Pre-opening Comments for Friday October 30th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 85 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Intel (INTC) dropped $23.47 to $68.40 after reporting less than consensus fiscal fourth quarter results. Pinterest (PINS) dropped $1.52 to $18.40 after reporting less than consensus third quarter results. Mondelez […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday October 29th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 31 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures dropped 3 points following release of the September PCE Core Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus called for a 0.3% increase versus a 0.2% increase in […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday October 28th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 18 points at 8:30 AM EDT. The Bank of Canada is expected to announce an increase in its Bank Rate by 0.25% at 9:45 AM EDT. The FOMC is expected to announce no change in its […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday October 27th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 28 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures slipped 3 points following release of September Durable Goods Orders released at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a 1.2% increase versus no change in August. Actual was […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday October 26th U.S. equity indices were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 32 points at 8:30 AM EDT. SpaceX (SPCX) added $2.74 to $147.49 after completing a $40 billion debt deal. Brazil iShares (EWZ) plunged $10.86 to $31.73 following a surprise re-election of Lula and his party. Range Resources […]