Us stocks futures earnings optimism continues to underpin

Earnings optimism continues to underpin "US stocks futures", especially in the healthcare sector after several biotech firms reported promising trial results. S&P 500 futures are 14 points in the green. Earnings calendar: PepsiCo ( PEP ), Delta Air Lines ( DAL ), Levi Strauss ( LEVI ), VinFast Auto ( VFS ), Applied Digital Corporation ( APLD ) Within the survey, the business activity and production index dropped to 49.9, a decrease of 5.1 points. Though just below the line, the slip into contraction is the first since May 2020, just two months after the pandemic was officially declared. Softer dollar trends this morning are giving "US stocks futures" a lift, particularly in export-oriented sectors. Futures tracking the S&P 500 are up 12 points, with futures liquidity thinner ahead of the FOMC minutes release.