Dow Jones futures fell slightly after hours, while S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures rose slightly. TeslaTSLA and Google-parent AlphabetGOOGL beat views. Tesla CEO Elon Musk stressed robotaxis on the conference call comments.

Dow Futures rise as US-Japan trade deal boosts markets; earnings from Alphabet, Tesla, and chipmaker woes in focus.

U.S. stock-market futures were little changed Sunday, as investors await the next tariff developments and a big week of quarterly earnings. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were last up around 62 points,

US stocks climbed on Wednesday after the US struck a trade deal with Japan, lifting hopes for further tariff pacts as Wall Street got ready for Tesla (TSLA) and Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG) earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) rose more than 1.

US stock market futures surged early Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced a landmark $550 billion trade agreement with Japan, easing global trade tensions and igniting optimism on Wall Street.

Stock futures wavered between slight gains and losses Tuesday morning as investors reacted to quarterly results from a slew of major companies.

S&P 500 futures inched higher early Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced the U.S. had reached a trade deal with Japan. Futures linked to the broad market index were up 0.24%, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures added 133 points, or 0.3%. Nasdaq 100 futures were up 0.1%.

The European Union on Wednesday appeared ready to retaliate against U.S. tariffs if the 27-nation bloc cannot reach a deal with the Trump administration. The U.S. and Japan on Tuesday reached a deal that would impose a 15% tariff on U.S. imports of Japanese goods, down from the 25% rate President Trump initially proposed.