
Tariffs Headed to 15%, Home Depot Climbs After Report
U.S. stock futures are slightly higher in premarket trading and attempting to rebound after Monday’s sell-off. Equities slumped Monday on renewed fears of artificial intelligence disruptions to various industries. President Donald Trump’s threat to hike global tariffs to 15% and tensions between the U.S. and Iran also kept traders on edge.
A global 10% U.S. tariff took effect Tuesday. However, Bloomberg News reported, citing an administration official, that the White House was moving forward with a formal increase to 15%.
While tech was under pressure again on Monday, financials also took a hit on the back of potential AI disruptions. On the earnings front, shares of Home Depot (HD) are up over 2% after beating estimates this morning. Investor focus will continue to be on earnings with Nvidia’s (NVDA) results due after the closing bell tomorrow.
Snapshot (as of 7 AM ET)
- Oil (/CL) – Oil prices are up 0.5% to over $66.50 a barrel, with traders assessing risks to supply from any military escalation as another round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks loomed.
- Gold (/GC) – Gold prices are down almost 1% near $5175, easing from a three-week high hit overnight, as a stronger dollar and profit taking weighed on prices while investors awaited clarity on U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff plans.
- Bitcoin (/BTC) – The Crypto Future is down over 2% near 63,000 in premarket trading.
- VIX – The CBOE Volatility Index was up 10% on Monday and settled at 21.01 as stocks were sharply lower.
- U.S. Dollar (/DX) – The dollar is up 0.2% to 97.9.
Biggest Premarket Movers (as of 7 AM ET - Mark % Change)
- Keysight Technologies (KEYS): +13.10%
- AMD (AMD): +10.05%
- Arista Networks (ANET): +5.16%
- SanDisk (SNDK): +3.55%
- Corning (GLW): +2.32%
- Eli Lilly (LLY): -2.23%
- Palantir (PLTR): -1.97%
- Broadcom (AVGO): -1.86%
- Coinbase (COIN): -1.78%
- Diamondback Energy (FANG): -1.62%
Economic Data
- 8:00 AM ET: Fed’s Goolsbee Speaks
- 9:00 AM ET: Case-Shiller Home Price Index, FHFA House Price Index, Fed’s Bostic/Collins Speak
- 9:15 AM ET: Fed’s Waller/Cook Speak
- 10:00 AM ET: Consumer Confidence, Richmond Fed Mfg. Index
- 1:00 PM ET: 2-Year Note Auction
- 3:15 PM ET: Fed’s Barkin Speaks
Notable Earnings
- Premarket: AS, AMT, BNS, BCC, DOCN, ELAN, EXPD, FIS, HSIC, HD, KDP, NRG, PLNT, PTLO, WLK
- Postmarket: AMC, CWH, CAVA, CSGP, EOG, FSLR, FLYW, GDDY, HPQ, LCID, MQ, MELI, MOS, RRC, RVLV, TEM, TREX, WDAY, ZETA
- Premarket Tomorrow: BMO, BLMN, CRCL, DIN, HSBC, LOW, OC, PLAB, TBLA, TJX, TPH
- Postmarket Tomorrow: A, APA, ARRY, BJRI, AI, CHDN, EHTH, FTAI, GDRX, IMAX, JOBY, NOG, NU, NTNX, NVDA, PSTG, RRGB, CRM, SNOW, SNPS, TDOC, TKO, TTD, TCOM, UHS, URBN, ZIP, ZM
Upgrades/Downgrades
- Wells Fargo upgrades Qualcomm (QCOM) to Equal Weight from Underweight
- JPMorgan upgrades Domino’s Pizza (DPZ) to Overweight from Neutral
- Raymond James double upgrades Genuine Parts (GPC) to Strong Buy from Market Perform
- BNP Paribas downgrades Comcast (CMCSA) to Underperform from Neutral
- JPMorgan downgrades Novo Nordisk (NVO) to Neutral from Overweight
- Deutsche Bank downgrades Blue Owl Capital (OWL) to Hold from Buy

