STOCKS/ECONOMY
-Stock futures are higher after Monday's 33-point gain for the Dow, 0.5 percent loss for the S&P 500, and a 1.2 percent selloff for the Nasdaq. Investors remain spooked by President Trump's promise to enact new tariffs on Mexico and Canada on schedule.
-The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond is down to a multi-week low of 4.34 percent.
-Gold is at the $2,953 per ounce level. Bitcoin is down to the $87,600 level, a three-month low.
-Asian markets closed lower across the board today on U.S. tariff worries. The Nikkei sold off by 1.4 percent, the Hang Seng fell 1.3 percent, and the Shenzhen dropped 1.2 percent.
OIL/ENERGY
-U.S. crude prices are flat and at the $70 a barrel level.
-Gasoline prices are at $3.14 a gallon, national average.
EARNINGS SCORECARD
-Home Depot (HD) reported better than expected quarterly profits and revenues, and its first same-store sales gain in two years. Its shares are up 1 percent in the premarket.
-Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) reported disappointing gross margins. Its shares are down 22 percent in the premarket.
WEIGHT LOSS WARS
-Eli Lilly (LLY) is now selling higher doses of its weight loss drug Zepbound in single-dose vials at as much as half its usual monthly list price. The idea is to reach more patients without insurance coverage. Eli Lilly shares are up 2% in the premarket.
AI CAUTION
-Microsoft (MSFT) says it still plans to invest $80 billion in AI, but it's adjusting the pace and placement of some of the investments. Microsoft shares are flat in the premarket.
KITCHEN MOVES
-Kitchen-equipment maker Middleby (MIDD), which has its products in many fast food chains, is spinning off its food processing business. Its shares are down 1 percent in the premarket, but are up 24 percent so far this year.
CEO SEE YA LATER
-Unilever (UL) CEO Hein Schumacher is stepping down after less than two years in the job, Unilever shares are down 1 percent in the premarket and essentially flat during Schumaker's entire tenure.
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