Dow Jones futures fell slightly after hours, while S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures rose slightly. TeslaTSLA and Google-parent AlphabetGOOGL beat views. Google stock rose overnight while Tesla stock tumbled on the conference call,

US stocks climbed on Wednesday after the US struck a trade deal with Japan, lifting hopes for further tariff pacts as Wall Street prepared for Tesla (TSLA) and Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG) earnings after the bell.

The S&P 500 rallied to a new record close on Wednesday afternoon following new developments on the tariff front.

Dow Futures rise as US-Japan trade deal boosts markets; earnings from Alphabet, Tesla, and chipmaker woes in focus.

Stock futures wavered between slight gains and losses Tuesday morning as investors reacted to quarterly results from a slew of major companies.

Stock futures were mostly lower early Thursday as the market continued to assess the likelihood of President Donald Trump firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 61 points,

Stocks were taken on a wild ride Wednesday as a White House official indicated to CNBC that Trump was moving closer to firing Powell from his post as Fed Chair.

The European Union on Wednesday appeared ready to retaliate against U.S. tariffs if the 27-nation bloc cannot reach a deal with the Trump administration. The U.S. and Japan on Tuesday reached a deal that would impose a 15% tariff on U.S. imports of Japanese goods, down from the 25% rate President Trump initially proposed.

Dow Jones futures, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures, traded little changed ahead of Tuesday's open.Still, Astera LabsALAB, Circle Internet GroupCRCL, AlphabetGOOGL, NetflixNFLX and RobinhoodHOOD were big movers on the stock market Monday.