Breaking news before the US stock market opens.

date
05/06/2025
Before the US stock market opened, the futures of the three major stock indexes all fell. As of the time of writing, the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 0.21%, the S&P 500 index futures fell 0.14%, and the Nasdaq futures fell 0.04%. The Germany DAX index rose 0.02%, the UK FTSE 100 index rose 0.13%, the France CAC40 index fell 0.24%, and the European Stoxx 50 index fell 0.21%. WTI crude oil rose 0.66% to $62.93 per barrel. Brent crude oil rose 0.59% to $65.01 per barrel. The OECD released a report stating that Trump's confrontational trade policies have led to a global economic recession, with the United States suffering particularly severe impacts. After US President Donald Trump announced that tariffs on aluminum and steel would be doubled to 50%, futures prices for aluminum and steel in the US soared. BioNTech's pre-market stocks in the US surged nearly 12%, following a rise of over 18% in the previous trading day. Nike's pre-market stocks in the US fell over 1%. There are reports that the US has issued a lengthy and harsh demand list to Vietnam in tariff negotiations. Constellation Energy's stock price surged 15% pre-market, with news that Meta Platforms will purchase nuclear energy from Constellation.