Dow Futures rise as US-Japan trade deal boosts markets; earnings from Alphabet, Tesla, and chipmaker woes in focus.

(Reuters) -Wall Street futures edged lower on Tuesday as investors braced for a busy day of earnings while navigating uncertainties around U.S. trade negotiations with key partners. At 05:50 a.m. ET,

U.S. stocks signaled a calmness on Sunday night that belied a busy week ahead that includes a flood of corporate earnings, economic data and comments from central bankers. Futures

U.S. stock-market futures were little changed Sunday, as investors await the next tariff developments and a big week of quarterly earnings.

Stock futures were little changed on Wednesday evening after the S&P 500 recouped some of its losses from this week's tariff-fueled slide. S&P 500 futures traded just below the flatline, along with Nasdaq 100 futures. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down 37 points, or less than 0.1%.

U.S. stocks advanced on Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced a “massive” trade agreement with Japan and news circulated that the U.S. and EU are close to a trade deal as well. The blue-chip Dow ( DJI) trades the highest so far as the index has moved up by 1%.

The European Union on Wednesday appeared ready to retaliate against U.S. tariffs if the 27-nation bloc cannot reach a deal with the Trump administration. The U.S. and Japan on Tuesday reached a deal that would impose a 15% tariff on U.S. imports of Japanese goods, down from the 25% rate President Trump initially proposed.