Investing.com - U.S. stock futures were little changed on Tuesday, as fading hopes for a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz kept oil prices elevated, while investors looked ahead to key U.S. inflation data for fresh clues on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate path.
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Ahead of the bell The Nasdaq is expected to lead a tentative recovery on Wall Street when trading gets underway, with investors on edge ahead of the release of July CPI data tomorrow. Nasdaq futures point to a 0.3% gain, S&P 500 futures are up 0.2%, and Dow futures are 0.1% higher. The...
Uncertainty regarding the opening of the Strait of Hormuz and a peace agreement between Iran and the U.S. weighed on sentiment, as Trump said Iran would need to pay compensation before any deal could be agreed.
Stocks looked set to struggle for direction on Tuesday as investors continued to worry about inflation, with no end in sight to the conflict in the Middle East. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slid 64 points, or 0.1%. Nasdaq 100 futures ticked up 0.1%.
The Fed chair and his Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) colleagues can influence lending rates without formally changing the federal funds target rate.
Intel’s stock dropped 4%, weighing on the Nasdaq after announcing a $15 billion stock offering.

<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks closed lower on Monday, with the Dow and S&P 500 dipping marginally, and the Nasdaq shedding about a third of a percent.</p><p>Investors became less confident about a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which sent U.S. crude prices up about 5% to settle at more than $82 a barrel.</p><p>Heightened energy prices have spurred inflation worries and led to concerns that central banks would have to raise interest rates. </p><p>Ryan Isherwood is founder and chief investment officer of Significance Capital Management.</p><p>"Generally speaking, you know, inflationary signs are a reason for investors to take a little bit of a pause — just, you know, take inventory of where things came from. And we think that's just causing, you know, a little bit of normal digestion, if you will, from the recent strong rally."</p><p>:: Intel</p><p>Also weighing on the market were shares of Intel, which fell about 4% after the chipmaker said it was planning to raise $15 billion through a share sale.</p><p>:: Nvidia</p><p>And shares of Nvidia dropped roughly 3%. A person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday that a group of financial firms, including Apollo Global and Blackstone, is working with Nvidia to put together a $500 billion funding package for AI infrastructure development.</p><p>And shares of Rocket Lab, down more than 3% at the close, fell further in extended trading after the aerospace company forecast third-quarter gross margin below Wall Street expectations, as sales of lower-margin satellite platforms are set to make up a larger share of its business.</p></body>
U.S. stocks fell as Iran’s refusal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz caused another spike in oil prices and inflation fears.
Investors awaited earnings and key inflation data as the major indexes traded within reach of all-time highs.
Stocks looked set to rise on Monday as investors’ focus shifted to inflation, with this week’s consumer-price report print likely to help determine if the Federal Reserve can stick to its guns by not hiking interest rates in September. Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.4%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipped 30 points, or 0.1%.
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<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks rallied on Friday, with the Dow gaining more than a quarter of a percent, the S&P 500 adding about six-tenths of a percent to notch a record high close, and the Nasdaq climbing 1.3%.</p><p>Data from the Labor Department showed the U.S. economy unexpectedly shed jobs last month, boosting investor optimism that the Federal Reserve would hold off on raising interest rates at its September meeting.</p><p>Eric Lynch is managing director and co-portfolio manager at Suncoast Equity Management.</p><p>"The jobs report today being mildly negative was one of those situations where bad news is good news because it probably takes a little emphasis off the hawkish tones from the Fed for next month's meeting. Less likely they raise rates. And so, if that's the case, those areas of the economy that are most, kind of, cyclical and expansionary, things like industrials, consumer cyclicals, technology, those three sectors, for example, are up nicely I think on this news.”</p><p>Stocks on the move Friday, included Elon Musk's SpaceX, which surged nearly 16% a day after the expiration of the first of several share lockup restrictions following its record-breaking June public offering.</p><p>Shares of collaboration software maker Atlassian shot up more than 35% for their largest-ever daily percentage gain.</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>while Microchip Tech's stock jumped almost 14% for its best daily performance in more than 15 months. Both moves came after the companies forecast quarterly revenue above Wall Street estimates.</p><p>And shares of Airbnb climbed more than 17% as the S&P 500's best performer after the vacation rental company beat second-quarter revenue estimates.</p><p>On the flip side, Trade Desk was the S&P 500's worst performer, with shares plunging nearly 22% after the ad-tech firm forecast third-quarter revenue below expectations.</p></body>
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Nonfarm payrolls fell 23,000 last month, following substantial downward revisions to the prior two months, Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed on Friday.
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The stock market cruised higher on Friday to wrap up its best week since April in the wake of the July jobs report. The yield on the 2-year Treasury note fell 4.2%, marking its biggest one-week decline since June. Bond prices move inversely to yields, so the stock market was following the bond market’s rally after the Labor Department said the U.S. economy subtracted 23,000 nonfarm jobs.
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A broad stock market rally took hold on Friday following a jobs report that was well below expectations. For a market paying more attention to moves in bond yields, it’s a case of “bad news is good news.” The Nasdaq was up 0.9%.