Stock futures slip in overnight trading ahead of key corporate earnings: Live updates

Stock futures slipped in overnight trading Monday as investors awaited key corporate earnings and the beginning of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting.

Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 79 points, or 0.2%. S&P 500 futures slid 0.2%, and Nasdaq 100 futures ticked lower by 0.3%.

In extended trading, CrowdStrike shares fell more than 5% after CNBC reported Delta Air Lines hired attorney David Boies in to seek damages from CrowdStrike and Microsoft after an outage this month led to thousands of flight cancellations.

Quarterly results from Merck, Pfizer, PayPal, Procter & Gamble and JetBlue before the bell Tuesday could dictate market sentiment during the session. Investors will also watch closely for numbers from Microsoft, Advanced Micro Devices and Starbucks after the closing bell.

So far, more than 40% of the S&P 500 companies have reported their results with 79% posting earnings that exceeded Wall Street expectations, according to LSEG. That compares to a five-year average earnings beat rate of 77%.

"Both 2024 and 2025 consensus EPS are holding up, with 2024 EPS tracking a typical non-recessionary year revision trend. This suggests that analysts are relatively comfortable with their estimates," Savita Subramanian, Bank of America's head of U.S. equity and quantitative strategy, said in a note. "Corporate
commentaries are also relatively sanguine."

The Fed's two-day policy meeting is set to begin Tuesday where central bank Chief Jerome Powell could signal the timing and number of rate cuts expected in the next few months. The Fed previously projected only one rate cut for the remainder of 2024, and traders have priced in a 100% chance for a September rate reduction, according to the CME FedWatch Tool.

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