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U.S. stock futures were higher this morning, with the Dow futures gaining around 0.1% on Wednesday.

A two-year delay on new mercury rules benefits coal-fired power plants, while chemical plants got an exemption from stricter air pollution standards.

U.S. stock futures were lower this morning, with the Dow futures falling around 100 points on Monday.

U.S. stock futures fell on Monday following Friday’s advances. Futures of major benchmark indices were lower.

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are down -0.24%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU25) are down -0.32% this morning, pointing to a slightly lower open on Wall Street after last Friday’s rally as some of the optimism around expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts faded.

Markets enter a defining week following Friday's dramatic turnaround that saw the S&P 500 ($SPX) (SPY) and Dow hit new highs after Fed Chair Jerome Powell's game-changing Jackson Hole speech declared that conditions "may warrant" rate cuts.

In Texas and across the nation, scores of coal-fired plants and petrochemical facilities are allowed to bypass toxic emission rules.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell seems ready to cut interest rates in the fall but will still rely on incoming economic data about inflation and employment.

U.S. stock futures were higher this morning, with the Dow futures gaining around 100 points on Friday.