By Danilo
Hey, mooers! Here are things you need to know before the opening bell:
- The Fed decision is due at 2 p.m. ET followed by Fed chairman Jerome Powell's news conference, which will be parsed for clues on the magnitude and pace of hikes for the year.
- The software giant Microsoft 's cloud business has benefited as the pandemic has forced people to work remotely.
Market Snapshot
U.S. stock futures rose on Wednesday, with a ...

Unusual options activity, or large volume orders in stocks, is one way to understand what whales are doing with their "smart money". It often indicates a potentially large price movement for the stock.
Here is a look at the top five active stock options from yesterday:
Top traded option for ticker in the graph
The writer of this option contract expects NFLX to rise to $400 by 2022/02/18
The writer of this option contract expects PTON to rise to $50 ...

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By Danilo
Hey, mooers! Here are things you need to know before the opening bell:
- U.S. stock futures were little changed during early trading on Thursday after the Nasdaq Composite rose for the third session despite a red-hot consumer price index report.
- AMC Entertainment Chief Executive Adam Aron sold another $7.1 million shares of the movie theater giant this week, and said he's done selling the stock.
Market Snapshot
U.S. stock ...