| What to watch today: US exempts more Chinese goods from tariffs and new iPhones hit shelves | | |  | FRI, SEP 20, 2019 | | | | AS OF FRI, SEP 20, 2019 • 06:45 ET | | Dow Jones Fut | | 27,094.79 | | Current: | 27,144.00 | | Change: | 66.00 | | Impl. Open: | 53.21 | | | S&P 500 Fut | | 3,006.79 | | Current: | 3,015.50 | | Change: | 7.50 | | Impl. Open: | 6.11 | | | NASDAQ 100 Fut | | 7,901.79 | | Current: | 7,944.50 | | Change: | 26.50 | | Impl. Open: | 17.71 | | | Russell 2000 Mini | | 1,561.47 | | Current: | 1,570.10 | | Change: | 5.90 | | Impl. Open: | 5.73 | | U.S. stock futures were pointing to a slightly higher open ahead of the Friday session, with weekly results hanging in the balance. The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq are all aiming for a fourth straight positive week, but the Dow is down 125 points for the week ahead of Friday trading, with the S&P 500 flat and the Nasdaq up 6 points.
* Treasury yields fall as traders monitor US-China trade talks (CNBC)
The quarterly "quadruple witching," featuring the expiration of a variety of options and futures contracts, could add to volatility today. Trading has turned somewhat muted in recent weeks with neither the Dow nor S&P 500 posting a move of 1% or more since Sept. 5. By contrast, the Dow posted 12 moves of 1% or more in August, with the S&P 500 doing so 11 times. | | | | The House passed a bill to fund the government for two months and avoid another shutdown. The Democratic-held chamber approved the measure to keep the government running through Nov. 21. It now heads to the Senate, where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has signaled he will back a temporary spending plan. (CNBC) | | | | The Pentagon will present a broad range of military options to Trump today as he considers how to respond to what administration officials say was an unprecedented Iranian attack on Saudi Arabia's oil industry. The president will be presented with a list of potential airstrike targets inside Iran, among other possible responses, the AP reported. | | | Apple (AAPL) will see whether upgraded features on the new iPhone are enough to lure shoppers to retail stores around the world as the new smartphones officially hit shelves today. Some analysts have pointed to strong demand in pre-orders, especially the lowest-price $699 iPhone 11, as a positive sign for Apple heading into the crucial holiday quarter. (CNBC)
* You might want to skip today's big iPhone update (CNBC) | | | | Delta (DAL) passengers on their way from Atlanta to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, received a major scare Wednesday as their plane dropped nearly 30,000 feet in the space of under eight minutes, forcing a diversion to Tampa. (USA Today) | | In executive changes, Beyond Meat (BYND) hired Sanjay Shah as the meat-alternative maker's chief operating officer. Shah had previously been senior vice president of Tesla's (TSLA) solar business. Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has named Alison Rose as its new Chief Executive Officer. She is the first woman to hold the top spot at a major British lender. Xilinx (XLNX) Chief Financial Officer Lorenzo Flores is leaving the chipmaker, which has started a search for a replacement. | | | | Texas Instruments (TXN) raised its quarterly dividend by 17%. The chipmaker will now pay 90 cents per share, up from the prior 77 cents, with the next dividend payable Nov. 18 to stockholders of record on Oct. 31. | | | | Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google unit will invest $3.3 billion over the next two years to expand its European data centers. | | | | Etsy (ETSY) was upgraded to "outperform" from "sector perform" at RBC Capital Markets, which thinks three recently announced initiatives will have a positive impact on the online crafts marketplace operator's performance. | | | | Roku (ROKU) was rated "sell" in new coverage at Pivotal Research, which points to increasing competition in the streaming device business which will likely drive the cost of such devices to zero. | | | | Molson Coors (TAP) was rated "buy" in new coverage at MKM Partners, which notes the effectiveness of a new Coors Light ad campaign. | | | | J.C Penney (JCP) is preparing for debt restructuring talks ahead of the holiday shopping season, according to a Bloomberg report. Sources say declaring bankruptcy is not a focus of the anticipated talks. | | Focus Features' big-screen take on "Downton Abbey" is expected to dominate the box office this weekend, though Sylvester Stallone's "Rambo: Last Blood" is inching closer. Pre-release tracking suggests the two films will open in the $18 million-$22 million range. Space thriller Ad Astra, starring Brad Pitt, is looking to open in the mid-teen millions range. (Hollywood Reporter) | |  | | |
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