Wall Street eyes a steady open as Dow Futures rise, with tech gains, Fed policy, and earnings shaping investor sentiment.

Venezuela might well be sanctioned by the U.S., but President Trump is making an exception for its oil. Per the WSJ, U.S. oil giant Chevron ( CVX) will soon be able to extract oil in the South American country. Specifics on the deal remained unclear. Its stock is 1.45% higher on the news.

US stock market today saw mixed action as the Dow Jones dropped while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq inched higher, driven by strong Alphabet earnings and cautious outlook from Tesla. Alphabet jumped over 3% after boosting its AI investment,

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) stumbled on Thursday, consolidating just below the 45,000 handle as earnings blunders drag down key overweighted stocks listed on the Dow Jones. Equities remain tilted firmly into the high side with all major indexes testing fresh record highs,

The Dow Jones index dropped Thursday on a surprise fall in weekly jobless claims. Chipotle and Tesla plunged on earnings.

UnitedHealth stock has bedeviled the Dow this year, but the insurer’s sharp decline has dulled its impact on the index. The Dow was down 134 points, or 0.3%, on a day when the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were up 0.

Shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. advanced 9.14% to $466.71 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.78% to 6,358.

The Dow Jones index dropped Thursday on a surprise fall in weekly jobless claims. Chipotle and Tesla plunged on earnings.