Dow Futures Climb as Microsoft & Meta Deliver Strong Earnings — Powell Dashes Hopes for Early Rate Cuts
Dow Futures Climb as Microsoft & Meta Deliver Strong Earnings — Powell Dashes Hopes for Early Rate Cuts Updated: July 30, 2025 (11:07 PM ET / GMT+5) Author: Mindset Masteries Team U.S. stock futures rose overnight, with Dow Jones, S&P 500, and especially Nasdaq futures seeing gains, after a mixed regular trading session. The rally followed strong quarterly results from Microsoft and Meta Platforms, which revitalized confidence in the AI- and cloud-led market narrative. Meanwhile, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made it clear he’s in no hurry to cut interest rates, cooling earlier optimism. Futures Market Reacts to Big Tech and Fed Signals Late Wednesday, investors received solid earnings from Microsoft (MSFT) and Meta Platforms (META) , lifting futures tied to those indexes: Nasdaq 100 futures rose ~1.2–1.3% S&P 500 futures jumped ~0.9% Dow Jones futures gained ~0.3% Forbes +15 Investors.com +15 EconoTimes +15 These tech giants spurred confidenc...