5 Things to Know Before the Stock Market Opens [Video]

U.S. stock futures are rising entering the third quarter; Spirit AeroSystems (SPR) shares are surging after Boeing (BA) said it would buy the parts supplier for $4.7 billion in stock, while also compensating Airbus to take some of Spirit’s assets; the U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly planning to criminally charge Boeing with fraud over two fatal crashes and ask it to plead guilty or face a trial; Meta Platforms’ (META) “pay or consent” advertising model may have violated the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA); and BlackRock (BLK) buys British data group Preqin for $3.2 billion in cash. Here’s what investors need to know today.

U.S. stock futures are rising in premarket trading entering the second half of 2024. Markets wrapped up a strong second quarter that featured investors’ frenzy for artificial intelligence (AI) and softening inflation data that is boosting Wall Street’s hopes for at least one …