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Pre-opening Comments for Monday June 30th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 23 points at 8:30 AM EDT. The Canadian Dollar recovered 0.07 to US73.16 cents after the Canadian government rolled back its proposed digital service tax on U.S. media companies. Nvidia added $1.00 to an all-time high […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday June 27th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 18 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures slipped 4 points following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus for May Core PCE Price Index was a 0.1% gain versus a 0.1% gain […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday June 26th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 16 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures drop 5 points following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus for May U.S. Durable Goods Orders was a 7.5% increase versus a 6.3% increase […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday June 25th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 9 points at 8:30 AM EDT. FedEx dropped $4.51 to $224.51 after issuing fiscal first quarter guidance below consensus Blackberry advanced $0.39 to US$4.72 after reporting higher than consensus quarterly results. The company also offered positive […]