Morning Movers: Wendy’s ascends following third quarter results

Stock futures are pointing to a lower open this morning, signaling a cautious tone to end what is shaping up to be a weak week for the major indexes.

The pressure is coming largely from the tech sector, where stocks tied to artificial intelligence and semiconductors are under fire as investors question how much of the recent euphoria is based on sustainable earnings versus speculative growth.

Compounding this, the ongoing U.S. government shutdown is delaying key economic data, leaving the market with less clarity on employment and inflation trends and making the policy outlook for the Federal Reserve more opaque.

Safe-haven assets are seeing renewed interest. The dollar is holding firm and gold is creeping higher, suggesting some investors are shifting toward protection amid the growing doubts and volatility.

In pre-market trading, S&P 500 futures fell 0.33%, Nasdaq futures fell 0.50% and Dow futures rose 0.21%.

Check out this morning’s top movers from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly.

UP AFTER EARNINGS –

• Wendy’s (WEN) up 8%
• Flugent Genetics (FLGT) up 8%
• TaskUs (TASK) up 5%
• KKR (KKR) up 3%
• MarketAxess (MKTX) up 3%
• Fluor (FLR) up 1%
• Airbnb (ABNB) up 13%
• Expedia (EXPE) up 3%

DOWN AFTER EARNINGS –

• CNH Industrial (CNH) down 10%
• Constellation Energy (CEG) down 6%
• Ubiquiti (UI) down 2%
• Six Flags (FUN) down 1%
• Honda (HMC) down 1%
• DraftKings (DKNG) down 7%

LOWER –

• Take-Two (TTWO) down 5% after reporting Grand Theft Auto VI will now release in November 2026, six months later than previously anticipated