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Pre-Market Performance
U.S. equity futures are lower before the open, with pressure concentrated in growth and technology-linked contracts. Nasdaq 100 futures are down 379.00 points, or 1.28%, to 29,345.8; S&P 500 futures are down 38.75 points, or 0.52%, to 7,384.5; and Dow Jones futures are down 60.00 points, or 0.11%, to 52,279.0.
European equities are also weaker. The FTSE 100 is down 96.72 points, or 0.92%, to 10,433.17; France’s CAC 40 is down 71.00 points, or 0.84%, to 8,360.61; and Germany’s DAX is down 322.39 points, or 1.29%, to 24,672.44.
Commodities are mixed as energy prices extend their retreat while precious metals firm. Brent crude is trading near $73.40, down $2.10, or 2.78%; WTI crude is near $69.94, down $1.98, or 2.75%. Gold futures are up $15.12, or 0.37%, to $4,062.72. In currencies, the U.S. Dollar Index futures are at 101.040, down 0.153, or 0.15%.
Hot News
- AI valuation concerns pressure futures. U.S. futures weakened as investors reassessed high-growth AI names following reports that OpenAI may delay a public listing until 2027, prompting rotation away from valuation-sensitive technology trades.
- Oil slides as Middle East risk premium fades. Crude prices are falling sharply as the market prices in improving tanker flows through the Strait of Hormuz and faster normalization of Persian Gulf exports, easing one inflation pressure point but weighing on energy-linked equities.
- Gold steadies but remains under weekly pressure. Gold is higher in early U.S. trading, but Reuters reported bullion remains on track for another weekly decline as the dollar stays firm and rate expectations remain restrictive.
U.S. Stock Focus
- Onsemi and Synaptics — $7 billion all-stock acquisition. ON Semiconductor agreed to acquire Synaptics in an all-stock deal valued at about $7 billion. Synaptics holders will receive 1.350 Onsemi shares for each Synaptics share, representing a roughly 19% premium based on 10-day volume-weighted average prices; Onsemi traded lower after hours while Synaptics rose.
- Bumble — sale exploration report lifts shares. Bumble is in focus after Reuters reported the company is exploring a potential sale, triggering a sharp move in the stock as investors assess possible buyers amid slower growth in online dating.
- DLH Holdings — Navy IT contract worth up to $250 million. DLH announced a multiple-award IDIQ contract to provide logistics IT services for U.S. Navy platforms and DevSecOps pipelines, with a $250 million ceiling across awardees and a five-year base period.
- Rocket Lab — NASA selects company for science launches. NASA selected Rocket Lab to provide launch services for the PolSIR and TSIS-2 missions under the VADR contract, using dedicated Electron launches from New Zealand with missions targeted no earlier than 2027.
- General Dynamics — $209.3 million Abrams contract modification. General Dynamics Land Systems received a $209.338 million contract modification for the Abrams Engineering program, lifting cumulative contract value to $849.9 million with work planned through November 26, 2031.
- Carnival — S&P Global upgrades rating to investment grade. S&P Global upgraded Carnival to BBB- from BB+, citing strong forward bookings for 2026 and early 2027, with high advance booking rates and higher pricing.
- Apogee Enterprises — fiscal Q1 results on deck. Apogee Enterprises is scheduled to report fiscal 2027 first-quarter results before the open and host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. CT, a smaller-cap earnings watch item in an otherwise light Friday slate.
- Apple — memory-cost price increases remain in focus. Apple’s price increases for iPads and MacBooks tied to rising memory and infrastructure costs are sharpening investor focus on potential impacts to device demand, margins and supplier expectations across the tech supply chain.
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