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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 20, 2023. Chart shows that the U.S.'s long-term foreign currency rating was downgraded by Fitch to AA+ in 2023, following a similar move from S&P in 2011. ET, Dow e-minis were down 104 points, or 0.29%, S&P 500 e-minis were down 24 points, or 0.52%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 132.25 points, or 0.84%. Among other early movers, Starbucks (SBUX.O) eased 1.9% after the world's largest coffeehouse chain missed market expectations for quarterly comparable sales. Reporting by Johann M Cherian and Bansari Mayur Kamdar in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb ChakrabartyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Fitch, Mark Haefele, Wells Fargo, Johann M Cherian, Saumyadeb Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Dow, Nasdaq, Wall, AAA, Standard, UBS Global Wealth Management, Fitch, AA, Dow e, Nvidia, Microsoft, Devices, U.S, Caterpillar, CVS Health Corp, DuPont de Nemours, Investors, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, States, Wells, Bengaluru

Uber (UBER.N) shed 5.4% after the ride-hailing company missed second-quarter revenue expectations. Among pharmaceutical heavyweights, Pfizer (PFE.N) edged lower in choppy trading after the drugmaker fell short of Wall Street expectations for quarterly revenue, hit by declining sales of its COVID-19 products. Merck (MRK.N) eased 0.8% even as it raised its full-year profit forecast after posting a smaller-than-expected second-quarter loss. U.S. second-quarter earnings are now expected to fall 5.9% from a year earlier, as per Refinitiv data on Tuesday, compared with a 7.9% decline estimated a week earlier. Arista Networks (ANET.N) jumped 20.1% as the network gear maker forecast quarterly revenue above estimates after delivering better-than-expected results.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Mike Olsen, Johann M Cherian, Vinay Dwivedi Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Reuters, PMI, Dow, Nasdaq, Caterpillar, Pfizer, Merck, U.S, Arista Networks, Dow Jones, Cruise, JetBlue Airways, American Airlines, NYSE, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Bengaluru

Second-quarter earnings for S&P 500 companies are now estimated to have fallen 6.4% year-over-year, according to Refinitiv data. Citigroup raised its 2023-end and mid-2024 S&P 500 targets to 4,600 and 5,000, respectively, to reflect a higher possibility of a soft landing. Seven of the top 11 S&P 500 sectors gained, led by a 2.0% rise in energy stocks (.SPNY). The S&P index recorded 25 new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 71 new highs and 37 new lows. Reporting by Johann M Cherian and Bansari Mayur Kamdar in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay DwivediOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Chris Zaccarelli, Austan Goolsbee, Johnson, Morgan Stanley, Johann M Cherian, Vinay Dwivedi Organizations: Citigroup, Dow, Nasdaq, Apple, AMD, Independent, Alliance, Microsoft, Intel, Lam Research, Chicago Fed, Dow Jones, Financial, SoFi Technologies, ON Semiconductor, Johnson, UBS, Adobe, NYSE, Thomson, & & ' Locations: U.S, Xpeng, Bengaluru

SummaryCompanies JPMorgan, Wells Fargo up as Q2 profit rises on higher interest incomeUnitedHealth rises on Q2 profit beatFutures mixed: Dow adds 0.33%, S&P up 0.02%, Nasdaq slips 0.12%July 14 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Dow futures rose on Friday as JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo commenced second-quarter earnings for big U.S. banks on a strong note. UnitedHealth Group (UNH.N) gained 3.6% after the health insurer reported a quarterly profit above analysts' estimates, as the industry bellwether's expenses came in lower than feared. Overall earnings for the S&P 500 constituents are seen dropping 6.4% in the second quarter, according to Refinitiv data released at the start of the earnings season. The earnings are expected to feed into a strong rally in recent days. ET, Dow e-minis were up 114 points, or 0.33%, S&P 500 e-minis were up 1 points, or 0.02%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 19.5 points, or 0.12%.

Persons: Wells, Dow, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, Christopher Waller, bullish, Morgan, Johann M Cherian, Saumyadeb Chakrabarty Organizations: JPMorgan, Nasdaq, Dow, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, BlackRock, Federal, of Michigan, Dow e, Microsoft, UBS, Activision, Thomson Locations: Wells Fargo, U.S, Bengaluru

UnitedHealth Group (UNH.N) jumped 7.2% after the health insurer's quarterly profit beat analysts' average estimate, as the industry bellwether's expenses came in lower than feared. Wells Fargo (WFC.N) gained 0.8% after reporting a 57% rise in quarterly profit. Citigroup (C.N) fell 2.9% after the lender's quarterly profit tumbled 36% as weakness in its trading business blunted gains in its personal banking and wealth management unit. The S&P 500 banks index (.SPXBK) shed 0.8%, erasing early gains. Of the 30 companies in the S&P 500 index that have reported earnings to date, 80% beat analysts' expectations, as per Refinitiv Data.

