Futures slip ahead of Powell's speech, Trump's Oval announcement
US stock futures dipped Friday as traders awaited Fed Chair Jerome Powell's Jackson Hole speech and Trump's Oval Office announcement. Nasdaq and S&P 500 futures slipped, while Dow and Russell 2000 eked small gains. Nvidia slid on reports it asked suppliers to pause H20 chip orders for China. Mixed US data kept trading listless, with investors cautious before key policy signals.