US Pre-Market Movers: Meta Upgraded, American Eagle Outfitters Down 14%, Cooper Medical Down 16%
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Ahead of the September 10 open, index futures are mixed and directionless, but single stocks are moving hard — Meta rose on a JPMorgan upgrade to overweight, while American Eagle and Cooper Companies each dropped double digits on earnings misses. The pre-market picture is stock-picking, not trend.
Where do index futures stand?
As of 7:41 a.m. New York time, S&P 500 futures are roughly flat, Nasdaq 100 futures are down 0.3%, and Dow futures are up 0.2%.
The MSCI World Index is also flat — no clear directional signal.
This means → today's story is not about the market moving up or down. It is about individual catalysts driving individual names.
How are the Magnificent Seven splitting?
Meta is up 1.3% after JPMorgan upgraded it to overweight, citing upside potential from its AI assistant rollout.
Apple is up 1.1%, Alphabet up 0.2%, Microsoft flat — mildly positive.
On the other side, Amazon is down 0.1%, Nvidia down 0.5%, Tesla down 0.7% — a clear bull-bear split inside Big Tech.
Why are copper miners under pressure?
Copper-mining stocks fell broadly in pre-market after reports that the White House has not yet decided on refined-copper tariffs.
Reuters, citing two sources, said the administration is weighing the trade-off: tariffs could encourage domestic mining but would raise manufacturing costs.
In plain terms = policy uncertainty itself is the bearish signal — miners don't know if tariffs are coming, so capital steps aside.
Which stocks dropped on earnings?
American Eagle fell 14%. Second-quarter comparable sales missed estimates; analysts noted strength in the Aerie brand was fully offset by weakness in the core AE brand.
Cooper Companies fell 16%. The medical-products maker cut its full-year adjusted EPS and revenue guidance; weakness in the CooperVision unit — its contact-lens business — dragged down the sales outlook.
Navan fell 15%. The travel-software company's guidance suggested a slower second half, even though overall growth remains solid.
JetBlue slipped 2% after cutting its Q3 available-seat-miles forecast; Macy's fell 1% — Q2 results beat, but Q3 guidance was conservative.
Which stocks bucked the trend?
AeroVironment rose 4%. The drone maker beat analysts' revenue estimates in its fiscal first quarter.
Rackspace Technology jumped 13% after announcing it joined Nvidia's cloud partner program. This means → the market is treating "proximity to the Nvidia ecosystem" as an immediate positive catalyst.
Kinetik rose 4%. Sources say the Blackstone-backed energy pipeline company is in early stages of exploring strategic options, including a sale.
What else to watch today?
Oracle reports earnings today, and the market sees it as the latest read on the AI trade's momentum.
This means → a strong cloud/AI guidance from Oracle could give the broader AI sector a direction; a weak one would deepen the stock-by-stock divergence.
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