Stock Futures Rise, Palantir Soars, Dow Hits Record
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- Stock futures for the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq gained ahead of the open as earnings continued to roll in, with oil prices also ticking up.
- Palantir led tech shares higher, with the stock soaring in pre-market trading, even as the Dow hit a record, per WSJ, CNBC, and Yahoo Finance headlines.
Why it matters: A single tech name driving the tape while the Dow notches a record highlights the persistent concentration risk in this rally — the same AI-driven narrowness that has defined the S&P 500's 40-50% tech weighting, now playing out in real time during earnings season.
