U.S. stock futures on Friday traded in a tight range around record-high levels, after what's been a mostly positive week for second-quarter earnings and for macroeconomic data. Dow Jones Industrial Av

Dow Futures rise as US-Japan trade deal boosts markets; earnings from Alphabet, Tesla, and chipmaker woes in focus.

Wall Street kicked off Thursday with a split mood, as US stock market futures painted a mixed picture ahead of the opening bell. The S&P 500 held steady near record highs, the Nasdaq pushed higher on the back of red-hot AI enthusiasm,

Stocks look set to rise on Wednesday after the U.S. brokered a trade deal with Japan, giving investors another reason to feel cheerful about tariffs ahead of the Aug. 1 deadline. Futures tracking the

The moves come after Wall Street saw a winning session, with the S&P 500 posting fresh intraday and closing records.

Futures traders largely shrugged off the latest jobless-claims report, which showed fewer Americans applied for first-time benefits last week than economists had expected. But another headline that la

U.S. stocks looked set to slip on Thursday as investors weighed up a deluge of earnings from companies including Google owner Alphabet and electric car maker [Tesla](

U.S. stock futures ticked up Friday morning, supported by a mostly upbeat earnings season even as several major names posted sharp premarket moves. Investors are also turning their attention to the Federal Reserve’s upcoming policy meeting next week.