Pre-opening Comments for Friday July 25th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 7 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures were unchanged following release of the June Durable Goods Report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a 10.3% drop versus an upwardly revised 16.5% gain in May […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday July 24th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 3 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Europe Central Bank maintained its Overnight lending rate for banks at 2.15% Alphabet advanced $3.71 to $195.22 after reporting higher than consensus second quarter revenues and earnings. Tesla dropped $15.14 […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday July 23rd U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 24 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Futures reacted to news that an agreement on tariffs between Japan and the United States has been reached. The Nikkei Average responded by advancing 1,396.40 points to 41,171.32 Texas Instruments […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday July 22nd U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures advanced 4 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Norfolk Southern advanced $2.62 to $280.00 on takeover rumors. CSX gained $1.38 to $35.74 on takeover rumors. Lockheed Martin dropped $37.53 to $423.00 after reporting less than consensus second quarter results. […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday July 21st U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 13 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Verizon added $1.82 to $42.67 after reporting higher than consensus second quarter results. The company also raised guidance. Stellantis dropped $0.08 to $9.12 after warning about a $2.7 billion write […]