ADVFN US – Market Content Editor
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US Stock Futures Fall as Iran Tensions, Higher Oil and AI Concerns Weigh: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street
US stock futures moved lower on Monday as investors assessed developments in the conflict involving Iran, higher oil prices and OpenAI’s decision to pause training of its latest artificial intelligence models. At 03:50 ET, S&P 500 futures were down 0.42% at 7,710.7 points, while Nasdaq 100 futures declined 1% to 30,595 points. Dow Jones futures…
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bioAffinity Technologies Builds Momentum for Non-Invasive Lung Cancer Detection
bioAffinity Technologies (NASDAQ:BIAF) is continuing to build momentum behind its non-invasive lung cancer diagnostic, CyPath Lung, with new clinical evidence and an expanding route into the US federal healthcare market. The company is presenting real-world clinical cases and new research focused on veteran and military populations at the 2026 NAVREF Annual Conference, highlighting the potential…
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UBS Forecasts Silver at $80 by September 2027 as Gold and Industrial Demand Provide Support
UBS expects silver prices to remain closely linked to gold and forecasts the metal reaching $80 per ounce by September 2027, citing investment demand, industrial consumption and constraints on supply growth. Strategist Dominic Schnider said silver has continued to move in line with gold, with the correlation between the two precious metals near multi-year highs.…
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Citi Expects Limited S&P 500 Fundamental Impact From U.S. Midterm Election
Citi expects the November U.S. midterm elections to have limited implications for S&P 500 fundamentals over the intermediate term, although the bank said individual sectors could experience a greater impact depending on the composition of Congress. The bank described the election as a potential “fundamental non-event” for the broader index across the outcomes considered in…
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Citi Flags Short-Covering Risk as Global Equity Positioning Weakens
Global equity positioning weakened further last week as investors reduced directional exposure and added short positions across several major markets, according to Citi strategists. Strategists led by David Chew said positioning remained comparatively resilient in EuroStoxx and U.S. large-cap equities, but underlying sentiment had become more defensive. Citi identified increased short exposure in a number…
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JPMorgan Says Profit Margins and Balance Sheets Could Help Equities Absorb Higher Yields
JPMorgan strategists said global equities could absorb the recent increase in bond yields, pointing to corporate profit margins, balance-sheet leverage and broader earnings growth as factors supporting their assessment. The rise in Brent crude above $100 over the past two weeks has coincided with higher bond yields, including the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield approaching 5%.…
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Wall Street Closes Higher as AI Dealmaking Offsets Rising Bond Yields
U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday, with all three major indexes posting gains as a fresh wave of artificial intelligence dealmaking helped investors look past a bond market that continues to send borrowing costs to multi-year highs. The advance capped a positive week for Wall Street even as the 10-year Treasury yield hovered near its…
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Bank of America Cuts 2027 Luxury Forecast as Q3 Demand Growth Slows
Bank of America has reduced its 2027 forecast for the global luxury sector after industry data tracked by the bank indicated that demand growth slowed during the third quarter to date compared with the previous three months. According to the bank, global luxury demand decelerated by between 2 and 3 percentage points in the third…
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Barclays Says Oil Prices and Interest Rates May Matter More for Stocks Than U.S. Midterms
Barclays strategists said oil prices and interest rates could have a greater influence on equity markets than the outcome of the November U.S. midterm elections, as global stocks follow a pattern broadly consistent with historical pre-election seasonality. Strategists led by Emmanuel Cau said the MSCI World had declined around 3% from its summer highs, broadly…
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U.S. Index Futures Rise as Oil Prices Drop on Iran Peace Proposal: Dow Jones, S&P and Nasdaq Futures
U.S. stock futures point higher as crude oil tumbles over 2% following reports of an Iranian proposal to end the Middle East conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures are currently pointing to a higher open on Friday, with stocks likely to move to the upside after recovering…