Stock futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average indicated gains this morning, while futures on the Nasdaq fell.
Yesterday the Dow climbed 1.6%, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq logged 1.5% gains. The world’s most popular digital currency also inched back above $30,000 today.
Meanwhile, shares of Johnson & Johnson and Coca-Cola increased 1% and 2%, respectively, in the premarket after both companies logged better-than-expected corporate earnings. Netflix stock was muted, however, after the company reported weak earnings but strong subscriber growth. United Airlines saw its shares soar approximately 1%.
And the leader of the World Health Organization recently cautioned that the world is on the precipice of another virus wave.
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