Stock futures moving higher to end the week

Former White House National Economic Council chief economist Joseph LaVorgna, Kingsview Wealth Management CIO Scott Martin and Peapack Private Wealth Management managing principal David Dietze weigh in on today’s markets and inflation. 

U.S. equity futures are pointing to a higher open when trading begins on Wall Street.

The major futures indexes suggest a gain of 0.1%. 

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Wall Street benchmarks extended losses on Thursday amid uncertainty over rising coronavirus cases and the risks to pandemic recoveries.

The S&P 500 fell 0.3% to 4,360.03. The benchmark index is now on pace for its first weekly loss in four weeks.

Ticker Security Last Change Change %I:DJI DOW JONES AVERAGES 34987.02 +53.79 +0.15%SP500 S&P 500 4360.03 -14.27 -0.33%I:COMP NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX 14543.133355 -101.82 -0.70%

The tech-heavy Nasdaq slid 0.7% to 14,543.13. The Dow Jones Industrial Average bucked the trend and bounced back after…

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