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US stock futures (ES=F, NQ=F, YM=F) are mixed Tuesday morning in response to US-China trade tensions, with the latter prepping several retaliatory tariffs against the United States.

China is probing Alphabet's Google (GOOG, GOOGL) over alleged antitrust concerns, ahead of the tech giant's fourth quarter earnings release due out after today's market close.

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) surges even higher in pre-market trading since reporting an earnings and revenue beat yesterday for its latest quarter.

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This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.