1. Free trade talk: Free trade is set to be a big topic today. The 28 nations in the European Union are set to sign a free trade deal with Japan on Thursday.
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Where U.S. stocks are heading | | Dow Futures | | Nasdaq Futures | | S&P Futures | -75.00 | | -47.00 | | -11.25 | -0.35% | | -0.83% | | -0.46% | | | |
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| Japan | | China | | U.K. | Nikkei 225 | | Shanghai Composite | | FTSE 100 | -87.57 | | +5.31 | | -48.06 | 19,994.06 | | 3,212.44 | | 7,319.54 | -0.44% | | +0.17% | | -0.65% | | | |
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Key Stats | Latest | Today's Change | | Oil | $45.76 | +0.63 / +1.40% | | Gold | $1,223.70 | +2.00 / +0.16% | | 10-yr | 2.33% | -0.01 / -0.51% | | Euro | $1.14 | +0.00 / +0.11% | | | |
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News: What you need to know about the markets | | | | Free trade talk; Stocks slipping; Tesla in focus | By Alanna Petroff Thursday, July 6th, 4:57am | | 1. Free trade talk: Free trade is set to be a big topic today. | | The 28 nations in the European Union are set to sign a free trade deal with Japan on Thursday. | | On the same day, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is hosting a bilateral meeting with President Trump in Germany. Merkel criticized the U.S. administration's approach to world trade on Wednesday. | | All this high-level action comes the day before world leaders meet at a two-day G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. | | 2. Global market overview: There's a slightly negative mood in the stock markets right now. | | U.S. stock futures are pointing down and European markets are slipping in early trading. | | Most Asian markets ended the day with small losses. | | This comes after an exciting day for the Nasdaq but a quiet day for the Dow Jones industrial average and S&P 500. The Nasdaq surged by 0.7% on Wednesday. The tech-focused index is up just over 14% since the start of the year and it's surged nearly 27% in the last 12 months. | | Before the Bell newsletter: Key market news. In your inbox. Subscribe now! | | 3. Look to the skies: Another major airline has gotten the green light to let passengers bring laptops and tablets into the cabin on flights to the U.S. | | Qatar Airways said a U.S. ban on electronic devices larger than a smartphone in cabins was lifted Thursday. | | The U.S. introduced the ban in March over concerns that devices could be used to smuggle explosives on board. | | Three other big airlines have had the laptop ban lifted in recent days: Etihad of Abu Dhabi, Emirates of Dubai and Turkish Airlines. | | 4. Stocks to watch -- Tesla, Yum China, Reckitt Benckiser: Investors will be closely monitoring Tesla shares after the stock dropped 7.2% on Wednesday. | | The fall came after the electric carmaker reported slower-than-expected production in the latest quarter due to a "severe production shortfall" of car batteries. | | Shares in Yum China look set to tumble after the company reported worse-than-exected quarterly results on Wednesday. | | London-traded Reckitt Benckiser is having a difficult day in the markets. Shares in the company behind Lysol and Durex condoms are down 2% after the firm warned that a recent global cyberattack would hurt sales. | | Download CNN MoneyStream for up-to-the-minute market data and news | | | | | | |
| | | Thursday -- U.S. ADP Employment Change report out at 8:15 a.m.; U.S. crude oil inventories data released at 11 a.m. Friday -- Bureau of Labor Statistics releases June jobs report at 8:30 a.m.; G20 leaders meet in Hamburg, Germany | | | | | | |
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