Wall Street futures were largely unchanged on Friday, as investors caught their breath after record closes for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq and looked for clarity on U.S. trade talks before the August 1 tariff deadline.

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Beaten-down stocks such as Kohl’s, Krispy Kreme and Opendoor Technologies have taken off recently, as individual investors pile into heavily shorted equities. The stocks’ cult followings and their outsized gains mirror the performance of GameStop and AMC Entertainment during the original pandemic-era meme-stock frenzy.

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Investor enthusiasm faded for the latest meme stocks on Wednesday, with shares in heavily shorted Krispy Kreme and GoPro closing well below their session highs, while Tuesday's investor darling - department store Kohl's - finished sharply lower.

Intel stock falls after the chip maker reports a wider loss in the second quarter, while Centene rises even as it posts a surprise quarterly loss.

While some Wall Street companies are clearly rallying thanks to President Donald Trump’s policies, the same can’t be said for Main Street, according to a chart from BofA Global Research strategists, led by Michael Hartnett.

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