08:06 AM EDT, 09/03/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were mostly higher pre-bell Wednesday after a federal court ruled that Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google ( GOOG ) unit did not have to sell its Chrome browser or Android operating system to comply with antitrust laws.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were flat, S&P 500 futures were up 0.5%, and Nasdaq futures were 0.7% higher.

Oil prices were lower, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude down 1.8% at $67.92 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude 2% lower at $64.28 per barrel.

The July factory orders bulletin, scheduled for release at 10 am ET, is expected to show a 1.3% monthly decrease versus the previous month's 4.8% loss. The Department of Labor's Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey is expected to show job openings of 7.38 million versus 7.437 million previously, according to estimates compiled by Bloomberg.