Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on August 1, 2025 in New York City. <\/p>\n
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Stock futures rose on Wednesday as investors analyzed the latest batch of corporate earnings following a losing session on Wall Street.<\/p>\n
Futures linked to the S&P 500 were up 0.2%, and Dow Jones Industrial Average futures<\/a> traded 131 points higher, or 0.3%. Nasdaq 100 futures<\/a> ticked higher about 0.1%.<\/p>\n Among the outperformers, McDonald’s<\/a> jumped 3% after the fast-food restaurant saw its second-quarter results<\/a> beat the Street’s estimates on the top and bottom lines. Same-store sales for the quarter also marked the chain’s largest gain in almost two years.<\/p>\n On the flip side, Snap<\/a> shares tumbled 17% after revenue came in slightly below expectations<\/a>, while AMD<\/a> fell about 6% after posting adjusted earnings per share<\/a> that missed estimates.<\/a> On the other hand, Arista Networks<\/a> rallied nearly 13% on a stronger-than-expected report.<\/p>\n Those moves follow a losing day<\/a> on Wall Street, marking the S&P 500<\/a>‘s fifth down day of the last six and the Dow<\/a>‘s sixth negative session of the past seven.<\/p>\n Tech stocks lagged in Tuesday’s session, with the Nasdaq Composite<\/a> sliding nearly 0.7%. Small caps were able to buck the market downtrend, with the Russell 2000<\/a> climbing 0.6%.<\/p>\n