Stock Futures Fall as March Rate Cut Hopes Fade Ahead of Big Earnings Week

U.S. stock futures fell early Monday ahead of another busy week of earnings as investors continued to reassess the timeline for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts. Futures on the S&P 500 were 0.2% lower in premarket trading, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 0.2% and Nasdaq-100 futures were 0.1% down. Traders are now pricing in a 14% chance of the Fed cutting rates in March, down from 20% Friday and 96% a month ago.