Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday November 2nd U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 2 points in pre-opening trade. Focus today is the FOMC announcement on monetary policy at 2:00 PM EDT. Consensus calls for an increase in the Fed Fund Rate by 0.75% to 3.75%-4.00% and a $95 billion […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday November 1st U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 41 points in pre-opening trade. Goodyear Tire dropped $1.05 to $11.65 after the company reported lower than consensus third quarter earnings. Stryker fell $11.10 to 218.14 after the company lowered its fourth quarter guidance. Marriott Vacations […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday October 31st U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 20 points in pre-opening trade. Emerson Electric added $0.57 to $87.97 after the company reported higher than consensus fiscal fourth quarter results. The company also announced sale of a division for $9.5 billion. Keurig Dr. Pepper […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday October 28th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 10 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures were virtually unchanged following releases of economic news at 8:30 AM EDT: September PCE Price Index, September Personal Income and September Personal Spending. Intel $INTC added $$1.17 to $27.44 […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday October 27th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 4 points at 7:30 AM EDT. Traders are waiting for U.S. economic news released at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus for first estimate of third quarter real GDP is growth at a 2.1% rate versus a decline […]