US Futures Slip Ahead of More Earnings

2026-02-01 23:58 By Jam Kaimo Samonte 1 min. read

US stock futures slipped on Monday as investors prepared for a busy earnings calendar, with more than 100 S&P 500 companies set to report this week.

The lineup includes closely watched results from Palantir Technologies, Disney, AMD, Alphabet and Amazon.

Investors also shifted focus to Nvidia after reports that the company’s plans to invest $100 billion in OpenAI had stalled, raising fresh concerns about the artificial intelligence trade.

On the macro front, attention will turn to Friday’s monthly jobs report for clues on labor market strength and the outlook for Federal Reserve policy.

Wall Street came under pressure late last week after President Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, a move markets saw as reinforcing a more disciplined and cautious path toward easing.

Traders also continued to track cross asset moves following a historic crash in gold, silver and other metals.



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