New morning, same drama
US stock futures were pointing higher on Thursday, with the Dow up 315 points in premarket trading as investors tried to shake off the prior day’s Fed-induced mood swing. After a sharper-than-expected inflation message from the central bank rattled growth stocks, traders came back looking for bargains — especially in tech.
Tech gets the music back on
The Nasdaq 100 led the comeback, helped by renewed appetite for chip names. Why the sudden love? President Donald Trump said Apple would work with Intel on domestic chip design and production, which was enough to get the semiconductor rumor mill humming again.
What this means for you
This is the kind of tape that can flip fast: one day the market is acting like rate cuts are around the corner, the next it’s pricing in a higher-for-longer reality check. If you own tech, chips, or anything that lives and dies by discount rates, this is your reminder that macro can still bully the stock market like an overcaffeinated gym coach.
Big picture: the futures bounce is nice, but investors still care more about what the Fed says next than any single premarket headline.