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US Stock Market Open Today: Oil Slumps, Futures Rise Before Oracle and CPI

US Stock Market Open Today: Oil Slumps, Futures Rise Before Oracle and CPI

Stock futures in the U.S. edged higher early Tuesday, following comments from President Donald Trump on the Middle East conflict that pushed oil lower and gave a lift to travel stocks. As of 5:14 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis showed a 0.44% gain, S&P 500 e-minis matched that move, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis advanced 0.54%. American and Delta each picked up over 1% before the bell; Occidental slipped 2.5%.
10 March 2026
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US economic calendar today: ISM price gauge jumps, Wall Street stalls as jobs report looms

US economic calendar today: ISM price gauge jumps, Wall Street stalls as jobs report looms

The S&P 500 barely moved on Monday, held in check as Nvidia and Microsoft’s strength balanced out steep drops for airlines and cruise stocks—those names tumbled after surging crude jumped over 8% on Middle East escalation. By 11:42 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 96.59 points, or 0.20%. The S&P 500 edged lower, losing 0.05%, while the Nasdaq Composite added 0.22%. Wall Street’s VIX volatility index hit 21.31. “At times when there is nervousness, people will go to the leaders in the market,” said Joe Saluzzi, co-head of equity trading at Themis Trading.
2 March 2026
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Silver price jumps near $93 as Iran strikes raise Monday stakes and U.S. jobs data looms

Silver price jumps near $93 as Iran strikes raise Monday stakes and U.S. jobs data looms

Silver jumped Friday, trading at $92.60 an ounce, a gain of 4.8% for the session and heading for a 9.7% rally this February. Futures markets showed traders assigning about a 42% probability to a U.S. quarter-point rate cut in June. Gold, meanwhile, stayed steady. “It’s a risk-off in a flight to safety,” said Phillip Streible, chief market strategist at Blue Line Futures.
28 February 2026
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Stock market today: Dow futures steady as AI scare cools, Nvidia earnings and Trump tariffs loom

Stock market today: Dow futures steady as AI scare cools, Nvidia earnings and Trump tariffs loom

Asian shares tracked higher Wednesday, with Japan’s Nikkei surging 2.2% to 58,583.12. U.S. stocks recovered from a tech slump, the S&P 500 adding 0.8% to 6,890.07, while the Dow tacked on 370 points to 49,174.50. Dow futures showed little movement as investors looked ahead to Nvidia’s results due after the bell.
25 February 2026
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US GDP Cools to 1.4% as Core PCE Inflation Hits 3% — What It Means for Fed Rates

US GDP Cools to 1.4% as Core PCE Inflation Hits 3% — What It Means for Fed Rates

Futures for major U.S. indexes slipped Friday as fresh data pointed to a late-2025 slowdown in economic growth, while December inflation came in higher than forecast. As of 8:34 a.m. ET, S&P 500 E-minis traded 0.28% lower, with Nasdaq 100 E-minis losing 0.39% and Dow E-minis off by 0.23%. The fourth quarter saw GDP expand at a 1.4% annualized clip, and core PCE inflation advanced 0.4% for December.
20 February 2026
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Gold price pops back over $5,000, then trims gains as U.S. jobs data dents March cut bets

Gold price pops back over $5,000, then trims gains as U.S. jobs data dents March cut bets

Gold climbed Wednesday, though gains faded after a robust U.S. jobs report dampened hopes for a quick Fed rate cut. Spot gold was last up 0.7% at $5,058.23 an ounce as of 11:28 a.m. ET, pulling back from an earlier high of $5,118.47. Year to date, the metal’s up 17.5%. April U.S. gold futures advanced 1% to $5,081.90. Spot silver rallied 3.1% to $83.04; platinum and palladium nudged higher as well. “The jobs report will shut the tiny crack in the door for a March rate cut,” said independent metals trader Tai Wong.
11 February 2026
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US economic calendar today: Retail sales, import prices and a $58 billion Treasury auction set the tone for stocks

US economic calendar today: Retail sales, import prices and a $58 billion Treasury auction set the tone for stocks

U.S. stock index futures barely budged early Tuesday, with traders eyeing a packed schedule of U.S. data, including retail sales and trade prices. As of 5:24 a.m. ET, Dow E-mini futures ticked up 45 points, or 0.09%; S&P 500 E-minis added 4.75 points, or 0.07%; Nasdaq 100 E-minis inched higher by 5 points, or 0.02%. “It remains to be seen” if investors are piling back into the AI trade after last week’s tech drop, Pepperstone’s Chris Weston said.
10 February 2026
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Gold price slips from $5,000-plus as stocks rally; US payrolls, inflation loom

Gold price slips from $5,000-plus as stocks rally; US payrolls, inflation loom

Gold slipped 0.5% to $5,040.47 an ounce by 0900 GMT, cooling off after last week’s record high of $5,594.82 from Jan. 29. April U.S. gold futures were also down, shedding 0.3% to $5,062.60. A firmer dollar, up 0.1%, and renewed strength in global equities—particularly as Tokyo extended gains following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s victory—dampened safe-haven interest. “The return of risk appetite has weighed on gold prices,” said ActivTrades analyst Ricardo Evangelista.
10 February 2026
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Gold price today: Bullion jumps back above $5,000 as dollar slides and US data looms

Gold price today: Bullion jumps back above $5,000 as dollar slides and US data looms

Spot gold jumped 1.9% to $5,056.21 an ounce by mid-afternoon in New York, building on Friday’s steep rebound. U.S. gold futures for April wrapped up 2% higher at $5,079.40. The dollar dropped 0.8%. “The big mover” was the greenback, said TD Securities’ Bart Melek. B2PRIME’s Eugenia Mykuliak noted that official buying is “increasingly putting a structural floor” under prices.
9 February 2026
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