S&P poised to extend four-month high as US-China talks, LA protests eyed

  • US stock futures were virtually flat at the start of the week, as traders waited for US-China trade talks and eyed tensions in Los Angeles as President Trump sent in troops to confront anti-deportation protesters. Dow Jones and S&P 500 futures were up 0.1%, while those for the Nasdaq 100 were even closer to flat.