Dow Jones futures edged lower overnight, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. Crude oil futures rose as President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers in Venezuela. California could suspend Tesla sales,

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US stock futures edged lower overnight after a mixed trading session on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. Key indices, including the S&P 500, NASDAQ, and Dow futures, saw little movement, largely unaffected by reports on the economy.

Dow Jones pulled back amid falling demand for healthcare stocks. Merck, Unitedhealth Group, and Johnson & Johnson were the biggest losers in the Dow Jones index today. A successful test of the support at 47,900 – 48,000 will open the way to the test of the next support level at 47,100 – 47,200.

Investors were moving away from tech stocks, and using that money to push other parts of the market to new records

Major stock indexes ended mixed Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 closing at record highs but the Nasdaq pulling back as Oracle results dragged AI-tied shares.

S&P 500, Dow Jones, Nasdaq -- will have a crucial Monday test on December 15 as the U.S. jobs report for November is due on Tuesday, while the monthly consumer price index, which is closely watched for inflation trends,