US briefings — Wednesday, July 15, 2026

US Pre-Market, 15 July 2026: Futures Edge Higher as PayPal Jumps 19% on a $53B Takeover Bid; June PPI Awaited

US futures point modestly higher into the open, with S&P 500 futures +0.05% and Nasdaq 100 +0.28%, as Tuesday's cool June CPI rally carries toward a June PPI print at 8:30am ET. PayPal jumped 19.08% pre-market on a $53 billion Stripe and Advent takeover approach, ASML rose 2.88% on a Q2 beat, and Asia rallied with Korea's Kospi up 6.24%. Firmer oil on Iran export-blockade threats and a soft European open are the offsets.