US pre-open: Futures higher as bank earnings remain in focus
By Iain Gilbert
Date: Thursday 15 Jan 2026
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street futures were in the green ahead of the bell on Thursday as fourth quarter earnings continued to roll in.
As of 1225 GMT, Dow Jones futures were up 0.12%, while S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures had the indices opening 0.34% and 0.74% firmer, respectively.
The Dow closed 42.36 points lower on Wednesday as traders digested another round of bank earnings and some more key inflation data.
Banks remained in focus prior to the open, with asset manager BlackRock posting its biggest quarterly inflows on record, pushing assets under management above $14trn for the first time in the company's history.
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley will also report earnings before the open.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, the world's largest computer chip maker, was also in the spotlight after it reported a net profit of NT$ 506bn (£11.92bn) for the October to December quarter, up 35% from a year earlier and ahead of analysts' estimates.
TSMC's earnings came hot on the heels of Donald Trump's move to impose a 25% tariff on certain semiconductors. However, he also said the levy will not apply to chips imported to contribute to the buildout of America's technology supply chain. Micron Technology, Nvidia, and AMD also traded higher on the news.
On the macro front, weekly jobless claims data from the Labor Department will be released at 1330 GMT, as will monthly import and export price index figures, the Philadelphia Fed's manufacturing survey and the NY Empire State manufacturing index.
Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com
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