U.S. stock futures rose ahead of Monday’s session after Wall Street logged a winning week on rate-cut hopes, with attention now shifting to retail earnings. Futures on the Nasdaq 100 (NDX), the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), and the S&P 500 (SPX) were up 0.25%, 0.12%, and 0.15%, respectively, at 12:50 a.m. EDT on August 18.
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Forget margin or options. Here's how the pros trade QQQStocks ended the week on a soft note but still managed to notch back-to-back weekly gains. The S&P 500 rose 0.94% for the week, and the Nasdaq 100 inched up 0.43%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was the standout, delivering a weekly gain of 1.74%.
As the Q2 2025 earnings season draws to a close, several big-box retailers are set to report this week, with Home Depot (HD), Lowe’s (LOW), Walmart (WMT), and Target (TGT) among the key names on deck.
The Fed will also remain in the spotlight this week as policymakers gather in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for the annual economic symposium. Investors will be watching for signals on the direction of interest rates.