Stock Market News Today: S&P 500 Down Slightly Pre-Market
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More stocks of note in premarket trading on Wednesday:
- Taiwan Semiconductor: Reported revenue was up 39.6% year-over-year and .4% from August. In total, third-quarter revenue totaled $23.38 billion, which is higher than the top-end of guidance the company had issued. The Taiwan Stock Exchange requires monthly revenue statements from companies. Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TSM | TSM Price Prediction) is up .87% premarket on the slight revenue beat which is also a positive across companies in the AI chip space.
- Boeing: Is down 1.75% after S&P placed Boeing (NYSE: BA) on CreditWatch Negative. The main threat to the company’s credit rating is the risk of a strike from unionized workers.
- Astera Labs: Announced new switches that will make the company even more competitive in the networking space as demand booms thanks to the growth of AI. The company is up nearly 15% in premarket trading.
Stocks to Watch in Pre-Market Trading
Some stock to watch in premarket trading include:
- Reddit (Nasdaq: RDDT) is up 3% in premarket trading after Jeffries initiated coverage on the company with a $90 price target. That’s a 27% premium from yesterday’s closing price. Reddit IPOd in March and has seen strong performance since.
- Roblox (NYSE: RBLX): Was targeted by short-seller Hindenburg Research on Tuesday. Shares dipped, but not dramatically. After declining 2.13% yesterday, Roblox shares are down another .84% in premarket trading.
As of 7:20 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures are indicating a slightly negative open. Futures are down .05% for the S&P 500 while the Nasdaq-100 futures are down .09%. Let’s look at some of the biggest news that will shape the markets today.
Pre-Market Futures
- S&P 500: -3.75 (-.06%)
- Nasdaq: -21.50 (-.11%)
- Dow Jones: -36.00 (-.08%)
Oil Pries Continue Dropping
One of the biggest stories in yesterday’s market was the prices of crude oil dropping. That trend is continuing today with crude oil prices down another .63% to $73.10. The biggest decliners in yesterday’s trading included energy stocks like Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: MPC) and Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO).
Home Mortgage Demand Drops
Mortgage rates seeing unexpected increases caused demand for mortgage applications to drop. Average 30-year mortgage rates jumped from 6.14% to 6.36% last week. This led to 5.1% fewer mortgage applications. With mortgage rates continuing to climb into Monday of this week, that could put continuing headwinds on the growth in residential real estate demand.
All Eyes On Google
Google parent company Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOGL) will be one of the most watched stocks today. In a filing released late on Tuesday, the Department of Justice revealed one of the remedies they’re considering pursuing in their case with Google is a breakup of the company. A judge ruled last August that Google has monopoly powers in search, and it’s been widely viewed that the DOJ would target agreements like the company’s ‘default search engine’ status on iPhones and other mobile devices.
However, the release of Thursday’s document reveals that more punitive measures may be on the table. In pre-market trading, Google shares are down about .94%.
Eric Bleeker has been investing for more than 20 years. He began his career working at Microsoft before joining Motley Fool, one of the largest publishers of financial research. In his 15 years at Motley Fool Eric served as the General Manager for Fool.com and led coverage in the Technology & Telecom sector. In addition, he was a featured columnist and has hosted dozens of investing seminars attended by more than a million total investors. Eric has more than 1,000 financial bylines to his name and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Fox Business, and many other leading publications. He is currently focused on artificial intelligence investing and is a CFA Charterholoder.
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