The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield climbed to its highest level in 19 years, a move that can reflect bond market concern about persistent inflation and a widening U.S. budget deficit. U.S. stock futures were lower before the opening bell after a weak Wall Street session. In corporate news, Home Depot shares rose 2% after the retailer beat second-quarter earnings expectations and reaffirmed guidance for fiscal 2026, even as CFO Richard McPhail described current conditions as a "frozen housing market." Paramount Skydance asked a judge to make the state attorneys general challenging its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery pay costs tied to the delay, which Paramount said total $1.88 billion, while Nvidia is contributing as much as $105 billion to OpenAI's new Ohio data center in a financing arrangement tied to the AI buildout. Disney also outlined a parks strategy aimed at both new and repeat visitors after its Experiences division posted nearly $10 billion in third-quarter revenue, up 10% from a year earlier.