{"id":49848,"date":"2025-06-13T09:01:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T13:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stock-market-today-futures-tumble-as-geopolitical-tensions-rise-oracle-soars-on-ai-growth\/49848\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T09:01:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T13:01:54","slug":"stock-market-today-futures-tumble-as-geopolitical-tensions-rise-oracle-soars-on-ai-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stock-market-today-futures-tumble-as-geopolitical-tensions-rise-oracle-soars-on-ai-growth\/49848\/","title":{"rendered":"Stock Market Today: Futures Tumble as Geopolitical Tensions Rise, Oracle Soars on AI Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stock-market-today-futures-tumble-as-geopolitical-tensions-rise-oracle-soars-on-ai-growth\/49848\/#Premarket_Movers_Point_to_Volatile_Friday_Session\" >Premarket Movers Point to Volatile Friday Session<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stock-market-today-futures-tumble-as-geopolitical-tensions-rise-oracle-soars-on-ai-growth\/49848\/#Major_Indexes_Near_Record_Territory_Despite_Friday_Pressure\" >Major Indexes Near Record Territory Despite Friday Pressure<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stock-market-today-futures-tumble-as-geopolitical-tensions-rise-oracle-soars-on-ai-growth\/49848\/#Oracle_Leads_AI_Charge_While_GameStop_Plummets\" >Oracle Leads AI Charge While GameStop Plummets<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stock-market-today-futures-tumble-as-geopolitical-tensions-rise-oracle-soars-on-ai-growth\/49848\/#Economic_Data_Provides_Mixed_Signals\" >Economic Data Provides Mixed Signals<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stock-market-today-futures-tumble-as-geopolitical-tensions-rise-oracle-soars-on-ai-growth\/49848\/#Geopolitical_Tensions_Driving_Fridays_Action\" >Geopolitical Tensions Driving Friday&#8217;s Action<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stock-market-today-futures-tumble-as-geopolitical-tensions-rise-oracle-soars-on-ai-growth\/49848\/#Looking_Ahead\" >Looking Ahead<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Premarket_Movers_Point_to_Volatile_Friday_Session\"><\/span>Premarket Movers Point to Volatile Friday Session<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>U.S. stock futures are pointing to a sharply lower open on Friday, June 13, 2025, as escalating tensions between Israel and Iran rattle global markets and send oil prices surging. The geopolitical concerns are overshadowing yesterday&#8217;s positive session and cooler-than-expected inflation data that had previously buoyed investor sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>As of 6:30 AM ET, futures tied to the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/indices\/dowjones\/today\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Dow Jones Today\">Dow Jones<\/a> Industrial Average are down 412 points or 0.96%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/indices\/sp500\/today\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"snp500 today\">S&#038;P 500<\/a> futures have fallen 52.25 points or 0.86%, and Nasdaq futures are trading 1.10% lower.<cscitation citation_id=\"task_3__1\"><\/cscitation><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Major_Indexes_Near_Record_Territory_Despite_Friday_Pressure\"><\/span>Major Indexes Near Record Territory Despite Friday Pressure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Thursday&#8217;s session saw all three major <b><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/live\/stock-market-today\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Stock Market Today\">stock market today<\/a><\/b> indexes close in positive territory. The S&#038;P 500 gained 0.3% to finish at 6,045.26, putting Wall Street&#8217;s most observed benchmark less than 2% away from its all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2% or 101.85 points to close at 42,967.62, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite finished at 19,662.48, advancing 0.2%.<cscitation citation_id=\"task_2__1\"><\/cscitation><\/p>\n<p>The modest gains came as investors digested softer-than-expected inflation data and weighed the outcome of ongoing U.S.-China trade talks, providing a momentary reprieve from recent volatility in the <b>markets today<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Oracle_Leads_AI_Charge_While_GameStop_Plummets\"><\/span>Oracle Leads AI Charge While GameStop Plummets<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Among the most notable <b><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/movers\/premarket\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Premarket Movers\">premarket movers<\/a><\/b>, Oracle Corporation (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/?stock=ORCL\">ORCL<\/a>) continues to build on yesterday&#8217;s impressive 13.31% surge that sent shares to a record $199.86. The company&#8217;s fiscal fourth-quarter results beat expectations on both top and bottom lines, with management forecasting cloud infrastructure revenue to rise by more than 70% in fiscal 2026, up from a 50% growth rate in the prior year.