Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday January 24th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 29 points at 8:30 AM EST. Bank of Canada’s monetary statement is scheduled for released at 9:45 AM EST. The Bank’s lending rate to major Canadian banks is expected to remain unchanged at 5.0%. Netflix gained […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday January 23rd U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 7 points at 8:30 AM EST. United Airlines advanced $2.59 to $41.07 after reporting higher than consensus fourth quarter earnings. Zions Bancorp dropped $0.26 to $43.05 after reporting lower than consensus fourth quarter results. MMM dropped […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday January 22nd U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 19 points at 8:30 AM EST. Boeing dropped $3.46 to $211.56 after the FAA recommended a door plug inspection on another 737 aircraft model. Archer Daniels Midland fell $8.12 to $60.07 after launching a probe on […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday January 19th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 26 points at 8:35 AM EST. The Canadian Dollar slipped 0.05 at U.S.74.22 cents following release of Canada’s November Retail Sales at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was unchanged versus a downwardly revised gain of 0.5% in […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday January 18th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 21 points at 8:35 AM EST. Index futures were unchanged following release of the January Philly Fed Index at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was -7.0 versus -10.5 in December. Actual was -10.6 Charles Schwab dropped $0.86 […]