Pre-opening Comments for Thursday December 21st U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 34 points at 8:35 AM EST. S&P 500 Index futures added 10 points following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus for the updated annualized U.S. third quarter real GDP was unchanged at 5.2%. […]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday December 20th U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures dropped 8 points at 8:30 AM EST. FedEx dropped $22.82 to $257.18 after reporting less than consensus second quarter results. Steelcase dropped $1.32 to $11.38 after the company offered lower than consensus fourth quarter revenue guidance. General Mills […]

Pre-opening Comments for Tuesday December 19th 2023 U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 10 points at 4,803 at 8:35 AM EST. Index futures were unchanged following release of the U.S. November New Home Starts report at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was a drop to 1.360 million units from […]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday December 18th U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 12 points at 8:30 AM EST. U.S. Steel advanced $11.22 to $50.55 after Nippon Steel offered to buy the company for $ 55.00 per share. Value of the cash offer is estimated at $14.1 billion. VF […]

Pre-opening Comments for Friday December 15th Equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 3 points at 8:35 AM EST Index futures dropped 6 points following release of the December Empire State Manufacturing Survey at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was a drop to +4.0 from +9.1 in November. Actual was a […]