US equity futures struggle for direction amid mixed results from corporate earnings. Gold extends decline after suffering the worst rout in more than 12 years following a historic price surge. Google gains in pre-market trading as Bloomberg sources say it is in talkswith Anthropic on a multibillion-dollar cloud deal. India-based Mint newspaper reports that India and the US are nearing a trade deal that could lower tariffs on Indian goods to 15-16% from about 50%. Manulife CFO Colin Simpson shares his outlook for the firm ahead of the latest CFO Briefing newsletter. Paul Meeks of Freedom Capital Markets recaps Netflix's results as shares dip in early trading.

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