Pre-opening Comments for Thursday August 31st Equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 13 points at 8:35 AM Equity index futures were unchanged following release of U.S. economic reports at 8:30 AM EDT. July Core PCE Price Index was expected to increase 0.2% versus a gain of 0.2% in June. […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday August 30th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 5 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 Index futures added 4 points following release of revised U.S. second quarter annualized GDP at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase of 2.4%. Actual was an increase […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday August 29th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 8 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Big Lots jumped $1.04 to $7.32 after reporting a narrower than expected second quarter loss. JM Smucker advanced $3.65 to $146.54 after reporting higher than consensus fiscal first quarter earnings. […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday August 28th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 18 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Horizon Therapeutics added $5.38 to $112.05 after the Federal Trade Commission halted its challenge of Amgen to take over the company. MMM gained $5.05 to 104.00 on news that the […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday August 25th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 17 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Investors are waiting for a statement on FOMC interest rate expectations to be presented today by Federal Reserve Chairman Powell at the Jackson Hole symposium. Affirm added $0.97 to $14.80 […]