5 things to know before the opening of the stock market on September 5, 2019

US futures were announcing another successful day on Wall Street, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average showing a 225-point gain on Thursday's opening. The United States encouraged the market by confirming "ministerial" trade negotiations with China in "the coming weeks" in Washington. August 's weakness made the Dow negative for the quarter, but it was still up nearly 13% for the year at Wednesday' s close. Bond yields were higher on Thursday, with no reversal of recession signaling on the yield curve. Positive trade news prompted investors to sell the Treasurys, which led to lower prices and higher yields.

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday that key US and Chinese negotiators spoke by phone Wednesday night and agreed to meet in early October for a new round of talks. The United States has confirmed the conversation between Chinese Liu He, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. However, US authorities have not confirmed the October schedule, but said talks would be held in the "coming weeks" in Washington. Earlier, both parties indicated that they would meet in September.

The Federal Reserve should cut interest rates by an extra quarter of a point, not half a point, at its next meeting in two weeks, Wall Street Journal said Thursday, citing talks with officials and public speeches. The Fed's decision committee cut rates for the first time in more than a decade, reducing borrowing costs by a quarter point in July. President Donald Trump continues to press the Fed for further rate cuts, stating in August that central bankers should cut rates by at least 1%. A more aggressive half-point cut in September does not benefit from any support within the Fed, the newspaper reported.

Slack's shares fell from about 13% in Thursday's pre-trade exchanges to around $ 27 each, after the workplace messenger service announced Wednesday a bigger-than-expected loss for the third quarter. In its first financial report, released in June, Slack reported lower-than-expected sales and revenue higher than estimated in the second quarter. Slack shares jumped nearly 50% in their debut in June, starting at a benchmark price of $ 26. The company's main competitor is Microsoft, which includes the Teams network chat application in the Office 365 Professional Subscriptions.

Dorian, back to a Category 3 hurricane, began hitting the southeast coast Thursday, threatening to flood the low-lying coastal areas from Georgia to Virginia with a life-threatening storm surge. The hurricane could land on Thursday or Friday in the Carolinas. Earlier this week, the storm swept through parts of the Bahamas, killing at least 20 people. In Florida, initially planned to directly touch Dorian, relief has been widespread after the storm's passage into the state from a relatively safe distance offshore.

– AP and Reuters contributed to this report.