The Federal Reserve's closely followed overnight reverse-repo facility already has begun to reflect Wednesday's big interest-rate cut. Wall Street firms rushed to park extra cash overnight at the facility in the wake of the pandemic,

U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Friday, pausing after the previous session's rally set Wall Street's main indexes on track for weekly gains following the Federal Reserve's pivotal stance on monetary policy earlier in the week.

FedEx turned in weak quarterly results Thursday, which has led to a steep stock drop as well as a bevy of price target cuts and downgrades from Wall Street on Friday. Still, analysts for the most part aren’t giving up on shares yet despite some near-term pain.