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title: "Pre-market news summary for US stocks"
description: "U.S. stock index futures all fell, and European stock market indices also generally declined. U.S. President Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Zelensky, followed by discussions on Ukraine with "
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/253473319.md"
published_at: "2025-08-18T12:49:12.000Z"
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# Pre-market news summary for US stocks

> U.S. stock index futures all fell, and European stock market indices also generally declined. U.S. President Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Zelensky, followed by discussions on Ukraine with EU leaders. Powell will give a speech on August 22, and the market expects an approximately 85% chance of a rate cut in September. Tesla's sales in the UK have plummeted, with prices nearly halved. The President of the Atlanta Federal Reserve stated that a rate cut may occur once this year, putting greater pressure on consumers. Dayforce's U.S. stock surged nearly 25% in pre-market trading, as private equity firm Thoma Bravo is in talks for acquisition

① U.S. stock index futures fell slightly before the market opened on Monday. ② As of the time of writing, Dow futures were down 0.07%, S&P 500 futures were down 0.10%, and Nasdaq futures were down 0.13%. ③ The German DAX index fell 0.48%, the UK FTSE 100 index fell 0.07%, the French CAC40 index fell 0.81%, and the Euro Stoxx 50 index fell 0.65%. ④ The MSCI Global Stock Index hovered near the historical high set last week. ⑤ Goldman Sachs analysts pointed out: "The earnings performance of large technology companies remains exceptionally strong. Although NVIDIA has not yet announced its earnings, the 'Big Seven Tech Giants' saw a year-on-year increase of 26% in earnings per share in the second quarter, which is 12% higher than market expectations." ⑥ Investors are closely watching U.S. President Trump's meeting later on Monday with Ukrainian President Zelensky and European leaders to discuss the next steps to end the war in Ukraine. ⑦ Novo Nordisk rose over 4% in pre-market trading after the U.S. FDA approved the weight loss drug Wegovy for liver disease treatment. Eli Lilly fell over 1% in pre-market trading. ⑧ Bitcoin concept stock Terawulf rose over 7% in pre-market trading after Google announced it would increase its stake in Terawulf from about 8% to 14%. ⑨ Nio rose over 1% in pre-market trading, with the new ES8 set to be released this week

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