US futures are largely unchanged as of 05:00 ET. While path of least resistance for equity markets remains higher on a measured pace of monetary policy shifts and strong demand backdrop, caution remains. Asian regional news still highlighted by Evergrande with the Fed warning that turmoil in the Chinese real estate sector 'posed some risk to the US financial system'. In Europe, rising COVID infections and continued tensions between the UK and the EU among the main headlines. Companies mentioned: Toshiba Corp. (T:6502), Evergrande (HK:3333), Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC), USPI, SurgCenter Development, Roblox (NYSE:RBLX), SmileDirectClub (NASDAQ:SDC)