A trade spokesperson for the European Commission (EC), Olof Gill, noted that “the EU’s primary focus is on achieving a negotiated outcome with the US”, but noted that the EU remains ready to use its anti-coercion instruments (ACI) to fast-track retaliatory tariffs should a trade deal fall through.

Stock futures wavered between slight gains and losses Tuesday morning as investors reacted to quarterly results from a slew of major companies.

Despite weakness in these two blue chip stocks, the Dow Jones Industrial Average managed to add 0.4% to 44,502 thanks to gains in health care stocks Merck & Co ( MRK, +2.9%) and Amgen ( AMGN, +3.3%).

US stocks closed mixed Tuesday, but the benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC) was able to eke out a new record as Wall Street digested a new batch of earnings, including a tariff warning from General Motors (GM),

U.S. stock futures climbed modestly on Friday as investors monitored earnings updates and awaited key economic data. Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results but shares dipped after analysts noted the figures didn’t fully meet lofty expectations.

U.S. stock futures were little changed Monday night following a winning session for the major averages, as investors await big bank earnings and a key inflation reading. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell by 50 points, or 0.12%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures dipped 0.1% and 0.08%, respectively.

Stocks were taken on a wild ride Wednesday as a White House official indicated to CNBC that Trump was moving closer to firing Powell from his post as Fed Chair.

On Monday, a frenzy of activity in shares of Opendoor Technologies Inc. saw more than 1.8 billion shares of the iBuyer change hands. That was roughly three times the company's public float. Opendoor also accounted for roughly 10% of trading volume in the U.

Stocks rose Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced the U.S. had reached a trade deal with Japan, lifting hope for further agreements being made.

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