US economic calendar today: ISM factory PMI ahead as S&P 500 futures slip, oil tumbles

U.S. stock index futures slipped on Monday as traders absorbed a wave of early-week data and earnings. S&P 500 futures fell 0.5% to 6,931, while Nasdaq 100 futures declined 0.9% to 25,452. Dow futures were down 0.1% at 48,968, following a roughly 0.4% drop in the cash S&P 500 on Friday. Crude oil prices plunged 4.9%, settling at $62.05 a barrel. The 10-year Treasury yield eased to 4.23%, the dollar index crept up 0.1%, and the VIX held around 18.5.

Oracle’s $50B cash-raise plan spooks investors as report flags up to 30,000 job cuts

Oracle’s $50B cash-raise plan spooks investors as report flags up to 30,000 job cuts

Oracle plans to raise between $45 billion and $50 billion in 2026 to expand its cloud infrastructure for growing AI demands, using a mix of debt and equity. Roughly half of that will come from equity-linked and common stock, including mandatory convertible preferred securities — a type of preferred stock that must convert into common shares — plus an at-the-market program allowing gradual share sales. The company faces increased scrutiny as its debt rises and its reliance on OpenAI grows, despite OpenAI being unprofitable and unclear on its own infrastructure funding. Bondholders sued Oracle in January, and credit default swap costs on its debt hit a five-year peak last December, a report noted.
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Cloud computing stocks face a packed week as Amazon job cuts loom and Fed meets

Cloud computing stocks face a packed week as Amazon job cuts loom and Fed meets

Amazon is back in the spotlight as cloud computing stocks head into next week, following a Reuters report that the company plans another wave of corporate job cuts starting as early as Tuesday. The layoffs will impact Amazon Web Services and are part of a broader effort to reduce roughly 30,000 white-collar roles, after 14,000 were cut in October. CEO Andy Jassy emphasized that the moves are “not really financially driven” but about “culture.”
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