NewsWare's Trade Talk: Thursday, March 13

S&P Futures are flat to higher this morning as the market awaits economic releases on Jobless Claims data and the Feb PPI data. Trump tariffs continue to weigh negatively on the sentiment. President Trump indicated that he would respond to the EU countermeasures. Upcoming market catalysts for next week includes the potential government shut down, NVDA CEO speech and the FOMC meeting. April 2nd remains a key date on the calendar as President Trump is expected to implement a new round of tariffs. Intel names former board member Tan as permanent CEO. FTC plans to continue with its action on big tech firms MSFT & AMZN. After the bell today, SSTC, DOCU & ULTA will be releasing earnings.