STOCK FUTURES: Point Lower

BREAKING NEWS [12:09 am, EST]

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Stock Futures are contracts to buy or sell a specific underlying asset at a future date. The underlying asset can be a commodity, a security, or other financial instrument. Futures trading requires the buyer to purchase or the seller to sell the underlying asset at the set price, whatever the market price, at the expiration date.

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Stock futures pointed lower on Monday morning as investors weighed fresh warnings on U.S. debt and the potential for President Donald Trump’s trade war to heat up again.

Dow Futures: 42,406.00

Fair Value: 42,752.14

Change: – 330.000.77%

Implied Open: – 346.14

Late Friday night, Moody’s downgraded the U.S. credit rating one notch. This came as Congress tries to extend Trump’s tax cuts and add new ones, which are expected to deepen federal deficits.

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STOCK MARKETS: Overnight Futures Soaring!

BREAKING NEWS

By Staff Reporters

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Markets: After stomach-churning ups and downs this spring, the stock market calmed down last week with all three major indexes holding steady and closing just a bit lower. This week, investors will be glued to the details of the trade agreement with China, an inflation report, and more earnings.

Breaking News Overnight: After talks in Switzerland this weekend, the US and China agreed to a large reduction in tariffs on each other. The US is lowering its tariffs on China from 145% to 30%, while China is lowering its tariffs on the US from 125% to 10%. The new tariff rates will be in effect for 90 days while the two sides continue talking.

Stocks are Soaring. Dow Futures (7:50 AM, EST)

Dow Futures 42,340.00

Fair Value 41,321.34

Change + 1,017.002.46%

Implied Open + 1,018.66

S&P 500 Futures 5,848.25

Fair Value 5,676.70

Change + 170.253.00%

Implied Open + 171.55

NASDAQ Futures 20,911.50

Fair Value 20,133.56

Change + 774.753.85%

Implied Open + 777.94

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