Futures Rise Despite Tariff Threat and Middle East Tensions

Stock futures traded higher on Wednesday after a turbulent previous session, as investors watched two key developments: potential U.S. military action in the Middle East, and comments from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that a new 15% global tariff could take effect this week.

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Major Indexes: S&P 500 higher, Nasdaq higher, Dow higher, Russell 2000 flat

Leading Sectors: Technology, Materials, Financial, Industrial

Lagging Sectors: Energy, Real Estate, Consumer Staples

Moderna (MRNA): Moderna shares rose in premarket trading after the biotech company announced it had reached a settlement of up to $2.25 billion to resolve a patent dispute with Biopharma Corporation and Genevant Sciences over its Covid vaccine.

CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD): CrowdStrike shares edged higher in premarket trading after the cybersecurity company issued stronger-than-expected guidance for both the first quarter and the full year, with projected earnings and revenue coming in above analyst estimates for both periods.

Crypto Stocks: Shares of cryptocurrency-linked companies rose in premarket trading as bitcoin climbed back above the $70,000 level for the first time in over two weeks. Coinbase (COIN), Strategy (MSTR) and Gemini Space Station (GEMI) all advanced.

Ross Stores (ROST): Ross Stores shares popped in premarket trading after the off-price retailer posted better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings results. The company earned $2.00 per share on $6.64 billion in revenue, both above what analysts had forecast, with sales up over 12% compared to the same period last year.

Box (BOX): Box shares advanced in premarket trading after the cloud content management company beat fourth quarter earnings and revenue expectations and issued strong guidance for the current quarter. The company posted adjusted earnings of 49 cents per share on $306 million in revenue, both above analyst estimates.

GitLab (GTLB): GitLab shares fell in premarket trading after the software company issued fiscal year 2027 guidance that fell short of analyst expectations on both revenue and earnings, with its projected earnings per share coming in well below the consensus estimate.

Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF): Abercrombie & Fitch shares slipped in premarket trading despite the retailer reporting record fourth quarter and full year results. The company issued fiscal 2026 guidance calling for net sales growth of 3% to 5% and earnings per share of $10.20 to $11.00.

Wix.com (WIX): Wix.com shares were little changed in premarket trading after the website builder reported fourth quarter results that beat earnings estimates but came in slightly below revenue expectations, and issued its 2026 outlook.

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