Persons: Wells, JPMorgan Chase, First Republic Bank . Wells Fargo, Banks, They've, Robert Pavlik, bullish, Morgan, Johann M Cherian, Saumyadeb Chakrabarty, Sriraj, Maju Samuel, Vinay Dwivedi Organizations: JPMorgan, Dow, Nasdaq, Wall Street, UnitedHealth, JPMorgan Chase, Rivals, First Republic Bank . Wells, Dakota Wealth, Citigroup, BlackRock, Dow Jones, Microsoft, UBS, Nvidia, NYSE, Thomson Locations: Wells Fargo, U.S, Bengaluru

U.S. producer prices barely rose in June and the annual increase in producer inflation was the smallest in nearly three years. Keeping a lid on optimism, a separate report showed weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fell last week, indicating that the labor market remains tight. InflationTraders expect a 20% probability that the central bank will hike borrowing costs in its November meeting but have fully priced in a 25-basis-point rate hike later in July. Five of the 11 major S&P 500 sectors advanced, with communications services (.SPLRCL) leading gains boosted by a 4.9% jump in Alphabet (GOOGL.O). Overall, earnings for the S&P 500 constituents are expected to have dropped 6.4% in the second quarter, Refinitiv data showed.

Persons: IRPR, David Russell, Bard, ChatGPT, Johann M Cherian, Shashwat Chauhan, Saumyadeb Chakrabarty, Maju Samuel Organizations: PepsiCo, Dow, Nasdaq, Federal Reserve, Dow Jones, Google, Microsoft, Delta Air Lines, Meta, NYSE, Thomson Locations: Europe, Brazil, Bengaluru

SummaryCompanies Delta rises on FY profit forecast raisePepsiCo gains on lifting FY revenue, profit outlookJune PPI data due at 8:30 a.m. A slower rise in prices has boosted hopes that the Federal Reserve could soon end its monetary tightening campaign. Economists polled by Reuters expect producer inflation to have eased to 0.4% over the 12 months through June from 1.1% in the previous month. ET, Dow e-minis were up 54 points, or 0.16%, S&P 500 e-minis were up 15 points, or 0.33%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 107.25 points, or 0.69%. Overall, earnings for the S&P 500 constituents are expected to have dropped 6.4% in the second quarter, Refinitiv data showed.

Persons: Michael Hewson, Walt Disney, Robert Iger's, Christopher Waller, Johann M Cherian, Saumyadeb Chakrabarty, Maju Samuel Organizations: PepsiCo, Dow, Nasdaq, Federal Reserve, Reuters, Traders, CMC Markets, Dow e, Delta Air Lines, Meta, Fed, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

U.S. consumer prices rose modestly in June and logged their smallest annual increase in more than two years as inflation continued to subside. The much awaited U.S. Labor Department report showed growth in core consumer prices, which excludes food and energy, eased to 4.8% from 5.3% in May on an annual basis. In the 12 months through June, the consumer prices (CPI) advanced 3.0%. The S&P 500 banks index (.SPXBK) rose 1.7% ahead of second-quarter earnings season, with Wall Street lenders expected to report higher profits. The S&P index recorded 62 new 52-week highs and two new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 110 new highs and 28 new lows.

Persons: Brian Jacobsen, Russell, Bilibili, Johann M Cherian, Shashwat Chauhan, Shinjini Organizations: Nvidia, VMware, Broadcom, Dow, Nasdaq, Wall, Federal Reserve, . Labor Department, Annex Wealth Management, Dow Jones, Microsoft, Financial Times, Alibaba Group, NYSE, Thomson Locations: U.S, Beijing, Bengaluru

New York Fed President John Williams in an interview with the Financial Times said the central bank is not done raising rates. Amazon.com (AMZN.O) outpaced megacap peers, up 0.8%, going into the "Prime Day" 48-hour shopping event, which falls on July 11-12. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) was up 150.60 points, or 0.44%, at 34,095.00, the S&P 500 (.SPX) was up 9.33 points, or 0.21%, at 4,418.86, and the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC) was up 2.20 points, or 0.02%, at 13,683.19. Eight of the top 11 S&P 500 sectors advanced, with energy (.SPNY) leading gains by 1.9%. The S&P index recorded 40 new 52-week highs and one new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 71 new highs and 25 new lows.

