Before the Bell | Earnings season poses next trial for volatile stock market

Moomoo Breakfast US wrote a column · Apr 11, 2022 18:18

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

- Stock futures were slightly lower early Monday morning as Wall Street looks to shake off a losing week.

- A stock market rattled by high inflation and tightening monetary policy faces its next hurdle as earnings season kicks off this week.

Market Snapshot

Stock futures were slightly lower early Monday morning as Wall Street looks to shake off a losing week.

Futures on the $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ fell 0.27%, while $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ futures declined 0.58% and $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$ futures were down 0.99%, updated on April 11, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. ET.

Before the Bell | Earnings season poses next trial for volatile stock market

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