<cscitation citation_id=\"task_3__2\"><\/cscitation><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Oracle&#8217;s once-stodgy image levels up to &#8216;cloud-native mage,&#8217; and the competitive map now looks less like a classic three-player real time strategy and more like a battle-royale with everyone dropping in, looking for compute loot,&#8221; said Michael Ashley Schulman, partner at Running Point Capital Advisors.<cscitation citation_id=\"task_3__1\"><\/cscitation><\/p>\n<p>On the downside, GameStop Corp. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/?stock=GME\">GME<\/a>) shares plunged 22.45% to $22.14 in Thursday&#8217;s session, making it one of the worst performers in the <b>market news today<\/b>. The video game retailer continues to experience extreme volatility as retail traders and institutional investors battle over its valuation.<cscitation citation_id=\"task_3__2\"><\/cscitation><\/p>\n<p>Other notable movers include Nvidia Corporation (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/?stock=NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>), which gained 1.52% to $145.00 on Thursday, while Advanced Micro Devices (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/?stock=AMD\">AMD<\/a>) fell 2.18% to $118.50.<cscitation citation_id=\"task_3__2\"><\/cscitation><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Economic_Data_Provides_Mixed_Signals\"><\/span>Economic Data Provides Mixed Signals<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Thursday&#8217;s economic reports showed the Producer Price Index (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/?stock=PPI\">PPI<\/a>) increased just 0.1% in May, below the consensus estimate of 0.2%. Year over year, PPI increased 2.6% in May. Core PPI, which excludes volatile food and energy items, rose 0.2% for the month, also below expectations.<cscitation citation_id=\"task_2__1\"><\/cscitation><\/p>\n<p>Initial jobless claims remained flat at 248,000 for the week ended June 7, slightly above the consensus estimate of 246,000. Continuing claims increased 54,000 to 1.956 million, reaching the highest level for insured unemployment since November 2021.<cscitation citation_id=\"task_2__1\"><\/cscitation><\/p>\n<p>The softer inflation data has given the Federal Reserve some breathing room ahead of next week&#8217;s meeting, though <b>stock market live<\/b> participants will be closely watching Chair Jerome Powell&#8217;s tone, especially after former President Trump criticized him for not cutting rates, pushing for a 2-point reduction.<cscitation citation_id=\"task_3__2\"><\/cscitation><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Geopolitical_Tensions_Driving_Fridays_Action\"><\/span>Geopolitical Tensions Driving Friday&#8217;s Action<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The primary driver of Friday&#8217;s premarket weakness appears to be escalating Middle East tensions, as Israel has reportedly launched military strikes against Iran. This development has sent oil prices surging, with crude oil futures up nearly 7% in early trading.<cscitation citation_id=\"task_3__3\"><\/cscitation><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;World stock markets tumbled on Friday and oil prices surged as Israel launched a military strike on Iran, sparking a rush into safe havens such as <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/metal\/gold\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"gold price today\">gold<\/a>, dollar and Swiss franc,&#8221; according to Reuters.<cscitation citation_id=\"task_3__1\"><\/cscitation><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Looking_Ahead\"><\/span>Looking Ahead<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As the trading day unfolds, investors will be closely monitoring developments in the Middle East while also positioning themselves ahead of next week&#8217;s Federal Reserve meeting. With markets having priced in multiple rate cuts for the second half of the year, Powell&#8217;s comments could trigger significant volatility.<\/p>\n<p>For short and medium-term traders, keeping eyes on both rate expectations and geopolitical developments remains crucial, as either factor could trigger sudden market rotations in the days ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Premarket Movers Point to Volatile Friday Session U.S. stock futures are pointing to a sharply lower open on Friday, June 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