Pre-opening Comments for Friday January 5th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 23 points at 8:35 AM EST. Index futures dropped 13 points following release of the U.S. December employment report at 8:30 AM EST. December Non-farm Payrolls were expected to drop to 158,000 from a revised 173,000 […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday January 4th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 3 points at 8:30 AM EST Cal-Maine Foods dropped $3.66 to 51.29 after reporting lower second quarter results AbbVie dropped $2.31 to $158.31 after CVS Health announced that it will substitute AbbVie’s drug, Humira with comparable […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday January 3rd U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 17 points at 8:30 AM EST. Exxon Mobil slipped $0.48 to $101.88 after Mizuho downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral. Occidental Petroleum dropped $0.35 to $59.70 after Mizuho downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral. […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday January 2nd 2024 U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 40 points at 8:30 AM EST. Apple dropped $3.28 to $189.25 after Barclay’s downgraded the stock to from Equal Weight to Under Weight. Target was reduced to $160. Inspire Medical dropped $2.48 to $200.95 after […]

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