It was better to get money selling the territory to a neutral country than getting it stolen by an enemy. Purchase of Alaska, 1867. Russia offered to sell Alaska to the United States in 1859, believing the United States would off-set the designs of Russiaâs greatest rival in the Pacific, Great Britain.
The value of the Dow futures is often quoted before the stock market opens as an indicator of how the market will react during the trading day. Trading Dow futures is one way traders attempt to profit from the value changes of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Even investors who don't trade futures can use the Dow futures as a forecasting tool.
Stock index futures came well off session lows after Hillary Clinton conceded the presidential election to Donald Trump. Dow futures were about 190 points lower after earlier falling 800 points. Stock futures fell and bonds rallied as markets feared Donald Trump could pull off an upset and take the White House. Just before midnight ET, S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures plunged more than 5 percent. Around 8:03 a.m. ET, they held about 23 points lower and 76 points lower, respectively.