Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Futures Muted As Oil Falls, Markets Eye Looming Trump-Xi Meeting

US stock futures were little changed on Wednesday morning as investors monitored US diplomatic developments with China and Iran, alongside the recent rally in tech stocks.

Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F), S&P 500 (ES=F), and Nasdaq-100 (NQ=F) hovered near the flat line after the Nasdaq Composite posted back-to-back record highs.

President Trump is expected to greet Chinese President Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews, beginning Xi's first visit to Washington, D.C., in 11 years. While major policy breakthroughs are not expected, discussions are set to cover trade, Iran, rare earths, and artificial intelligence.

Meanwhile, signs of a potential easing in US-Iran tensions pushed oil prices lower. President Trump said US and Iranian officials met for several hours at the UN on Tuesday, renewing hopes of a possible truce. Brent crude traded below $100 per barrel, while WTI crude fell below $90.

On the economic calendar, investors will get a fresh read on economic activity from S&P. Cintas Corporation (CTAS), General Mills (GIS), and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) are also scheduled to report quarterly results. Yahoo Finance reports.

❄️ Greenland Mines Applauds Formal Signing of U.S.-Denmark-Greenland Agreement at the United Nations. Stock Moving In Pre-Market For Third Day

Greenland Mines Ltd (Nasdaq: GRML) said it welcomed the formal signing at the United Nations General Assembly of a new security agreement between the United States, Denmark, and Greenland.

The agreement formalizes the framework announced on Friday and is aimed at strengthening long-term Arctic and North Atlantic security, while highlighting Greenland’s growing strategic importance to the United States and the broader Western alliance.

GRML shares are moving higher in pre-market trading for a third consecutive day. GlobeNewswire reports.

🧪 TriSalus Life Sciences Receives FDA Clearance for TriNav® Advance. Stock Up in Pre-Market

TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: TLSI) announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for TriNav® Advance, the newest addition to its Pressure-Enabled Drug Delivery™ (PEDD) portfolio.

TriNav® Advance expands the company's PEDD device portfolio by enabling access to smaller, distal vessels through a compatible delivery microcatheter, while maintaining PEDD's enhanced therapeutic delivery and off-target protection.

The clearance gives interventional radiologists greater flexibility to use TriNav Advance across a broader range of procedures and anatomies. TLSI shares are higher in pre-market trading. Businesswire reports.

🏢 Worthington Enterprises Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2027 Results. Stock Up in Pre-Market

Worthington Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: WOR), a designer and manufacturer of products and solutions for building, trade, and specialty applications, reported results for its fiscal 2027 first quarter ended August 31, 2026.

WOR shares are higher in pre-market trading following the earnings release. GlobeNewswire reports.

🧠 What's Going On with IonQ Stock on Wednesday?

IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) shares are up about 14% in Wednesday’s pre-market session after the company announced a milestone in fault-tolerant quantum computing.

IonQ said it successfully demonstrated what it described as the industry’s first end-to-end, real-time quantum error correction decoder running on a single standard, commercially available CPU.

Quantum error correction is critical to fault-tolerant quantum computing because physical qubits are highly vulnerable to environmental noise. IonQ’s demonstration showed that a standard CPU can continuously handle the decoding workload in the background without slowing the quantum system. Benzinga reports.

💻 Microsoft Chases Mass Copilot Adoption With Deep Discounts for Large Companies

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) shares rose almost 1% in Wednesday’s pre-market trading as investors reacted to new Copilot discounts aimed at accelerating adoption among large corporate customers.

The company plans to offer discounts of 30% to 50% on Copilot subscriptions for large corporate customers, according to The Information. Benzinga reports.

(All pricing and percent gains are based on Early Pre-Market from 4:00 AM to 7:00 AM ET). Stock Analysis reports.

1) WHLR: Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.
Total gain: +245.45%

2) IPDN: Professional Diversity Network, Inc.
Total gain: +105.90%

3) DCOY: Decoy Therapeutics Inc.
Total gain: +41.61%

4) GRML: Greenland Mines Ltd
Total gain: +30.88%

5) AURA: Aura Biosciences, Inc.
Total gain: +18.29%

The closing price of the top three market percent gainers trading near or above $2 on Sep 22.

(All pricing and percent gains are based on regular market trading hours from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM ET). Stock Analysis reports.

1) GRML: Greenland Mines Ltd
Total gain: +50.21%

The company applauded the formal signing at the United Nations General Assembly of the new security agreement among the United States, the Kingdom of Denmark and Greenland. The signing formalizes the framework announced Friday and marks a significant milestone in strengthening long-term Arctic and North Atlantic security while underscoring Greenland’s growing strategic importance to the United States and the Western alliance. GlobeNewswire reports.

2) IMCC: IM Cannabis Corp.
Total gain: +34.20%

The stock appeared to be moving on no notable news.

3) INDP: Indaptus Therapeutics, Inc.
Total gain: +29.13%

The stock appeared to be moving on no notable news.

(Estimate and Actual numbers represent Earnings Per Share in US Dollars)

ESP

Espey Mfg & Electronics

Q4 2026

Before Market Open

Estimate: 0.960

Actual: 1.150

CTAS

Cintas

Q1 2027

Before Market Open

Estimate: 1.360

Actual: N/A

CBRL

Cracker Barrel Old

Q42026

Before Market Open

Estimate: 0.180

Actual: N/A

Time (ET) / Report / Period

• 9:45 AM / US Flash Manufacturing PMI / Sep
• 9:45 AM / US Flash Services PMI / Sep
• 10:05 AM / Fed speech: Fed governor Michael Barr

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