The S&P 500 closed at a record on Thursday in a pre-holiday rally along with the Dow and Nasdaq, buoyed by positive data that suggested the Omicron variant was less likely to lead to hospitalizations. The indexes recouped losses from earlier this week after investors shrugged off worries the variant […]
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Stock futures edged up Tuesday evening as investors looked ahead to the Federal Reserve’s final monetary policy decision of 2021 and weighed the central bank’s potential response to persistent inflationary pressures. Contracts on the S&P 500 ticked higher. The blue-chip index closed out Tuesday’s session in the red for a […]
Stock futures opened higher Thursday evening as investors awaited a key inflation report ahead of the Federal Reserve’s final policy-setting meeting of the year next week. Contracts on the S&P 500 gained. Earlier, the blue-chip index closed out the regular session in the red after three consecutive days of gains, […]
Stock futures opened relatively flat on Wednesday evening, though sustaining gains posted by a three-day recovery rally that was led by cooled investor concerns around the Omicron variant. Dow futures inched up 0.02{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}, while contracts on the tech-focused Nasdaq Composite ticked up 0.10{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}. All major indexes closed up, with the […]
Stock futures opened higher Tuesday evening after a technology-led rally during the regular trading day, as investors looked through concerns over the Omicron variant and a potential policy pivot by the Federal Reserve. Contracts on the Nasdaq Composite opened in the green. Earlier, the index closed higher by more than […]
Stock futures opened higher on Monday after a rally earlier in the session, with volatility stemming from concerns about the Omicron variant at least momentarily abating. Contracts on the Dow extended gains. Earlier, the index ended higher by nearly 650 points, or 1.9{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}, as cyclical names that had underperformed in […]