US stock futures held steady after Google parent Alphabet reported strong earnings results, and Wall Street saw its third day of gains on renewed hope of trade deals.

Wall Street is on track to open with modest losses Friday, though the retreat before the bell is not enough to negate a broad rebound in market s this week. Futures for the S&P 500 fell 0.1%, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.

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Stocks were holding onto sizable gains Wednesday as many investors cheered the possibility trade talks between the United States might at least start. At the same time, President Trump's announcement he wouldn't try to remove Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell cheered the market,

Global stock markets experienced a relief rally after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated that high tariffs were not sustainable, raising hopes for a de-escalation in the US–China trade war.