Before the Bell | Johnson & Johnson reports higher Q1 adjusted earnings

Moomoo Breakfast US wrote a column · Apr 19, 2022 19:21

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

- Stock futures slipped early Tuesday morning as traders navigate one of the busiest weeks of corporate earnings season.

Market Snapshot

Futures on the $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ climbed 0.01%, while $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ futures fell 0.03% and $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$ futures were down 0.05%, updated on April 19, 2022 at 7:21 a.m. ET.

Before the Bell | Johnson & Johnson reports higher Q1 adjusted earnings

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