The Breakfast Briefing: S&P Gears Up To Break 4-Day Losing Streak, With DC In Focus

Ted

FYI: The S&P 500 was shaping up Thursday to break its longest losing run since March, as traders welcomed upbeat earnings from chip maker Broadcom.

Futures for all major U.S. stock benchmarks pointed north, on optimism over continued progress on tax reforms out of Washington, as the market started to look ahead to the monthly jobs report due Friday.
Regards,
Ted
U.S.: (MarketWatch)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/sp-gears-up-to-break-4-day-losing-streak-with-dc-in-focus-2017-12-07/print

U.S.: (IBD)
https://www.investors.com/market-trend/stock-market-today/apple-dips-into-buy-range-these-3-china-leaders-find-support-sp-500-futures/

U.S.: (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/07/us-stock-futures-data-tax-plan-earnings-politics-on-the-agenda.html

Asia-Europe-U.S.: (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-06/asian-stocks-poised-to-stem-losses-dollar-gains-markets-wrap

U.K.: (MarketWatch)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/ftse-100-heads-for-a-win-even-as-china-warning-drags-down-miners-2017-12-07/print

Europe: (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-edge-up-as-tech-recovers-steinhoff-collapses-idUSKBN1E116K

Europe: (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/07/european-markets-investors-look-to-data-brexit-us-politics-developments.html

Asia: (MarketWatch)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/nikkei-jumps-as-other-asian-markets-try-to-recover-from-wednesday-selloff-2017-12-06/print

Asia: Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/article/japan-stocks-close/nikkei-rebounds-on-bargain-hunting-mining-sector-remains-weak-idUSL3N1O72EN

Asia: (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/06/asia-markets-tax-reform-dollar-oil-in-focus.html

Current Futures: Positive
https://finviz.com/futures.ashx