08:22 AM EST, 02/19/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was down 0.2%, and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) retreated 0.4% in Thursday's premarket activity, ahead of a deluge of economic data releases, including the jobless claims report. US stock futures were also lower, with S&P 500 Index futures down...

* FTSE 100 down 0.5%, FTSE 250 falls 0.4% * Rio Tinto's iron ore business hit by lower prices * Centrica ( CPYYF ) warns of profit miss, pauses share buyback By Tharuniyaa Lakshmi Feb ​19 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 dipped from record highs ‌on Thursday as Rio Tinto's shares fell after the global miner's annual earnings missed ⁠expectations,...

* Indexes down: Dow 0.48%, S&P 500 0.28%, Nasdaq 0.18% * EPAM ( EPAM ) shares drop on cautious quarterly outlook forecast * Deere jumps after raising FY profit forecast * US weekly jobless claims fall more than expected (Updates with afternoon trading levels) By Twesha Dikshit and Shashwat Chauhan Feb 19 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell on...

08:25 AM EST, 02/19/2026 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were cautiously lower pre-bell Thursday ahead of a deluge of economic data. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.3% lower, S&P 500 futures were down 0.3%, and Nasdaq futures were 0.4% lower. Oil prices were higher, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude up 1.4% at $71.35 per barrel...