5 Things To Know Before The Market Opens

U.S. stock futures fall modestly in cautious trading as investors focus on the Federal Reserve's interest rates decision expected later Wednesday; FedEx sinks after fiscal first-quarter earnings at the shipping giant miss analysts' forecasts and the company lowers its outlook for fiscal 2020; Adobe falls on weak fourth-quarter guidance; Facebook reportedly is working with Ray-Ban to develop augmented reality glasses.

U.S. stock futures decline modestly and oil prices slip following one of the biggest single-day price jumps on record; investors adopt a cautious stance ahead of the Federal Reserve's two-day rate-setting meeting and the start of formal U.S.-China trade talks; FedEx, Adobe and Chewy report earnings.

U.S. stock futures tumble as oil prices surge the most in more than two decades following an attack on two key Saudi Arabian oil facilities; Donald Trump says he will authorize the release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve if needed to keep the market supplied; General Motors slumps after the Auto Workers union goes on strike.

U.S. stock futures rise as investors assess signs of a breakthrough in U.S.-China trade talks; Broadcom falls after saying chip demand has 'bottomed out'; WeWork will list its shares on the Nasdaq; Cloudflare's IPO is priced at $15 a share.

U.S. stock futures rise after Donald Trump says the United States agreed to a two-week delay in a planned increase in tariffs on some Chinese imports; investors await a key policy statement from the European Central Bank; Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd will take a medical leave of absence; Groupon reportedly is pursuing an acquisition and the target could be Yelp.

U.S. stock futures rose slightly after China says it will allow some exemptions to additional tariffs on U.S. imports; Apple bets big on camera improvements in its new iPhone 11; GameStop and Dave & Buster's sink on weak guidance; GE to give up majority control of Baker Hughes.

U.S. stock futures decline as investors assess weaker-than-expected industrial data from China; new iPhones, new Apple Watches and pricing details on services are expected at Apple's 'By Innovation Only' event on Tuesday; the antitrust probe of Google launched by 50 attorneys general is likely to focus heavily on the search giant's advertising practices.

U.S. stock futures rise as investors bet on near-term stimulus from the world's biggest central banks to offset slowing trade and manufacturing activity; Apple is expected on Tuesday to unveil updated iPhone models and a host of new products and services; WeWork's parent company reportedly is considering a further cut to its valuation; Boeing suspends testing of 777X aircraft.

U.S. stock futures rise modestly ahead of a reading on U.S. jobs growth and a speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell; shares of Lululemon rise after the athletic-apparel company posts a second-quarter earnings beat and raises its full-year guidance; Alibaba buys Kaola, NetEase's e-commerce business unit, for $2 billion.

U.S. stock futures rise after officials from Washington and Beijing said they would resume trade talks in October; the ADP National Employment Report for August, a precursor to the official U.S. jobs report, will be released Thursday; Lululemon and Zoom Video report earnings; Slack sinks after indicating growth at the workplace messaging company will slow.