US stock futures traded higher on Thursday, with S&P 500 futures up 0.3%, Nasdaq 100 futures gaining 0.8%, and Dow Jones futures rising about 20 points, as markets attempted to rebound from losses in each of the previous two sessions. Chipmakers and AI-related stocks led premarket gains after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company reported a better-than-expected 35% jump in Q4 profit and forecast faster revenue growth, helping to revive confidence in the long-term AI outlook. Nvidia rose 0.9%, Micron Technology gained 3%, Applied Materials surged nearly 8%, and Lam Research jumped 7.7%. Meanwhile, bank earnings remained in focus. Goldman Sachs beat earnings expectations but fell short on revenue, with its shares up 0.9%. Morgan Stanley advanced 1.2%, while BlackRock climbed nearly 2% after surpassing forecasts for both earnings and revenue. Geopolitical concerns also eased, at least temporarily, after President Trump signaled he may refrain from launching an attack on Iran for now.
