Stocks signal slump at open

Powell's shaky tenure at Fed weighs on market. Gold soars, but crude oil slides lower.

Apr 21, 2025 - 14:22
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Stocks signal slump at open

U.S. stocks were headed to a share loss at the open as traders fretted about tariffs, rising interest rates and if Jerome Powell will be forced out as chairman of the Federal Reserve. 

At 8:30 a.m. ET, an hour before trading opens on U.S. exchanges, futures trading in the major averages were all lower.