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S&P futures add to gains after data »

NEW YORK | Wed Sep 28, 2011 9:13am EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wednesday as investors remained cautiously optimistic about progress on plans to lessen the euro zone’s debt woes.

International auditors headed to Greece to scrutinize [...]

Futures up in technical rebound; Yahoo eyed »

By Angela Moon
NEW YORK | Wed Sep 7, 2011 7:31am EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures rose on Wednesday, a day after sharp losses sparked by new concerns Europe was failing to tackle its debt crisis.

* European stocks rebounded from a two-year low after Germany’s [...]

Stock futures higher after recent losses »

By Ryan Vlastelica
NEW YORK | Mon Aug 23, 2010 8:08am EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures rose on Monday, following two weeks of losses for the S&P and Dow, as sentiment was lifted by several potential mergers and deals.

Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N) bid $24 a share [...]

Stock futures signal losses »

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Wednesday following the previous session’s strong rally, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.5 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.4 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.4 percent at 0944 GMT.

* European shares edged up, rising for the [...]

Stock futures signal gains; Caterpillar eyed »

(Reuters) – Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.16 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.16 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.1 percent at 5:06 a.m. ET.

Companies set to report quarterly earnings include Dow component Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N), Boston Scientific (BSX.N), [...]

Stock futures drop on Greek deficit news, U.S. data eyed »

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday as Greece’s financial position appeared to deteriorate, hurting risk appetite.

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Doubts over Greece’s ability to finance itself have triggered negative investor sentiment in recent months. On Thursday, the European Union reported that Greece, as well as Ireland, had much larger budget deficits last year than [...]

Wall Street futures point to weaker open »

(Reuters) – U.S. stocks futures fell on Thursday, pointing to weakness on Wall Street for a second-straight session, with persistent concerns over the fiscal situation in Greece seen weighing on investor sentiment.

By 5:15 a.m. EDT, futures for the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq shed 0.4 percent, while futures for the S&P 500 were 0.5 percent [...]

Stock futures signal gains; housing data eyed »

(Reuters) – Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.21 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.21 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.15 percent.
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Canadian growth surprise spurs futures weakness »

Mon, Mar 1 2010, 15:56 GMT
Bond prices are a little easier to begin the week with a stories of a potential solution to the problems facing the Greek government as it considers issuing bonds to replace forthcoming maturities. A strong reading for fourth quarter Canadian growth also sent bill prices down [...]

Wall Street futures flat; economic data awaited (Reuters) »

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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 [...]