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US index futures are higher this morning as expectations are high for good earnings reports due today. The weekly report on new claims for unemployment benefits will be out this morning, as will the...
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US index futures are higher this morning following developments in Europe that people believe will lead to a sounder euro. Of the 27 members of the European Union all but 2 have approved a tighter...
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US index futures are higher this morning as European and Asian markets have all responded favorably to recent earnings announcements for US companies like Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC), Morgan...
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US index futures are down this morning as investors await the weekly report on new US unemployment benefits claims. Economists polled by Bloomberg are expecting a slight rise, from an adjusted annual...
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US index futures are higher this morning as investors react positively to the report of a slight rise in Germany’s business climate index (more coverage here). Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is giving a...
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US index futures are basically flat this morning as investors wait for the latest report on new home sales in the US. Expectations call for an increase from January’s 321,000 to 330,000. Existing...
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US index futures are higher this morning as investors wait to hear the data on US existing home sales in February. A consensus estimate calls for an annualized adjusted figure of 4.6 million, up...
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US index futures are lower this morning as investors wait to hear what Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) plans to do with its $97 billion cash hoard. Apple shares are rising in the pre-market as investors...
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US index futures are falling this morning following a refusal by the Group of 20 (G20) to boost the IMF’s funding for bailing out faltering European economies. The decision forces Germany’s hand...
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US index futures are lower this morning following an announcement from China that the country’s GDP growth target for 2012 is 7.5%, its lowest GDP growth goal since 2004. Chinese officials also...
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US index futures are lower this morning following an announcement from Spain that it was unilaterally raising its budget deficit target to 5.8% of GDP, much higher than the 4.4% that the country had...
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Stock-index futures are wobbling around the flat mark as equity markets return after a day off yesterday. Volume is expected to be light and the markets are waiting to hear the Case-Shiller report on...
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A discounted rights offer by Italian bank UniCredit SpA has chilled Europe’s markets this morning and is raising traders wariness over the Eurozone’s debt crisis. The bank, Italy’s largest...
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US index futures are moving down this morning as investors wait for the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) report on factory orders. The Commerce Department also releases its monthly...
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US index futures are higher this morning as investors wait for news on US personal income and spending. A survey of economists conducted by MarketWatch forecast spending to climb 0.7% and income to...
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