Chinese stocks advanced on Friday following a slew of positive headlines from the central bank, which reinforced its determination to support the market.

S&P 500 futures are up 0.1%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are down 0.1%. Nasdaq 100 futures are adding 0.2%. On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 325 points, or 0.75%, to 42,740,

U.S. equity futures were mixed in early Wednesday trading, while tech shares looked to rebound from yesterday's late-session slump, as investors continue to defend the market's solid autumn rally heading into the start of the third quarter earnings season.

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(Reuters) -Shares of Nvidia hit a record high amid a rally in U.S. chip stocks on Thursday after industry bellwether TSMC's strong sales forecast boosted investor optimism about demand for processors used to power artificial intelligence applications.

Shares of nuclear power companies surged Wednesday after Amazon said it would work with utilities to explore deploying futuristic small modular reactors (SMRs) in Virginia and Washin

Amazon is anchoring a $500 million financing round for X-energy, which will develop and use small modular nuclear reactors to meet growing energy demand.

Tech companies are embracing the construction of new small modular reactors, which could have nuanced implications for nuclear stocks that have been some of the biggest gainers of 2024.

Traders raised their bets on quick-fire European Central Bank rate cuts on Thursday, taking the bank's first consecutive rate cut in 13 years as a green light from policymakers that a speedier easing cycle has begun.

Paris and Frankfurt stock markets climbed and the euro traded mixed Thursday before an expected interest-rate cut from the European Central Bank as the eurozone faces weakening economic activity and

European stocks showed signs of recovery on Thursday as investors anticipated a dovish stance from the European Central Bank (ECB) along with processing a set of positive corporate earnings reports. The STOXX 600 index,