Pre-opening Comments for Thursday February 29th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures added 5 points at 8:35 AM EST. U.S. equity index futures recovered 22 points following release of January Core PCE Price Index at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was an increase of 0.4% versus a gain of 0.2% in […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday February 28th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 13 points at 8:35 AM EST S&P 500 futures recovered 4 points following release of revised annualized U.S. fourth quarter 2023 GDP at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was growth at 3.3% annual rate versus a gain […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday February 27th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 2 points at 8:35 AM EST. Index futures were unchanged following release of the U.S. January Durable Goods Orders report at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was a drop of 5.0% versus a downwardly revised -0.3% in […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday February 26th U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were unchanged at 8:30 AM EST. Domino’s Pizza added $26.35 to $460.00 after reporting higher than consensus fourth quarter earnings. Berkshire Hathaway gained $10.88 to $428.10 after reporting higher than consensus fourth quarter earnings. Amazon.com added $0.62 to […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday February 27th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 7 points at 8:30 AM EST. Intuit dropped $8.92 to $649.00 after offering guidance below consensus. Booking Holdings dropped $163.36 to $3738.63 after reporting less than consensus fourth quarter earnings. Block gained $7.36 to $75.32 after […]