Futures are pointing to very little movement at the Wall Street open, in a continuation of the very cautious trading of recent days.
U.S. stock futures were lower this morning, a possible continuation of the very cautious trading of recent days. Despite that lack of movement, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are both up for the past two days and three of the past four, and both posted their highest closes since Oct. 3 Monday.
On the data front this morning, the government will be out with new home sales for March at 10 a.m. ET, with forecasts calling for a 2.5% drop to an annual rate of 650,000 units. New home sales had risen 4.9% in February. The U.S. Treasury and Internal Revenue Service faced a final deadline today for handing over President Donald Trump's tax returns to Democrats in Congress. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he intends to"follow the law." Sen. Kamala Harris, a Democratic presidential contender, said she would support Congress starting impeachment proceedings against Trump. Sen. Elizabeth Warren just last week had called for impeachment.
U.S. health officials confirmed 71 new cases of measles last week, putting this year just a few dozen cases shy of becoming the worst year on record since the disease was said to be eradicated from the U.S. in 2000. Whirlpool reported adjusted quarterly profit of $3.11 per share, beating the consensus estimate of $2.86, although revenue fell below forecasts. Whirlpool said it expected lower costs from tariffs and raw materials this year.
Sprint and AT&T have settled a lawsuit in which Sprint had accused its rival of deceptive advertising over its"5G E" branding. Terms of the settlement weren't announced, but an AT&T spokesman told CNBC that the two sides have"amicably" settled the matter.
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