(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window) * Eli Lilly ( LLY ) jumps after raising FY profit forecast * McDonald's down after Q1 sales miss * Futures down: Dow 0.05%, S&P 0.04%, Nasdaq 0.08% (Updated at 7:13 a.m. ET/ 1113 GMT) By Shristi Achar A and...

08:13 AM EDT, 04/30/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) slipped 0.1% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was 0.2% lower in Tuesday's premarket activity, ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee's policy meeting slated to begin later in the day. US stock futures were also lower, with S&P 500...

The Nasdaq 100 closed higher by 0.4% on Monday. Investors, meanwhile, focused on some notable insider trades. When insiders sell shares, it could be a preplanned sale, or could indicate their concern in the company's prospects or that they view the stock as being overpriced. Insider sales should not be taken as the only indicator for making an investment or...

08:02 AM EDT, 04/30/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were flat but edging mostly lower Tuesday as traders looked ahead nervously to big quarterly earnings reports and monthly consumer confidence and manufacturing numbers to be released shortly after the opening bell. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures and S&P 500 futures were down less than 0.1%, while Nasdaq futures shed...