Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday August 15th Equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 30 points at 8:35 AM EDT. Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EDT: Consensus for the August Empire State Manufacturing Survey was a drop of 0.75 versus a gain of […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday August 14th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 6 points in pre-opening trade. US Steel gained $0.22 to $22.72 after the company confirmed receipt of multiple unsolicited proposals to acquire some or all of the company. Amgen gained $0.96 to $263.47 after Mizuho raised […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday August 11th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 10 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures dropped 6 points following release of the July Producer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase of 0.2% versus a gain of 0.1% in […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday August 10th Equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures added 25 points at 8:35 AM Index futures were unchanged following release of U.S. July Consumer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase 0.2% versus a gain of 0.2% in June. Actual was an increase of […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday August 9th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 7 points in pre-opening trade. IAC dropped $5.98 to $61.10 after reporting lower than consensus second quarter revenues. ZipRecruiter fell $2.13 to $15.26 after lowering third quarter revenue guidance. Toast gained $2.56 to $22.78 after reporting […]