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 […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday July 29th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures dropped 6 points at 8:30 AM EDT. The FOMC will release an update on interest rates at 2:00 PM EDT. Consensus calls for no change in the Fed Fund rate at 3.50%-3.75%. Caterpillar (CAT) dropped $28.85 to $812.00 […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday July 28th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 8 points at 8:30 AM EDT. South Korea’s Kospi Index plunged 739.09 to 6,023.66. Celestica (CLS) a TSX 60 stock advanced US$25.20 to US$343.44 after reporting higher than consensus second quarter results. Cadence Design (CDNS) added […]