The dow futures live stream reveals market participants scanning for signals in commodities — with crude oil slipping 0.8%, industrial stocks in the Dow could face slight headwinds if energy weakness persists through the session. The ETF has produced a compound annual total return of 13.3% since its inception in 2011. But the last 15 years or so have produced especially strong returns for investors. Returns likely won't continue to be as strong . Throughout history, the S&P 500 index has produced a compound annual return of about 10%. Conservatively speaking, investors could expect 8.5% total annual returns for a large-cap value stock ETF like the Schwab fund. The Nasdaq Composite ( ^IXIC ) quickly rose more than 4% as the headline crossed, erasing significant losses from the open. With minutes, the tech-heavy gave back nearly all of those gains. At last check, the tech-heavy index was now down 0.8%. Latest dow futures live stream shows soft strength, with traders awaiting ISM Manufacturing PMI data. Historically, Dow futures respond positively to PMI above 50, indicating expansion in the manufacturing sector.
