Stocks look set to rise on Wednesday after the U.S. brokered a trade deal with Japan, giving investors another reason to feel cheerful about tariffs ahead of the Aug. 1 deadline. Futures tracking the

Wall Street kicked off Thursday with a split mood, as US stock market futures painted a mixed picture ahead of the opening bell. The S&P 500 held steady near record highs, the Nasdaq pushed higher on the back of red-hot AI enthusiasm,

Dow Futures rise as US-Japan trade deal boosts markets; earnings from Alphabet, Tesla, and chipmaker woes in focus.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq are also pointing up in premarket trading. Treasury yields are rising and Bitcoin is falling.

The moves come after Wall Street saw a winning session, with the S&P 500 posting fresh intraday and closing records.

S&P 500 futures are up 0.1%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are down 0.3%. Nasdaq 100 futures are gaining 0.3%. On Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 508 points, or 1.14%, to 45,010,

U.S. stock futures ticked up Friday morning, supported by a mostly upbeat earnings season even as several major names posted sharp premarket moves. Investors are also turning their attention to the Federal Reserve’s upcoming policy meeting next week.

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.