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What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.40%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.29%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.49%. Stock indexes this morning are moderately higher. Today's strength...

Morning Markets September E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESU2 3) this morning are up +0.07%, and Sep Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU2 3) are up +0.03%. Stock index futures this morning recovered from overnight losses and are slightly higher as a decline in bond yields sparked short covering. Negative carryover from...

September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are trending up +0.08% this morning after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed in the red on Thursday as technology stocks dropped on concerns over the outlook for Apple, while the latest U.S. jobless claims data stoked worries about sticky inflation.

September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are trending down -0.24% this morning after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed in the red on Thursday as technology stocks dropped on concerns over the outlook for Apple, while the latest U.S. jobless claims data stoked worries about sticky inflation.

September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are trending down -0.24% this morning after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed in the red on Thursday as technology stocks dropped on concerns over the outlook for Apple, while the latest jobless claims data stoked worries about sticky inflation.

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Thursday closed down -0.32%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.17%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.73%. Stocks on Thursday settled mixed, with the S&P 500...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday rose +0.18% and posted a 5-3/4 month high. Thursday’s U.S. economic news that showed an unexpected decline in weekly jobless claims and an upward revision to Q2 labor costs are hawkish for Fed policy and bullish for the dollar. Also, pessimism in China’s economic...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.45%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.08%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.83%. Stock indexes this morning are mostly lower, with the...

The VIX fell to a new low of 13.02 on September 1, the lowest level since June 22, when it dropped to a 12.73 post-pandemic low. The VIX has been in a bearish trend in 2023, reflecting the significant rally in the most diversified U.S. stock market index, the S&P…

Morning Markets September E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESU2 3) this morning are down -0.67%, and Sep Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU2 3) are down -1.20%, both at 1-week lows. Stock indexes this morning are moderately lower. Apple is down more than -2% in pre-market trading to lead technology stocks lower...

September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are down -0.58%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU23) are down -0.88% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices ended the regular session lower as an unexpected rise in a key U.S. services activity gauge bolstered speculation that the Federal Reserve would have…