07:31 AM EDT, 05/15/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The benchmark US stock measures were tracking in the red before the open Friday as traders evaluate the outcomes of President Donald Trump's high-stakes meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. The S&P 500 declined 1.2%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 0.8% and the Nasdaq dropped 1.7% in premarket activity. The indexes...

08:06 AM EDT, 05/15/2026 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were lower pre-bell Friday as traders noted that the summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping ended with no significant policy developments. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.6% lower, S&P 500 futures were down 1%, and Nasdaq futures were 1.4% lower. The two world leaders agreed...

08:51 AM EDT, 05/15/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were falling premarket Friday, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) down 2.3% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) 4.1% lower. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ( TSM ) plans to sell a significant stake, comprising 152 million shares or around an 8.1% interest, in Vanguard International...

* Futures down: Dow 0.9%, S&P 500 1.2%, Nasdaq 1.7% * Applied Materials ( AMAT ) down after quarterly results * Dexcom ( DXCM ) climbs after plans to revamp board panel with Elliott (Updates before market open) By Ragini Mathur and Utkarsh Hathi May 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street indexes were headed for a sharply lower open on Friday,...