Morning Briefing: U.S. to relax restrictions for vaccinated travelers

Moomoo Breakfast US wrote a column · Sep 21, 2021 05:14

Morning Briefing: U.S. to relax restrictions for vaccinated travelers

By Chloe

Hey, moomooers! Here are things you need to know before the opening bell:

-U.S. stock futures bounced on Tuesday as investors bought the dip following the S&P 500′s worst day since May.

-The House is expected to vote on the combined measure this week to prevent both a partial government shutdown and a potential default on U.S. debt.

Market Snapshot

U.S. stock futures bounced on Tuesday as investors bought the dip following the $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$′s worst day since May.

$Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ futures rose 348 points, or 1%. S&P 500 futures gained 0.9% and $NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$ futures rose 0.8%.

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