U.S. financial markets were uneven before the opening bell, even as Delta Air Lines kicked off earnings season with solid results and an improved outlook for the rest of 2025
ByTERESA CEROJANO Associated Press and MATT OTT Associated Press
U.S. financial markets were uneven before the opening bell on Thursday, even as Delta Air Lines kicked off earnings season with solid results and an improved outlook for the rest of 2025.
Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were both essentially unchanged before markets opened. Futures for the Nasdaq, where the biggest U.S. technology companies trade, were up less than 0.1% following a rally on Wednesday that lifted the index to an all-time high.
Delta soared 12%, bringing other airlines along with it after beating Wall Street’s revenue and profit targets. The Atlanta airline also gave a more optimistic view for the remaining summer travel season than it had just a couple months ago.
Delta and other major U.S. carriers had pulled or slashed their forecasts in the spring, citing macroeconomic uncertainty amid President Dona