Stock futures pointed higher Wednesday ahead of a highly anticipated earnings report from AI chip giant Nvidia.
Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, and Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up 0.4%, 0.3%, and 0.3%, respectively, in recent trading.
Yesterday, the tech-heavy Nasdaq, blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average, and benchmark S&P 500 closed up a respective 1.1%, 0.8%, and 0.8%, rebounding from sharp declines Monday on worries about AI disruption and uncertainty over the state of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
In a nearly two-hour State of the Union speech Tuesday night, Trump defended his tariffs, some of which were struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court last Friday.
Investors are eagerly anticipating Nvidia’s quarterly results after the bell today. Shares of the world’s most valuable company were up nearly 1% in premarket trading, while those of Salesforce (CRM), which also is set to report results after markets close, were down 0.5%.
In post-earnings stock moves, shares of Circle Internet Group (CRCL) soared 15%, CAVA Group (CAVA) surged 10%, Workday (WDAY) sank 9%, Guiness parent Diageo (DEO) dropped 7.5%, and Lowe’s (LOW) fell 3%.
Bitcoin was trading around $65,400, up from overnight lows below $63,900. The 10-year Treasury yield, which influences interest rates on a variety of consumer loans including mortgages, was at 4.05%, up from Tuesday’s close below 4.04%.
Gold futures ticked higher to $5,185 an ounce, while silver futures advanced nearly 3% to $90 an ounce. West Texas Intermediate futures, the U.S. crude oil benchmark, rose 0.4% to $65.85 a barrel.
The U.S. dollar index, which tracks the value of the greenback against a basket of currencies, was 0.2% higher at 97.99.
February 25, 2026 07:09 AM EST
Supreme Court Blocked Tariffs, Yet Consumers Won’t See Savings
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Most of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs have been overturned—but that doesn’t mean prices will fall in accordance.
Last week, the Supreme Court ruled that most of the tariffs imposed under the Trump administration were illegal. In a 6-3 decision, Supreme Court justices said the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) of 1977, which the president used to implement about 75% of the tariffs in 2025, does not give the president the authority to enact these import taxes. Tariffs on specific items, such as automobiles and steel, remain in place.
An analysis released Friday morning by the Yale Budget Lab found that the ruling would have cut the average tariff rate on all imports almost in half, to 9.1%. Price increases from tariffs were also expected to slow from 1.2% to 0.6%, and the income loss for a typical household from tariffs would have been cut in half, to about $618.
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But later that day, Trump announced he would impose a 10% global tariff under a different legal mechanism. The administration also said it will begin investigating other countries to determine if it can impose tariffs on them for unfair trade practices under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. These investigations could take months.
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February 25, 2026 06:44 AM EST
Stock Futures Point Higher Ahead of Nvidia Earnings
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Futures contracts connected to the Dow Jones Industrial Average pointed 0.2% higher.
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S&P 500 futures also were up 0.2%.
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Nasdaq 100 futures were 0.2% higher as well.
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