Major U.S. stock futures indicate a mostly steady start to Tuesday’s trading session, with investors showing caution after modest gains in the previous day’s market close. Traders are holding back from making aggressive moves as the August 1 deadline for President Donald Trump’s proposed “reciprocal tariffs” approaches,

“We expect short-term political instability to intensify due to the difficulties of forming a majority coalition, a likely change in leadership, and a potential deadlock in trade negotiations,” Peter...

S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures slipped into the red on Tuesday as investors geared up for a whirlwind day of company results and awaited potential breakthroughs in negotiations between the United States and its trading partners.