Persons: Dow, Phil Blancato, Ladenburg, John Williams, Jefferies, Johann M Cherian, Shinjini Ganguli, Arun Koyyur, Maju Samuel Organizations: JPMorgan, Jefferies, Dow, Nasdaq, Fed, Asset Management, New York Fed, Financial Times, Dow Jones, Activision, Microsoft, Salesforce, Bank of America Global Research, JPMorgan Chase, NYSE, Thomson Locations: U.S, Bengaluru

SummaryCompanies JPMorgan gains on Jefferies' upgrade ahead of earningsMegacaps recover after dip ahead of Nasdaq 100 rebalanceFutures up: Dow 0.02%, S&P 0.11%, Nasdaq 0.16%July 11 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures inched higher on Tuesday ahead of key inflation data that could support a sooner-than-expected end to the Federal Reserve's rapid interest-rate hikes. "The big-cap Nasdaq index is going to adjust weightings vs. a full addition or deletion. Also, far more money tracks the S&P 500, which is why S&P 500 component changes get a lot more attention than Nasdaq 100 moves." The S&P 500 banks index (.SPXBK) has shed 9% so far this year in the aftermath of the biggest crisis since 2008 that pummeled regional lenders. The sub-index is underperforming the benchmark S&P 500 index (.SPX), which has notched a 14.9% gain.

Persons: Joshua Warner, Hogan, Jefferies, Johann M Cherian, Shinjini Ganguli, Arun Koyyur Organizations: JPMorgan, Jefferies, Nasdaq, Dow, Federal, Fed, Index, Treasury, Nasdaq Inc, Riley, Dow e, JPMorgan Chase, Zions Bancorp, Truist, Thomson Locations: U.S, Bengaluru

All eyes will be on U.S. inflation data, expected on Wednesday, that will feed into the Fed's interest rate decision later in the month. The second-quarter earnings season kicks off this week and investors will assess the impact of tight monetary conditions and fears of an impending economic slowdown on businesses. Overall, earnings for the S&P 500 constituents are expected to fall 5.7% in the quarter, Refintiv data showed. Most megacap growth and technology stocks slid in mid-day trading, with the FANG index (.NYFANG) falling 1.3%. Big banks such as JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) and Citigroup (C.N) edged up, ahead of reporting earnings on Friday.

Persons: Carl Icahn, Chris Larkin, Morgan Stanley, Michael Barr, Loretta Mester, Mary Daly, Jefferies, JPMorgan Chase, Janet Yellen, Johann M Cherian, Saumyadeb Chakrabarty Organizations: Citigroup, Dow, Nasdaq, Federal Reserve, PPI, Traders, Dow Jones, JPMorgan, Icahn Enterprises, Intel, Qualcomm, U.S, Treasury, NYSE, Thomson Locations: U.S, Bengaluru

All eyes will be on U.S. inflation data this week that will feed into the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision later in the month. A Reuters poll of economists showed they suspect that growth in consumer prices likely slowed in June. Most megacap technology and growth stocks, valuations in which come under pressure when borrowing costs rise, eased in premarket trading, with Apple (AAPL.O) and Alphabet (GOOGL.O) down 0.7% each. Overall, earnings for the S&P 500 constituents are expected to fall 5.7% in the second quarter, Refintiv data showed. ET, Dow e-minis were up 19 points, or 0.06%, S&P 500 e-minis were down 4.5 points, or 0.1%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 41.25 points, or 0.27%.

Persons: Carl Icahn, Wall, JPMorgan Chase, Ipek Ozkardeskaya, Li Auto, Johann M Cherian, Saumyadeb Chakrabarty Organizations: Citigroup, Dow, Nasdaq, Traders, Apple, JPMorgan, Swissquote Bank, Dow e, China Association of Auto Manufacturers, Ichan Enterprises, Thomson Locations: China, U.S, Bengaluru

The blue-chip index (.FTSE) slipped 0.3% after dropping as much as 2.1% earlier in the session, while the more domestically focused FTSE 250 (.FTMC) eased 1.4%. The Bank of England said it would buy as many long-dated government bonds as needed between now and Oct. 14 to stabilise financial markets. read moreThe battered pound briefly dropped as much as 1% against the dollar, before paring some losses. Retailers (.FTNMX404010) slipped 0.5%, with online fashion retailer Boohoo Group (BOOH.L) slumping 6.4% after it cut its full-year outlook. read moreBurberry Group (BRBY.L) rose 4.3% after announcing Daniel Lee would be its new chief creative officer, replacing Riccardo Tisci, who is stepping down.

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