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US Stocks Drift Lower Ahead of Jobs Report as Tesla Slides on Musk-Trump Feud

Caution across markets reflects easing trade tensions, growing Fed cut expectations, mounting corporate strains ahead of the jobs report.

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Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), on the day of Circle Internet Group's IPO, in New York City, U.S., June 5, 2025.  REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
US President Donald Trump, right, and Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during a news conference in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 30, 2025.
Specialist Genaro Saporito, left, and trader Robert Oswald work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, June 3, 2025.

Overview

  • Australian share futures signaled a 0.1% rise at the open while European markets held mixed following the ECB’s rate cut.
  • The S&P 500 and Nasdaq edged down 0.2% ahead of Friday’s Labor Department figures on May job growth.
  • Tesla stock plunged 8.9% after relations between Elon Musk and President Trump deteriorated over tax and spending disagreements.
  • Financial markets ramped up bets on a Federal Reserve rate cut later this year, pushing the 10-year Treasury yield to 4.39%.
  • Procter & Gamble plans to cut up to 7,000 jobs, PVH trimmed its profit forecast and Circle Internet Group shares soared 180% on its NYSE debut.