Stock futures dip as investors await America reopening plans

Nancy Pelosi on negotiations over small business relief program, criticism of Trump’s plan to reopen nation

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi joins Chris Wallace on ‘Fox News Sunday.’

U.S. stock futures kicked off Sunday modestly lower as investors await additional coronavirus updates as more cities consider opening businesses in various phases as part of a broader plan to begin rebooting the U.S. economy.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell over 200 points or 1 percent as of 6:25 p.m. ET while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite also traded lower.

Additionally, investors and small business owners are watching whether the government's Paycheck Protection Program, which ran out of funds last week, will be replenished.

President Trump, during his coronavirus task force update on Sunday, said negotiations were ongoing with the Democrats after additional funding after failed to come together late last week.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated the same during an interview on "Fox News Sunday."

"They will have more money as soon as we come to agreement, which will be soon," said Pelosi adding, "And I think people will be very pleased, because these small businesses must thrive in a community where their health is essential to them opening up, and they have to open up in order to thrive."

CHASE LEADS CORONAVIRUS LOANS

The White House is confident a deal will be reached, an administration source told Fox News. That package would include another $250 billion for paycheck program loans, an unknown amount for the SBA’s economic-injury disaster loan program and $75 billion for hospitals, the source said.

JC PENNEY TO MISS $12M LOAN PAYMENT AS RETAILER MULLS BANKRUPTCY

In stock news, retailer Neiman Marcus may file for bankruptcy as soon as this coming week, Reuters reported, noting it would be the first retailer to fall since the coronavirus pandemic hit. JC Penney is another retailer that has discussed exploring options as store closures throughout the country take their toll on the bottom line.

THE SMALL BIZ LENDING PROGRAM RUNS DRY

Despite the ongoing uncertainty in the U.S. economy stocks capped off a strong Friday and week notching their second straight week of gains. For the Dow the two-week percentage gain of 15 percent is the best since 1938 while the S&P's 15.5 percent jump is the best since 1974 and the Nasdaq's 17 percent jump is the strongest since 2001, as compiled by the Dow Jones Market Data Group.

Still, oil remained under pressure, falling Sunday over 1 percent after dropping 19.7 percent for the week to $18.27 per barrel. WTI touched an 18-year low of $17.31 on Friday before rallying into the close. Meanwhile gold fell 2.7 percent for the week to $1,689 per ounce.

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