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☆ Stock futures are little changed as traders await key inflation report: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading, July 18, 2023. Stock futures were near flat Monday night ahead of a closely watched inflation report due before the bell on Tuesday. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 4 points, trading near flat. S&P 500 futures inched up by 0.05%, and Nasdaq 100 futures ticked higher by nearly 0.1%. Monday marked a mixed start to the week for the three major indexes as investors geared up for the report.

Persons: Dow Jones, Bill Merz, Dow Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Stock, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Federal, U.S, Bank Asset Management

☆ S&P 500 futures are little changed as investors come off losing session: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

S&P 500 futures are near flat Tuesday night as Wall Street looked beyond the losing session that marked the start of the holiday-shortened trading week. The moves follow a down session on Wall Street, which was the first of the holiday-shortened trading week. Part of the downward pressure came from oil prices, which rose after Saudi Arabia and Russia extended their voluntary supply cuts. West Texas Intermediate futures rose more than 1% and briefly broke $87 per barrel, putting the price at its highest level since November. "Rising oil prices really feeds into the story about inflation," he said.

Persons: Bill Merz Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Dow, West Texas, Treasury, Federal Reserve, U.S, Bank Wealth Management, GameStop, American Eagle Outfitters Locations: New York City, Saudi Arabia, Russia

The Tokyo Tower, left, and commercial and residential buildings at night in Minato district of Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets are set to rise on Friday after more inflation data out from the U.S. came in softer than expected, raising optimism that inflation could come down without weakening the labor market. "Most stock and bond index prices rose today as economic data indicates inflation has fallen quickly and the labor market remains strong," Bill Merz, senior investment director at U.S. Bank Wealth Management. June's producer price index rose less than anticipated, climbing 0.1% year on year, compared to the 0.2% expected by economists polled by Dow Jones. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index also looks set to continue its rally after surging more than 2.5% on Thursday.

Persons: Akio Kon, Bill Merz, Dow Jones Organizations: Bloomberg, Getty Images, U.S, Bank Wealth Management, Core PPI, Nikkei Locations: Tokyo, Minato district, Japan, Getty Images Asia, Pacific, U.S, Chicago, Osaka, Australia

☆ Stock futures are little changed ahead of big bank earnings: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Stock futures were little changed Thursday evening as investors awaited earnings reports from a slate of big banks. Futures tied to the S&P 500 were down by 0.04%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures inched lower by 27 points, or 0.08%, and Nasdaq 100 futures were flat. In regular trading, the S&P 500 climbed 0.85%. The S&P 500 is up 2.5% on the week, while the Dow is up 1.9%.

Persons: Bill Merz, we'd, Baird's Ross Mayfield, Dow, Wells, UnitedHealth Organizations: Futures, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Nvidia, Dow, Investors, U.S, Bank Wealth Management, Federal Reserve, JPMorgan, Citi, BlackRock, University of Michigan Locations: Wells Fargo

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