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Futures down: Dow 0.59%, S&P 500 0.76%, Nasdaq 0.91%
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Berkshire Hathaway falls after Greg Abel named CEO,
Buffett to
remain chairman
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ISM services sector data due at 10 a.m. ET
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Gold stocks shine tracking higher bullion prices
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By Purvi Agarwal and Johann M Cherian
May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on
Monday after President Donald Trump reignited concerns about the
effects of a global trade war by introducing new tariffs, while
markets awaited the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision
this week.
On Sunday, Trump announced a 100% tariff on movies produced
outside the U.S. but offered little clarity on how the levies
would be implemented.
Movie and television production companies that film overseas
fell in premarket trading. Netflix ( NFLX ) was down 4.7% and
Amazon.com ( AMZN ) fell 1.5%, while Walt Disney ( DIS ) and
Warner Bros. Discovery ( WBD ) were off about 2.2% each.
Among other stocks, class B shares of Warren Buffett's
Berkshire Hathaway fell 2.2% after the investor said he
will step down as CEO of the conglomerate.
At 07:07 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis were down 246 points,
or 0.59%, S&P 500 E-minis were down 43.25 points, or
0.76%, and Nasdaq 100 E-minis were down 183.25 points,
or 0.91%.
Markets heaved a sigh of relief last week on signs of easing
trade tensions between the U.S. and China, amid a tit-for-tat
tariff policy that has rattled global financial markets of late.
On Friday, the S&P 500 notched its ninth session of gains, a
streak last seen in 2004.
This week, the spotlight will be on the U.S. Federal
Reserve, which is widely expected to keep interest rates on
hold. Commentary from central bank policymakers will be in focus
to gauge their approach to monetary policy easing this year amid
tariff impacts.
Data last week showed the world's biggest economy contracted
in the first quarter, for the first time since 2022, as traders
rushed to import goods before tariffs kicked in, raising worries
about slowing growth despite the labor market's strength.
"The resilience of the April jobs data will make it easier
to wave off the perverse negative print in last week's GDP
report, leaving the Fed firmly ... in wait-and-see mode this
week," Wrightson ICAP analysts said.
Later on Monday, traders will assess an ISM report, with
economists polled by Reuters expecting non-manufacturing
activity to have slowed marginally from the previous month, but
still remaining in expansion territory.
Traders are pricing in 25 basis points of easing only by
July, and see a total of 116 points of cuts by the end of the
year, according to data compiled by LSEG.
Investor attention will be on how companies are navigating
tariff-induced uncertainty.
Freshpet ( FRPT ) fell 2.9% after the pet food maker lowered
its annual sales forecast, while chipmaker Onsemi was
down 1.7% ahead of its quarterly report. Carmaker Ford and
data analytics firm Palantir ( PLTR ) are scheduled to report
after markets close.
U.S.-listed shares of gold miners such as Gold Fields Ltd
and Anglogold Ashanti ( AU ) added 6% and 5.4%, tracking
a 2.3% rise in prices of the yellow metal.
Energy stocks such as Chevron ( CVX ) and Exxon fell
about 1% each as crude prices declined on anticipation of
increased supply by OPEC+ countries.