Dow Jones futures fell slightly after hours, while S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures rose slightly. TeslaTSLA and Google-parent AlphabetGOOGL beat views but edged lower. Tesla CEO Elon Musk's conference call comments on robotaxis and more are ahead.

US stocks climbed on Wednesday after the US struck a trade deal with Japan, lifting hopes for further tariff pacts as Wall Street got ready for Tesla (TSLA) and Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG) earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) rose more than 1%,

Dow Futures rise as US-Japan trade deal boosts markets; earnings from Alphabet, Tesla, and chipmaker woes in focus.

Dow futures rose as Trump announced a Japan trade deal after growth lagged the stock market. Tesla, Google and GE Vernova are due Wednesday.

The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq are are rising in premarket trading as the stock market digests more earnings reports.

Stock futures wavered between slight gains and losses Tuesday morning as investors reacted to quarterly results from a slew of major companies.

The European Union on Wednesday appeared ready to retaliate against U.S. tariffs if the 27-nation bloc cannot reach a deal with the Trump administration. The U.S. and Japan on Tuesday reached a deal that would impose a 15% tariff on U.S. imports of Japanese goods, down from the 25% rate President Trump initially proposed.

The moves come after Wall Street saw a winning session, with the S&P 500 posting fresh intraday and closing records.

Dow Jones futures, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures, traded little changed ahead of Tuesday's open.Still, Astera LabsALAB, Circle Internet GroupCRCL, AlphabetGOOGL, NetflixNFLX and RobinhoodHOOD were big movers on the stock market Monday.