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US Futures Gain With Microsoft Outage, Producer Prices in Focus

Bloomberg Markets Friday 13 November 2026, 13:19 UTC By Judy Lagrou 1 min read
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US Futures Gain With Microsoft Outage, Producer Prices in Focus US equity futures were little changed early Friday as investors weigh a global software outage at Microsoft Corp., more news on the direction of the AI trade, and the next barometer for US inflation. S&P 500 Index futures were slightly higher by 0.3%, while futures contracts for the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 rose 0.1% as of 8:14 a.m. in New York.

US Futures Gain With Microsoft Outage, Producer Prices in Focus US equity futures were little changed early Friday as investors weigh a global software outage at Microsoft Corp., more news on the direction of the AI trade, and the next barometer for US inflation. S&P 500 Index futures were slightly higher by 0.3%, while futures contracts for the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 rose 0.1% as of 8:14 a.m. in New York.
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