Pre-opening Comments for Monday March 11th U.S. equity index futures were down this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 23 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Bitcoin added 2,618.55 to an all-time high at 71,642.09 Comcast added $0.04 to $42.62 after its film Oppenheimer won 7 Oscars last night. Boeing dropped $2.59 to $195.90 after the […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday March 8th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 8 points at 8:35 AM EST. Index futures advanced 14 points following release of the February Non-farm Payrolls at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was a drop to 198,000 from a downwardly revised 229,000 in January. Actual […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday March 7th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 20 points at 8:30 AM EST. European Central Bank announced at 8:15 AM EST an extension of its lending rate to major banks at 4.50%. Victoria’s Secret dropped $4.42 to $21.20 after forecasting fiscal first quarter […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday March 6th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 27 points at 8:30 AM EST. Bank of Canada’s statement on the Bank Rate offered to major Canadian banks is released at 9:45 AM EST. Press conference is offered at 10:30 AM EST. No change in […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday March 5th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 19 points at 8:30 AM EST. Target gained $12.81 to $163.30 after reporting higher than consensus fourth quarter profits. The company also raised guidance. Apple dropped $3.45 to $171.65 after reporting a 24% decrease in iPhone […]