U.S. stock futures rise as Anthropic IPO buzz boosts tech; Fed, earnings on tap

What happened: U.S. stock index futures rose slightly Monday evening, with tech stocks upbeat after Anthropic filed for an initial public offering. Focus turned to major tech earnings and a Federal Reserve meeting later in the week. Key numbers: S&P 500 Futures rose 0.05% to 29,495.25 points; Nasdaq 100 Futures rose 0.21% to Why it matters: The Anthropic filing helped stem recent tech losses, though it highlighted steep AI development costs amid investor scrutiny of debt-fueled AI spending. Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon earnings this week are expected to provide more cues on the AI trade. Market: +0.4% today ($249.09), +10.0% YTD, 0.8x vol — as of 23:45 UTC Verified: Q3_2026 (Oct 29) revenue $203.9B vs $203.9B est; next print ~Jan 28 Coverage: 3 outlets in 24h

U.S. stock index futures rose slightly Monday evening, with tech stocks upbeat after Anthropic filed for an initial public offering. Focus turned to major tech earnings and a Federal Reserve meeting later in the week.

The Anthropic filing helped stem recent tech losses, though it highlighted steep AI development costs amid investor scrutiny of debt-fueled AI spending. Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon earnings this week are expected to provide more cues on the AI trade. Market: +0.4% today ($249.09), +10.0% YTD, 0.8x vol — as of 23:45 UTC Verified: Q3_2026 (Oct 29) revenue $203.9B vs $203.9B est; next print ~Jan 28