US Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Futures Edge Higher on Looming Fed Rate Cut

The Morning Bull - US Market Morning Update Wednesday, Dec, 3 2025

US stock futures are pointing modestly higher this morning, with a key economic scorecard, the main US interest rate, expected to be cut by a quarter of a percentage point as early as next week. That potential rate cut signals cheaper borrowing costs for households and businesses, which generally helps growth focused and technology names. At the same time, a second straight weekly drop in US oil inventories, about 2.5 million barrels, is helping to prop up energy prices, supporting oil producers but keeping an eye on fuel costs. The big question is whether lower rates can support stocks without higher energy prices biting into consumer and industrial pockets.

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Top Movers

• MongoDB (MDB) jumped 22.23% after delivering strong revenue growth and raising full year guidance.
• Boeing (BA) surged 10.15%.
• Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) gained 10.12% on blockbuster quarterly results and upbeat revenue guidance.

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Top Losers

• Symbotic (SYM) declined 21.51%.
• Astera Labs (ALAB) declined 13.47%.
• XPeng (XPEV) declined 7.92%.

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On The Radar

Tech and retail earnings dominate the next few sessions, offering fresh readthroughs on software demand and consumer spending power.

• Cloud Leaders: Salesforce (CRM) and Snowflake (SNOW) report Q3 results After-Market today, clarifying enterprise software budgets and AI infrastructure spending.
• Dollar Tree (DLTR) posts Q3 results Pre-Market today, updating how lower income consumers are coping with sticky everyday costs.
• Ulta Beauty (ULTA) reports Q3 results After-Market Thursday, spotlighting discretionary beauty spending and margin resilience into the holiday period.
• Dollar General (DG) delivers Q3 results Thursday, highlighting traffic trends, shrink pressures, and whether turnaround efforts are stabilizing profitability.
• Samsara (IOT) reports Q3 results After-Market Thursday, giving a clean read on demand for data driven fleet and industrial software.

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