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U.S. stock index futures are pointing to a slightly lower open on Thursday, suggesting equities may come under pressure after a mixed finish in the previous session. The softer tone follows comments from President Donald Trump calling for a sharp increase in U.S. military spending to $1.5 trillion by 2027. “This will allow us to…

U.S. equity futures moved lower on Thursday as investors looked ahead to key U.S. labour market data later in the week and weighed ongoing geopolitical developments. Oil prices stabilised after recent losses, Samsung delivered a stronger-than-expected profit outlook for the fourth quarter, and Bitcoin dropped back below the $91,000 level. U.S. futures drift lower U.S.…

Stocks fluctuated over the course of the trading day on Wednesday before eventually ending the relatively lackluster session mixed. While the Dow and the S&P 500 gave back ground after a positive start to the first full trading week of the new year, the tech-heavy Nasdaq showed a modest move to the upside. The Nasdaq…

U.S. equity index futures are indicating a largely flat start to trading on Wednesday, suggesting stocks could struggle to find clear direction after advancing over the past two sessions. After a strong start to the first full trading week of the new year, some investors may be inclined to step back and reassess positions. That…

Futures tied to the main U.S. equity indices were struggling to find clear direction on Wednesday, as investors balanced geopolitical developments with anticipation of a heavy schedule of economic releases. President Donald Trump said the United States and Venezuela have struck an agreement allowing Caracas to export as much as $2 billion of domestically produced…

After turning in a strong performance to kick off the first full trading week of the new year, stocks saw further upside during trading on Tuesday. With the continued upward move, the Dow and the S&P 500 reached new record closing highs. The major averages ended the day just off their highs of the session.…

Stocks moved mostly higher during trading on Monday, regaining ground following the slump seen during holiday-interrupted previous week. The major averages all moved to the upside, with the Dow reaching a new record closing high. The major averages finished the day off their highs of the session but still firmly positive. The Dow jumped 594.79…

Futures tied to the main U.S. equity indices were mostly in positive territory ahead of the first full trading week of the new year. Crude prices moved lower following the U.S. capture of the leader of major oil producer Venezuela, while shares of large U.S. energy groups such as Chevron (NYSE:CVX) and ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) advanced…

Following the downward move seen to close out 2025, stocks fluctuated over the course of the first trading day of 2026 on Friday before eventually ending the day little changed. While the tech-heavy Nasdaq edged down 6.36 points or less than a tenth of a percent to 23,235.63, the S&P 500 crept up 12.97 points…