Pre-Markets in Green Amid Trade Deal With Japan

Group 1: Market Overview - Pre-market futures are up, driven by foreign auto companies, particularly Japanese firms, following a new trade agreement that reduces tariffs on Japanese imported autos from +27.5% to +15% [1] - Major indexes are showing robust gains, with the Dow up +240 points (+0.54%), S&P 500 up +24 points (+0.38%), Nasdaq up +24 points (+0.10%), and Russell 2000 leading at +19 points (+0.87%) [3] Group 2: Company Performance - Toyota Motors (TM) is up +14% in early trading, while Honda Motor Co. (HMC) is up +11%, despite both companies facing expected double-digit earnings losses in upcoming quarterly reports [2] - AT&T (T) reported earnings of 54 cents per share, beating estimates by 3 cents, with revenues of $30.85 billion, up +1% from estimates, but shares are down -2.5% in early trading [4] - NextEra Energy (NEE) also exceeded bottom-line expectations with earnings of $1.05 per share, but revenues of $6.7 billion missed estimates by -7.28%, yet the stock is up +0.4% in pre-market [5] Group 3: Upcoming Earnings Reports - Major Q2 earnings reports are expected after the market closes, including Alphabet (GOOGL) and Tesla (TSLA), with GOOGL anticipating over +13% earnings growth and better than +11% revenue gains, while Tesla is expected to see declines of -25% on earnings and -12% on revenue [7] - Other companies reporting include IBM (IBM), Southwest Airlines (LUV), ServiceNow (NOW), and Las Vegas Sands (LVS), indicating a busy earnings season across multiple sectors [8]