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Wall Street futures flat; economic data awaited (Reuters) »
, the
and the Nasdaq 100 were little changed at 0950 GMT.
At 1245 GMT, ICSC/
versus the prior week. In the previous week, sales were up 2.3 percent.
of department and chain store sales for February versus January. In the prior period, sales rose 1.6 percent.
U.S. automakers release February sales. Economists in a [...]
Will the data help? »
Will the data help?
Mon, Feb 1 2010, 10:32 GMT
The US macroeconomic figures released on last Friday were upbeat. The GDP in the 4th quarter of 2009 expanded by impressive 5,7% (even if greatly helped by inventory rebuilding) and both Chicago PMI and University of Michigan sentiment index came at better than [...]
Currencies ahead of U.S. data »
Currencies ahead of U.S. data
Mon, Feb 1 2010, 11:29 GMT
by ecPulse.com analysis team
The U.S. dollar is mixed in markets ahead of a full economic day in the U.S. economy, while last week we saw the economy expand the most since six years, which supported the dollar to rise heavily in [...]
FTSE ends higher on US economic data (AFP) »
on Friday as sentiment was lifted by data showing stronger-than-expected US economic growth chalked up in the final quarter of last year.
gained 0.83 percent to end the week at 5,188.52 points.
A US government report earlier showed the US economy roaring to life in the fourth quarter with a 5.7 percent growth rate on [...]
European stocks edge higher before US growth data (AFP) »
and amid stubborn concerns about Greece's debt crisis, analysts said.
of leading shares added 0.59 percent to 5,176.20 points in late morning deals.
Frankfurt's DAX 30 won 0.76 percent to 5,582.29 points and in Paris the
gained 0.60 percent to 3,710.93.
of top eurozone shares increased by 0.68 percent to reach 2,755.96 points.
, the [...]
The dollar and yen slide ahead of U.S. data »
The dollar and yen slide ahead of U.S. data
Mon, Jan 25 2010, 11:42 GMT
by ecPulse.com analysis team
The U.S. dollar and Japanese yen slipped today against majors ahead of the release of U.S. existing home sales for December amid tranquility in markets due to lack of important fundamentals from major economies. [...]
UBS client wins appeal against U.S. data handover »
UBS client wins appeal against U.S. data handover
ZURICH/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A client of Swiss bank UBS won an appeal to prevent her account data from being given to the United States as part of a U.S. probe into possible tax evasion among wealthy bank customers.
The case raises doubt about the future of the [...]
Inflation Data Dominates Economic Schedule »
Fri, Jan 15 2010, 08:47 GMT
Asian equities are mixed today, and commodity markets are a little heavy, weighed by the previous session’s mediocre US data, and a correction of recent trends. Yesterday’s Eurozone Industrial Production came out at a much better than expected 1.0% MoM compared to estimates for 0.5% growth, and [...]
Wall St stumbles on JPMorgan, economic data »
Wall St stumbles on JPMorgan, economic data
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks slid on Friday after JPMorgan Chase & Co reported deep fourth-quarter loan losses and raised concerns about bank profits.
Following a poor retail sales report earlier in the week, a weaker-than-expected Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers for early January hurt shares [...]
Tech shares shine on Intel, but U.S. data a worry »
Tech shares shine on Intel, but U.S. data a worry
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Technology shares jumped in Asia on Friday after better-than-expected earnings from sector bellwether Intel, but stocks elsewhere in the region were largely subdued amid fresh doubts about the strength of the U.S. economic recovery.
Tepid U.S. retail sales data and a [...]