Stock futures were rising Tuesday as investors remained optimistic that multiple interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve are coming before the end of the year.
Economic data will be in focus ahead of the Fed meeting next week -- starting with jobs revisions data to be released Tuesday.
These stocks were poised to make moves Tuesday:
Apple was down 0.3% in premarket trading after falling 0.8% Monday. The tech giant is expected Tuesday to unveil four new iPhones at its annual launch gathering, what the company is referring to as its " Awe Dropping" event. One phone that Apple watchers anticipate the company will launch is the iPhone 17 Air, which likely will be thinner and lighter than its base iPhone models. Coming into Tuesday, Apple shares have fallen 5% this year.
Dell Technologies fell 1% ahead of the open after the maker of computers and artificial-intelligence servers said Chief Financial Officer Yvonne McGill would be resigning after 30 years with the company. Dell said McGill's resignation wasn't the "result of any disagreements with the company on any matter relating to its financial statements, internal control over financial reporting, operations, policies or practices." David Kennedy, senior vice president of global business operations and finance, will serve as interim financial chief. Dell also reaffirmed third-quarter and fiscal-year guidance.
Nebius jumped 49% in premarket trading after the company secured a $19.4 billion deal to provide Microsoft with artificial-intelligence infrastructure through 2031.
Wolfspeed surged 66% to $2.04 after the chip supplier received court approval for its restructuring plan. The company said it expects to emerge from Chapter 11 protection "in the next several weeks."
Teck Resources stock rose 11% after the Canadian miner agreed to a "merger of equals" with rival Anglo American. London-listed miner Anglo American also was up 10%.
Eightco, which trades under the ticker OCTO, skyrocketed 3,000% Monday after it sold new stock to fund purchases of Worldcoin, the crypto token of World, a project run by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. The shares were up another 10% in premarket trading Tuesday.
AT&T fell 0.3% after the company affirmed its full-year 2025 guidance and plans to repurchase $20 billion of shares between 2025 and 2027 ahead of a Goldman Sachs technology conference Tuesday.
Casey's General Stores stock slipped 1.1% in premarket trading. The company reported fiscal first-quarter earnings Monday that topped analysts' expectations and inside same-store sales increased 4.3%. The convenience-store chain said it backed previous guidance that called for fiscal 2026 inside same-store sales up 2% to 5%.
Planet Labs rose 48% on Monday after posting a narrower-than-expected second-quarter and raising guidance, but shares of the Earth imaging company declined 11.6% in premarket trading following an announcement it plans to selling $300 million of convertible senior notes in a private offering.
Yext stock was rising 2.7% ahead of the open after the marketing-software company beat quarterly sales estimates and matched earnings expectations .
Earnings reports are expected Tuesday from Oracle, GameStop, Synopsys, Rubrik, Core & Main, SailPoint, and AeroVironment.
Oracle was rising 1.5% ahead of the opening bell. The database-software giant's fiscal first-quarter earnings are scheduled for after the stock market closes Tuesday. Analysts expect Oracle to report earnings of $1.48 a share on revenue of $15 billion.