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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Stock valuations are still looking too lofty even as the major indices continue to retrench on the one-two punch of Omicron variant fears and a hawkish shift in Federal Reserve policy. “I worry about markets because stock market valuations look relatively high,” said Torsten Slok, Apollo Global Management chief economist, […]