Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday August 5th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 38 points to an all-time high at 8:30 AM EDT. Booking Holdings (BKNG) added $10.53 to $204.80 after reporting higher than consensus second quarter results. Amgen (AMGN) added $1.98 to $392.00 after reporting higher than consensus […]

Pre-opening Comment for Tuesday August 4th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 26 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Palantir (PLTR) advanced $13.75 to $139.40 after reporting higher than consensus second quarter results. The company also offered positive third quarter guidance. ON Semiconductor (ON) added $4.18 to $84.58 after […]

Tech Talk for Monday August 3rd 2026 Pre-opening Comments for Monday August 3rd U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 39 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Index futures responded to news that President Trump has halted planned military action against Iran in anticipation of a temporary agreement related to […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday July 31st U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 20 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Amazon (AMZN) added $19.30 to $254.80 after reporting higher second quarter results. Apple (AAPL) dropped $25.32 to $308.11 despite reporting higher than consensus fiscal third quarter revenues and earnings. Fiscal […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday July 30th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 45 points at 8:35 AM EDT. Index futures slipped 1 point following release of U.S. economic news at 8:30 AM EDT. June Personal Income was expected to increase 0.4% versus a 0.7% increase in May. Actual […]