Stock futures wavered between slight gains and losses Tuesday morning as investors reacted to quarterly results from a slew of major companies.

The Dow Jones index rose Thursday on surprise jobless claims and retail sales. Nvidia chipmaker TSMC rose on earnings.

US stock index futures gain ground as market sentiment improves following developments on trade deals. United States (US) President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Japan that includes a 15% tariff on Japanese exports to the US. As part of the agreement, Japan will invest $550 billion in the US and open its markets to key American products.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the other major indexes closed mixed in the stock market today, as investors seemed to brush off a weaker-than-expected January retail sales report. But there ...

S mall caps and blue chips lagged a generally down market Friday as the Russell 2000 and Dow Jones Industrial Average were responsible for most of the selling. Meanwhile the Nasdaq and S&P 500 tried to limit losses as Nvidia NVDA and Palantir PLTR continued to attract buyers on the stock market today.

US stocks rose on Monday, with fresh records for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite in sight as Wall Street began a busy week of Big Tech-highlighted earnings and eyed the continued