{"id":69624,"date":"2025-09-17T13:21:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T13:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/69624\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T13:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T13:21:10","slug":"5-things-to-know-before-the-stock-market-opens-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/69624\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things to Know Before the Stock Market Opens"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stock futures are little changed as investors get ready for today\u2019s interest rate decision from the Federal Reserve, which is expected to lower rates for the first time this year; China has reportedly ordered firms to stop buying the latest Nvidia (NVDA<\/a>) chip designed for that market; Meta Platforms (META<\/a>) is expected to highlight its AI glasses at its developer event; and StubHub shares are set to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Here’s what investors need to know today.\n<\/p>\n

1. Stock Futures Holding Steady as Investors Await Fed Rate Decision <\/p>\n

Stock futures are little changed<\/a> ahead of today\u2019s highly anticipated Federal Reserve decision on interest rates. Futures tied to the S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq, which hit fresh all-time highs yesterday morning before finishing the day slightly lower<\/a>, were down less than 0.1% this morning. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which affects borrowing costs on all sorts of loans, ticked lower to 4.01%, near its lowest level since April. Gold futures were down slightly at around $3,700 an ounce, after hitting a record high on Tuesday, while bitcoin edged lower to $116,300.\n<\/p>\n

2. Investors Expect Rate Cut, Looking for Signals That Further Easing Likely <\/p>\n

The\u00a0 Federal Reserve is widely expected to lower interest rates<\/a> today, with the announcement coming at 2 p.m. ET today. While most investors believe the Fed will cut its benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point, some are betting that a half-point cut is possible amid signs of weakness in the labor market. The Fed will also release its quarterly projections on the direction of the economy and interest rates. At 2:30 p.m. ET, Fed Chair Jerome Powell will hold a press conference to discuss the decision and speak on general economic conditions. Investors will be looking for signals that the Fed believes economic conditions warrant more rate cuts in the coming months.\n<\/p>\n

3. China Orders Companies to Stop Buying Nvidia Chips, Report Says <\/p>\n

China\u2019s internet regulator has ordered companies to stop buying Nvidia (NVDA<\/a>) chips in order to reduce reliance on U.S. technology, according to a report in The Financial Times. The Cyberspace Administration of China told companies including TikTok-parent ByteDance and Alibaba to terminate their testing and orders of the RTX Pro 6000D, Nvidia\u2019s latest chip designed for the Chinese market, the report said. The new ban is stronger than prior restrictions from regulators<\/a> that focused on the H20, an earlier version of Nvidia’s China-tailored AI chip. The ban comes after China recently accused Nvidia of antitrust violations<\/a>. Nvidia shares were down about 1% in recent premarket trading.\n<\/p>\n

4. Meta Event to Focus on AI Glasses <\/p>\n

Meta Platforms (META<\/a>) is expected to show off its AI-powered smart glasses<\/a> and other new technology at its developer conference that begins today. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at 8 p.m. ET, is expected to\u00a0showcase the company’s “Hypernova” glasses. The launch of new Meta AI glasses comes as competitors Apple (AAPL<\/a>), Samsung, and Amazon (AMZN<\/a>) plan to launch their own versions of AI glasses. Meta shares were down slightly in premarket trading. Meta\u2019s Connect conference will extend into Thursday.\n<\/p>\n

5. Ticket Reseller StubHub Raises $800M in IPO, Stock Set to Debut on NYSE <\/p>\n

StubHub has raised $800 million from its initial public offering after pricing the deal<\/a> at the midpoint of a marketed range, as the online ticketing reseller succeeds in its\u00a0third attempt<\/a>\u00a0at going public. StubHub sold 34 million shares for $23.50 each, which values the online ticket reseller at around $8.8 billion. The stock is expected to begin trading today on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker \u201cSTUB\u201d. The IPO comes after StubHub delayed its own listing plans<\/a> earlier this year amid market turmoil following President Donald Trump\u2019s tariff announcements. StubHub\u2019s listing follows similar public offerings in recent weeks, including\u00a0 buy now, pay later<\/a> firm Klarna\u2019s IPO last week<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stock futures are little changed as investors get ready for today\u2019s interest rate decision from the Federal Reserve,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":69625,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[175],"tags":[79,18,19,17,188],"class_list":{"0":"post-69624","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-markets","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-eire","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-markets"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69624"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69624\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}