U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 37 points at 8:30 AM EDT.CrowdStrike dropped another $12.73 to $292.23 after Guggenheim downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral.Air Canada is expected to open lower after the company trimmed its full year guidance. Verizon slipped $0.45 to $41.62 after reporting second quarter earnings below consensus.Nvidia added $2....Read More
U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were unchanged at 8:30 AM EDT.Microsoft dropped $5.97 to $434.40 and Crowdstrike fell $34.75 to $308.20 after a failed systems update by Crowdstrike caused a global outage of Microsystem's IT services.Netflix added $2.96 to $646.00 after reporting higher than consensus second quarter earnings. Intuitive Surgical jumped $27.89 t...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 13 points at 8:35 AM EDT.S&P 500 futures added 2 points following release of the July Philly Fed Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase to 2.7 from 1.3 in June. Actual was 13.9.Alcoa added $0.29 to $37.10 after second quarter revenues beat consensus estimates.Kinder Morgan dropped $0.63 to $19.90 after sec...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 52 points at 8:35 AM EDT. S&P 500 futures were unchanged following release of June U.S. Housing Starts at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus called for an increase to 1.31 million units from 1.277 million units in May. Actual was an increase to 1.353 million units.Gold added US$10.80 to $2478.60 per ounce to an all-time highF...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 14 points at 8:35 AM EDTS&P 500 futures added 5 points following release of June U.S. Retail Sales at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a drop of 0.4% versus a gain of 0.1% in May. Actual was unchanged.The Canadian Dollar slipped 0.08 to US$73.07 following release of Canada's June Consumer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Cons...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 24 points at 8:35 AM EDT.S&P 500 futures were unchanged following release of the July Empire State Manufacturing Survey at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an improvement to -5.50 from -6.00 in June. Actual was -6.60.Cleveland Cliffs slipped $0.42 to $15.75 after reaching an agreement to purchase Stelco Holdings for a ca...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were unchanged at 8:35 AM EDTS&P 500 futures were unchanged following release of the June U.S. Producer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase 0.1% versus downwardly revised unchanged in May. Actual was an increase of 0.2%. On a year-over-year basis, June PPI was expected to increase 2.3% versus a gain of 2.1...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 12 points at 8:35 AM EDT.S&P 500 futures added 20 points following release of the June U.S. Consumer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase of 0.1% versus no change in May. Actual was a drop of 0.1%. On a year-over-year basis, consensus was an increase of 3.1% versus a gain of 3.3% in May. Actual was...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 15 points at 8:30 AM EDT. LegalZoom.com dropped $0.90 to $6.95 after the company lowered its sales outlookCummins added $0.32 to $269.00 after the company raised its quarterly dividend. Taiwan Semiconductor added $3.94 to $188.46 after reporting a 40% increase in second quarter revenues. Spotify dropped $4.55 to $307.0...Read More
Tuesday July 9thU.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 9 points at 8:30 AM EDT.Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is slated to testify before a Congressional Committee at 11:00 AM EDT on state of the economy.Helen of Troy dropped $25.01 to $64.00 after reporting less than consensus fiscal first quarter revenues and earning...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 3 points at 8:30 AM EDTMorphic Holding advanced $24.57 to $56.41 after Eli Lilly agreed to purchase the company at $57.00 per share. Value of the offer is $3.2 billion. Paramount Global added $0.28 to $12.09 after the company agreed to a merger with Skydance.Corning added $2.71 to $41.15 after the company raised second...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 6 points at 8:35 AM EDT.S&P 500 futures added 4 points following release of the June U.S. Non-farm Payrolls report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was a drop to 189,000 from 272,000 in May. Actual was a drop to 206,000. June Unemployment Rate was expected to remain unchanged from May at 4.0%. Actual was an increase to 4.1...Read More
Next Tech Talk report is released on Friday. U.S. equity markets are closed tomorrow. Trading activity in Canadian equity markets are expected to be low. U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 7 points at 8:30 AM EDTU.S. equity markets close today at 1:00 PM EDT.Gold gained $30.10 to US$2,363.40 per ounce in overnight trade.Eli Lilly gained $3.29 to $910.0...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 22 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Federal Chairman Jerome Powell is scheduled to speak at 9:30 AM EDTWTI Crude Oil added $0.72 to US$84.18 as Hurricane Beryl moves toward the Gulf of Mexico, an important crude oil producing area. Carnival Cruise dropped $0.20 to $17.51 in response to the approach by Hurricane BerylMSC Industr...Read More
The stage is set for the Summer Rally. See comments below Economic News This WeekSource: www.Investing.comJune ISM Manufacturing PMI released at 10:00 AM EDT on Monday is expected to increase to 49.2 from 48.7 in May.May U.S. Construction Spending released at 10:00 AM EDT on Monday is expected to increase 0.3% versus a decline of 0.1% in April.Federal Reserve Chairman Powell speaks to Congres...Read More
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. Core May PCE Price Index was expected to increase 0.1% versus a gain of 0.2% in April. Actual was unchanged. On a year-over-year basis, Core May PCE Price Index was expected to drop to 2.6% from 2.8% in April...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 5 points at 8:35 AM EDT.U.S. equity index futures recovered 5 points following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EDT: May Durable Goods Orders were expected to decrease 0.6% versus a gain of 0.7% in April. Actual was an increase of 0.1%. Updated U.S. first quarter annualized real GDP growth was expected to remain un...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 6 points at 8:30 AM EDT.Rivian jumped $6.49 to $18.45 after Volkswagen announced a joint venture where Volkswagen committed up to a $5 billion investment.FedEx advanced $38.36 to $295.00 after the company announced higher than consensus fiscal fourth quarter results. The company also announced plans to spin off one of...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures added 8 points at 8:35 AM EDT.The Canadian Dollar rose 0.20 to US73.32 cents following release of Canada's May Consumer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase of 0.3% versus a gain of 0.5% in April. Actual was an increase of 0.6%. On a year-over-year basis, consensus was an increase of 2.6% versus a gain of 2.6%...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 3 points at 8:30 AM EDT.Gold added $6.50 to$2,338.00 after JP Morgan noted its "structurally bullish" opinion on Gold and Silver. Target for gold in 2025 is $2,600. Target for silver is $34.Anheuser Busch added $1.72 to $60.78 after UBS upgraded the stock to buy.BioNTech advanced $2.05 to $86.69 after the FDA gave its...Read More