Pre-opening Comments for Friday April 28th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 13 points at 8:35 AM EDT. Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of U.S. economic news at 8:30 AM EDT: March PCE Price Index ex food & energy was expected to increase 0.2% versus a […]

Pre-opening Comments for Thursday April 27th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 23 points at 8:30 AM EDT. Meta Platform advanced $24.70 to $234.15 after reporting higher than consensus first quarter earnings. The company also offered positive guidance. eBay gained $1.61 to $44.97 after reporting higher than consensus […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday April 26th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 7 points at 8:35 AM EDT. Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of the March Durable Goods Orders report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase of 0.5% versus a decline of 1.0% in […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday April 25th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 17 pointsat 8:30 AM EDT.. First Republic Bank dropped $1.12 to $14.82 despite reporting higher than consensus first quarter earnings. The Bank also announced a 41% drop in deposits as well as plans to reduce its […]

Pre-opening Comment for Monday April 24th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down points at 8:30 AM EDT. Coca Cola added $0.84 to $64.89 after reporting higher than consensus first quarter revenues and earnings. First Solar dropped $5.19 to $211.70 after Citigroup downgraded the stock from Neutral to Sell. […]