US stock futures rose on Monday as investors assessed the US military operation in Venezuela that led to the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, while a revival in optimism for AI demand helped buoy stocks.
Contracts on the S&P 500 (ES=F) moved up 0.3%,
US stock futures rose on Monday as investors assessed the US military operation in Venezuela that led to the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, while a revival in optimism for AI demand helped buoy stocks.
Contracts on the S&P 500 (ES=F) moved up 0.3%,
Stock futures rose Monday, with shares of several energy companies jumping, after the U.S. military seized Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro over the weekend.
Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 futures were up 0.7% and 0.3%, respectively, while those associated with the Dow Jones Industrial Average were fractionally higher.
Early Saturday morning,
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