The Pre-Market Rundown 2: May 6, 2024
Wall Street has pointed towards a higher open this morning and the markets are coming off a positive week, with the Dow and the NASDAQ both rising more than 1%. Boeing has locked out more than 100 firefighters who work at its 737 factory and other operations in Washington state. The company has been in a contract dispute with the union for months over wages and staffing levels. The firefighters handle medical emergencies and accidents at Boeing plans and are on hand for all tests and delivery flights. Boeing says it has a contingency plan in place to ensure production won’t be affected. Sony reversing course on requiring players of its new game, Hell Divers 2, to link their stream and PlayStation Network accounts. The company walking back the policy following a weekend of backlash, including 10s of thousands of negative reviews, leading the game to be delisted in 177 countries. Hell Divers 2 has been one of the most popular games this year thanks to its unique approach of live storylines. For CNBC business news, I’m Silvana Hanau.