Before the bell | Elon Musk to join Twitter's board after building stake

Moomoo Breakfast US wrote a column · Apr 6, 2022 05:16

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

- Stock futures dipped in early morning trading Wednesday as investors await the latest insights into the Federal Reserve’s policy tightening.

- The appointment brings the Tesla CEO and billionaire social-media agitator inside the fold, a move that comes a day after he disclosed a 9.2% stake in the company.

Market Snapshot

Stock futures dipped in early morning trading Wednesday as investors await the latest insights into the Federal Reserve’s policy tightening.

Futures on the $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ dropped 0.52%, while $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ futures fell 0.62% and $NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$ futures were down 0.90%.

Before the bell | Elon Musk to join Twitter's board after building stake

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