Wall Street turns cautious as Dow Futures fall, Tesla slides, and investors eye tech earnings, ECB signals, and tariffs.

U.S. stock index futures barely budged on Thursday, as results from Taiwan's TSMC failed to shake investors from their cautious mood following a rollercoaster session marked by concerns about the Federal Reserve's independence.

U.S. stocks are rising toward more records. The S&P 500 climbed 0.5% Friday and was on track to close at an all-time high every day of this week. The Dow

Another week, another tariff salvo, and another market shrug,” Barclays analyst Christian Keller told clients.

U.S. stocks advanced on Wednesday and Treasury yields reversed their three-day slide after word of a trade deal between the United States and Japan, while a report of a similar deal with the European Union provided welcome signs of progress in President Donald Trump's multi-front tariff negotiations.

Asian shares are mixed and U.S. futures have edged higher after U.S. stocks logged their third straight winning week. Markets were closed for a holiday in Japan, where the ruling Liberal Democrats have lost their coalition majorities in both houses of parliament for the first time since 1955 following Sunday’s election and the loss of their lower house majority in October.