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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 slightly higher this morning following a good earnings report from Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) last night to get the new earnings season started on the right foot. In Europe, yields on...
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US index futures are slightly higher this morning, but they have been losing ground steadily. In Europe, yields on Spanish bonds are up again, which combines an ever stronger belief that additional...
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US index futures are down sharply this morning as investors express concern over last week’s lower-than-expected US job gains. Asian markets especially are worried that projected growth of US GDP...
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US index futures are down again this morning as investors continue to react negatively to rising yields on Spanish and Italian bonds. The US Labor Department will report on new claims for...
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US index futures are down significantly this morning as investors continue to react negatively to yesterday’s release of FOMC minutes. No one seems to believe that the US economy can grow unless...
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US index futures are moving down this morning as investors wait for the report from the US Commerce Department on factory orders. Economists expect a gain of 1.5% in orders. This afternoon the FOMC...
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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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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 await a report on February’s US durable goods orders. Economists are expecting a gain of 2.9%, following a drop of 3.7% in January. Also this...
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US index futures are lower this morning as investors wait to hear news on both consumer confidence and house prices. The S&P Case-Schiller housing price index is due at 9 a.m. ET, and the Conference...
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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 down this morning on a pile of discouraging news from Europe and Asia. This week’s report on new US unemployment benefits claims might pick up the mood if the numbers are...
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