canada within weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) and the benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC) moved up roughly 0.5% and 0.4%, respectively. The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) also rose around

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Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise as Trump gets set for tariff action

US stock futures climbed on Tuesday as investors assessed President Donald Trump’s wave of first-day orders and the prospect of historic tariffs being imposed on Mexico and Canada within weeks. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) and the S&P 500 (ES=F) both rose roughly 0.4%. Contracts on the Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) put

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