The Dow Jones, Nasdaq and S&P 500 indexes slip. Amazon and Meta fell on the stock market today. Solar stocks shined on positive news.

U.S. stock futures were trading mixed early Friday as markets eagerly awaited Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole

The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs, the lede, and the latest economic releases were updated in the story. U.S. stock futures dropped on Thursday following Wednesday’s mixed close. Futures of major benchmark indices were lower.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite finished at 20,895.66, rising 10 points due to strong performance of technology bigwigs. This was a new record-high closing for the index.

U.S. stock market futures are holding steady Thursday morning, pausing after a three-day winning streak that pushed the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq to fresh record territory. Investors are treading carefully ahead of key economic reports that could determine whether the Federal Reserve’s rate-cut momentum holds or stalls.

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The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 7.23 points, remaining virtually unchanged at 21,122.45. The S&P 500 lost 23.51 points, or 0.4%, to close at 6,339.39.