Stock Futures Trade Slightly Higher as Investors Weigh Trump Shooting
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Stocks are poised for a slightly higher open on Monday, the first look at how U.S. markets will react following the failed assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
Trump was recovering Sunday, a day after a shooting at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania that injured Trump and left one attendee dead and two others critically injured.
Investors aren’t showing heightened concern, as far as moves in stock futures are reflecting on Sunday. At 6:46 p.m. ET, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures gained 60 points, or 0.2%, the S&P 500 futures rose 0.1%; and Nasdaq Composite futures were up 0.1%.
Republicans are converging in Milwaukee this week to formally nominate Trump as their party’s presidential candidate. The Republican National Convention is moving forward as an investigation into the shooting continues.
Futures also were extending a rally that has lifted stocks to fresh highs this year, fueled by earnings and a surge in tech shares.
Forty-five S&P 500 companies report earnings this week, including BlackRock and Goldman Sachs on Monday.
Bank of America , Charles Schwab , J.B. Hunt Transport Services , Morgan Stanley , Omnicom Group , PNC Financial Services Group , State Street, and UnitedHealth Group report earnings on Tuesday.
ASML Holding , Citizens Financial Group , Crown Castle , Discover Financial Services , Elevance Health , Equifax , Johnson & Johnson , Kinder Morgan , Northern Trust , Prologis , Steel Dynamics , Synchrony Financial , United Airlines Holdings , and U.S. Bancorp all report earnings on Wednesday.
Abbott Laboratories , Alaska Air Group , Blackstone, Cintas, D.R. Horton, Domino’s Pizza , Intuitive Surgical , KeyCorp , M&T Bank , Marsh & McLennan , Netflix , Novartis , Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing , and Textron report earnings on Thursday.
American Express , Fifth Third Bancorp , Halliburton , Huntington Bancshares , Regions Financial , SLB, and Travelers report on Friday.
This week’s notable economic events include Monday’s release of the Empire State Manufacturing Survey by the New York Fed. Later today, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will speak at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C.; and San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly will speak at Fortune Brainstorm Tech 2024.
On Tuesday, the Census Bureau reports June retail sales data, and the National Association of Home Builders will release its Housing Market Index for July. Also Tuesday, Fed Gov. Adriana Kuglar will speak at the National Association for Business Economics’ Economic Measurement Seminar in Washington, D.C.
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve will release the fifth of eight Beige Books with anecdotal information on current economic conditions from the 12 regional banks. Also Wednesday, the Census Bureau will report new residential construction statistics, including housing starts and building permits, for June.
On Thursday, the Philadelphia Fed will release the Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey for July; the Conference Board will report its Leading Economic Index for June; and the Labor Department will report initial unemployment claims for the week ended July 13. Also Thursday, the European Central Bank will publish a monetary policy decision. The ECB is widely expected to keep its target interest rate at 3.75%, after cutting it by a quarter of a percentage point in June.
On Friday, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic will speak at a conference co-sponsored by the Federal Reserve Banks of Dallas and Atlanta, and New York Fed President Williams will speak at a panel on monetary policy at the Central Bank of Peru’s annual conference in Cusco, Peru, on the Rewiring of the Global Economy.
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The pandemic-fuelled love affair with casual footwear is fading, with Bank of America warning the downturn shows no sign of easing.
The pandemic-fuelled love affair with casual footwear is fading, with Bank of America warning the downturn shows no sign of easing.
2 minThe boom in casual footware ushered in by the pandemic has ended, a potential problem for companies such as Adidas that benefited from the shift to less formal clothing, Bank of America says.
The casual footwear business has been on the ropes since mid-2023 as people began returning to office.
Analyst Thierry Cota wrote that while most downcycles have lasted one to two years over the past two decades or so, the current one is different.
It “shows no sign of abating” and there is “no turning point in sight,” he said.
Adidas and Nike alone account for almost 60% of revenue in the casual footwear industry, Cota estimated, so the sector’s slower growth could be especially painful for them as opposed to brands that have a stronger performance-shoe segment. Adidas may just have it worse than Nike.
Cota downgraded Adidas stock to Underperform from Buy on Tuesday and slashed his target for the stock price to €160 (about $187) from €213. He doesn’t have a rating for Nike stock.
Shares of Adidas listed on the German stock exchange fell 4.5% Tuesday to €162.25. Nike stock was down 1.2%.
Adidas didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Cota sees trouble for Adidas both in the short and long term.
Adidas’ lifestyle segment, which includes the Gazelles and Sambas brands, has been one of the company’s fastest-growing business, but there are signs growth is waning.
Lifestyle sales increased at a 10% annual pace in Adidas’ third quarter, down from 13% in the second quarter.
The analyst now predicts Adidas’ organic sales will grow by a 5% annual rate starting in 2027, down from his prior forecast of 7.5%.
The slower revenue growth will likewise weigh on profitability, Cota said, predicting that margins on earnings before interest and taxes will decline back toward the company’s long-term average after several quarters of outperforming. That could result in a cut to earnings per share.
Adidas stock had a rough 2025. Shares shed 33% in the past 12 months, weighed down by investor concerns over how tariffs, slowing demand, and increased competition would affect revenue growth.
Nike stock fell 9% throughout the period, reflecting both the company’s struggles with demand and optimism over a turnaround plan CEO Elliott Hill rolled out in late 2024.
Investors’ confidence has faded following Nike’s December earnings report, which suggested that a sustained recovery is still several quarters away. Just how many remains anyone’s guess.
But if Adidas’ challenges continue, as Cota believes they will, it could open up some space for Nike to claw back any market share it lost to its rival.
Investors should keep in mind, however, that the field has grown increasingly crowded in the past five years. Upstarts such as On Holding and Hoka also present a formidable challenge to the sector’s legacy brands.
Shares of On and Deckers Outdoor , Hoka’s parent company, fell 11% and 48%, respectively, in 2025, but analysts are upbeat about both companies’ fundamentals as the new year begins.
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