Morning Briefing: Google refreshes its e-commerce amid ad race with Amazon

Moomoo Breakfast US wrote a column · Sep 30, 2021 05:35

Morning Briefing: Google refreshes its e-commerce amid ad race with Amazon

By Danilo

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

-U.S. stock index futures jumped during early morning trading on Thursday, after tech stocks dipped again on Wednesday as investors digest the impact from higher rates.

-The chip maker Micron's disappointing projection still leaves some questions as to the health of the memory market.

Market Snapshot
U.S. stock index futures jumped during early morning trading on Thursday, after tech stocks dipped again on Wednesday as investors digest the impact from higher rates.

Futures contracts tied to the $Dow Jones Industrial Average(.DJI.US)$ gained 241 points. $S&P 500 Index(.SPX.US)$ futures and $NASDAQ 100 Index(.NDX.US)$ futures both also traded in positive territory.

Source: Bloomberg

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