The moves come after Wall Street saw a winning session, with the S&P 500 posting fresh intraday and closing records.

The Dow Jones index rose Thursday on surprise jobless claims and retail sales. Nvidia chipmaker TSMC rose on earnings.

US Stock market today ended higher as the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all posted modest gains amid upbeat earnings reports and a surprise jump in retail sales. Investors are cautiously optimistic despite political tension as President Trump continues pressuring Fed Chair Jerome Powell over interest rate cuts.

The stock's rise snapped a four-day losing streak.

Stock futures were mostly lower Wednesday as inflation fears kept markets under pressure despite cooler-than-expected consumer price index data and strong bank earnings. There’s more of both for investors to digest this morning with Goldman Sachs,

Wall Street futures are trading little changed at this hour in the premarket session on Thursday (July 17). Dow Jones futures are trading 0.14% lower while S&P futures are trading near flatline. Nasdaq futures are trading 0.

Stocks were taken on a wild ride Wednesday as a White House official indicated to CNBC that Trump was moving closer to firing Powell from his post as Fed Chair.

The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.

Dow Jones futures were little changed early Thursday, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. NvidiaNVDA chipmaker Taiwan SemiconductorTSM and GE AerospaceGE jumped on strong earnings and guidance.