Wall St Futures Mixed Ahead of Retail Earnings, Fed Minutes
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- Wall Street stock futures diverged in pre-market trading, with Dow futures slipping while S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures climbed as traders looked ahead to key retail earnings and the Fed Minutes release.
- Rate hike fears eased and strong corporate earnings buoyed stocks, with the S&P 500 riding a three-week win streak into the session, according to Investing.com and CNBC.
Why it matters: Traders face a dual catalyst of retail earnings (Yahoo flags NLST, AVGO, LUNR, MRK in focus) and Fed Minutes that will decide whether the S&P 500 extends its three-week win streak or gives back gains, with the Dow's pre-market slip signaling index-level divergence.
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