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US stock futures wavered as investors digested another difficult day for tech stocks and persistent uncertainty on Federal Reserve policy.
Dow futures slipped slightly on Wednesday as investors adopted a cautious stance ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s upcoming remarks at the Jackson Hole Symposium.
Palo Alto Networks jumped 6.3% overnight after the cybersecurity company beat Wall Street’s sales and profit forecasts. The California company also announced the retirement of Nir Zuk, its founder, chief technology officer and board member.
The consumer price index for July will come out on Tuesday, and Wall Street expects a 0.2% monthly overall increase and a 0.3% uptick in the core CPI.
Wall Street continues to drift Wednesday while news of a leadership change at Target took some of the spotlight away from the latest batch of corporate earnings reports.
Futures tracking Canada's main stock index edged down on Thursday, mirroring Wall Street's moves, as investors avoided risk ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's three-day Jackson Hole symposium.
Wall Street awakened today to a surge of optimism as stock futures climbed sharply following President Donald Trump’s announcement of a significant trade agreement with Japan. The development ...
U.S. stock-market futures rose slightly Sunday, after Friday’s summit between U.S. and Russian leaders ended without a major breakthrough and as investors await this week’s Fed gathering in Jackson Hole,