(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * S&P 500 futures at record highs * US weekly jobless claims increase moderately * Futures: Dow flat, S&P 500 up 0.17%, Nasdaq up 0.37% (Updated at 8:45 a.m. ET/ 1345 GMT) By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Ankika Biswas Nov...

09:05 AM EST, 11/07/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were nearly flat before Thursday's opening bell as the post-election rally subsides. The Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 0.01%, S&P 500 futures increased 0.2%, and Nasdaq futures were up 0.4%. Major equity benchmarks closed higher Wednesday after Donald Trump won the presidential election. Oil prices were lower, with front-month...

09:14 AM EST, 11/07/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were leaning lower premarket Thursday as the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) recently fell by 0.2%. The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares ( FAS ) was down 1.1% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares ( FAZ ) was 0.8% higher. ACI Worldwide ( ACIW )...

09:12 AM EST, 11/07/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were advancing in premarket activity Thursday, with the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) 0.4% higher and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLV ) up 0.3% recently. Moderna ( MRNA ) shares were up more than 7% after the company reported a swing to Q3 earnings as revenue increased...