Overview

• U.S. stock futures are little changed as investors seek fresh trade signals and the key monthly jobs report.
• President Trump raised steel and aluminum duties to 50%, exempting the U.K., and said he expects a call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week.
• Market confidence has been underpinned by strong corporate results and resilient tech stocks despite escalating trade tensions.
• CrowdStrike cut its current-quarter revenue outlook below analyst estimates while Hewlett Packard Enterprise beat forecasts and Dollar Tree warned higher tariffs could dent profits.
• NVIDIA surged nearly 3% to reclaim its position as the world’s most valuable company at a $3.45 trillion market cap even as the U.S.-China truce strains over chips, rare earths and Taiwan.