Editor’s Note: Next Tech Talk report is scheduled for release on Tuesday October 14th Pre-opening Comments for Monday October 6th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 25 points at 8:30 AM EDT. The Nikkei Average jumped 2,175.26 to 47,944.76 after selection of Sanae Takaichi as Japan’s first female […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday October 3rd 2025 U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 7 points at 8:30 AM EDT. The U.S. September Non-farm Payrolls report scheduled for release at 8:30 AM EDT has been postponed due to shutdown of U.S. Federal Government services. Applied Materials dropped $7.69 to […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday October 2nd U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 17 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Occidental Petroleum advanced $0.74 to $48.46 after the company sold its OxyChem division to Berkshire Hathaway for $9.7 billion. Berkshire Hathaway slipped $1.19 to $497.01 on the news Stellantis added […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday October 1st U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 28 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Futures responded to the shutdown of U.S. federal government services at midnight last night. Nike added $0.91 to $70.70 after reporting higher than consensus fiscal first quarter results. Lithium America […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday September 30th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 9 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Index futures responded to failure by Congress to reach an agreement prior to October 1st to continue funding government operations. Wolfspeed advanced $3.76 to $25.86 after emerging from Chapter 11 […]