Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Dow Jones Futures Gain Ahead of FOMC's Interest Rate Decision — INTC, SKHY
S&P 500 and Dow Jones futures gained ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision, with Intel and Sky Harbour named in Benzinga’s market update. The setup leaves index direction tied to the FOMC outcome, while Intel enters the event with weak recent fundamentals.
Benzinga reported gains in S&P 500 and Dow Jones futures on September 16 ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee’s interest-rate decision. The brief also named Intel and Sky Harbour, but did not provide the size of the futures move, identify a specific policy expectation, or explain the companies’ individual price action.
The immediate market backdrop is therefore the scheduled FOMC decision rather than a new company filing or earnings release. Intel’s latest annual figures show $52.9B of revenue for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2025, down 0.5% year over year, alongside a -0.5% net margin and $-0.06 diluted EPS.
For Intel, the mechanism is company-specific: revenue and profitability remain the relevant operating links, while the rate decision can affect the broader equity valuation backdrop. Sky Harbour was named in the headline, but Benzinga did not provide a company-specific catalyst or financial detail for it.
The report does not establish why futures rose, what the FOMC will decide, or how INTC and SKHY traded relative to the broader market. The next deciding event is the FOMC interest-rate decision on September 16; subsequent price action and the Fed’s statement will clarify whether the initial futures gain reflects a durable policy read or a pre-decision move.
The FOMC decision keeps index risk two-sided, while INTC’s weak annual profitability limits the fundamental support behind the pre-decision gain.
The setup is event-driven rather than a clean single-stock read: the FOMC decision can reset the valuation backdrop, but the report supplies no policy expectation or company-specific move to establish an edge. Intel’s $52.9B annual revenue was down 0.5% year over year, with a -0.5% net margin and $-0.06 diluted EPS, leaving the stock’s fundamental support unresolved as the market waits for the Fed.
The FOMC statement or rate decision could produce a sharp move opposite to the pre-decision futures direction; Intel-specific news could also overwhelm the macro signal.
CoverageSource: Benzinga · Published here WED, SEP 16 · 5:35 AM ET · 2 reports · 2 publishers in this record · latest listed: Yahoo Finance · WED, SEP 16 · 6:38 AM ETHow this is decided →
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S&P 500 and Dow Jones futures gained ahead of the FOMC decision, indicating positive positioning into the event.
Intel’s latest annual figures show revenue down 0.5% year over year, a -0.5% net margin and $-0.06 diluted EPS, while Benzinga gives no policy or company-specific detail to support the move.
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