S&P 500 futures are up 0.1%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are adding 0.1%. Nasdaq 100 futures are gaining 0.1%. On ...

On Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 47 points, or 0.11%, to 43,958, the S&P 500 increased 1 points, or 0.02%, to 5,985, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 51 points, or 0.26%, to 19,231.

Shares gained more than 4% in Europe. ↘️ Cisco Systems (CSCO): The networking-equipment company posted lower quarterly revenue and profit. Shares fell 4% in premarket trading.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq are slightly higher in premarket trading. Short-term Treasury yields are lower, while longer-term yields are up. Bitcoin is just off a record high.

The FTSE 100 is expected to remain a battleground between buyers and sellers on a busy day for corporate reporting.

Beijing’s takeover of Hong Kong’s financial sector is looking irreversible. The world’s pre-eminent East-meets-West investment hub has become more Chinese, as international financial institutions, ...