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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 [...]
Fed, techs lift Wall St; futures cheer Obama »
Fed, techs lift Wall St; futures cheer Obama
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks rose on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve pledged to keep interest rates near zero and stock futures signaled more gains ahead after President Barack Obama struck a conciliatory tone on banks in his State of the Union speech.
Stock index futures [...]
Fed, techs lift Wall St; futures cheer Obama (Reuters) »
NEW YORK (Reuters) –
Stocks rose on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve pledged to keep interest rates near zero and
struck a conciliatory tone on banks in his State of the Union speech.
Stock index futures shot up in late after-hours trading as Obama pushed job creation to the top of his agenda to bring [...]
Stock futures slip on Alcoa results, Chevron warning »
Stock futures slip on Alcoa results, Chevron warning
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures dropped on Tuesday on a subpar start to earnings season following Alcoa Inc’s worse-than-expected results and Chevron Corp’s warning that its income would be “sharply lower.”
Alcoa recorded a narrower quarterly loss late Monday, but Wall Street’s forecast was for [...]
Stock futures higher after China exports rise (AP) »
are rising, pointing to a higher opening Monday, following strong gains in overseas markets.
Stocks are getting a lift globally after a new report showed Chinese exports jumped by nearly 18 percent in December. The bigger-than-expected increase follows 13 straight months of declines. The increase in exports has added confidence to investors who believe a [...]
Stock futures up after China import data; eyes on Alcoa »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday after China’s strong import figures stoked optimism about world economic recovery as investors awaited earnings from Alcoa Inc, which traditionally marks the kickoff of the U.S. quarterly earnings season.
China ended 2009 with record monthly imports of crude oil and soybeans and a strong [...]
Stock futures advance on commods strength, weak dollar »
(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Monday for the first session of the year, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.7 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.6 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 1 percent at 4.15 a.m. ET.
Eye care group Alcon will be [...]
Stock futures signal gains; eyes on pharmas »
(Reuters) – Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher opening on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.13 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.1 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.07 percent at 0845 GMT (3:45 a.m. EST).
The healthcare sector was expected to be in focus after a [...]
Stock futures signal gains; eyes on pharmas (Reuters) »
on Monday, with futures for the
up 0.13 percent,
up 0.1 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.07 percent at 0845 GMT (3:45 a.m. EST).
U.S. Senate
on Monday, with 60 Democrats voting to put
.
Investors will keep an eye on Dubai, where debt-ridden conglomerate
(DBWLD.UL) is expected on Monday to ask key creditors [...]
Futures slip after gains, data on tap (Reuters) »
U.S. stock index futures
meeting.
The Fed begins its two-day meeting and is expected to keep rates unchanged near zero, leaving investors to focus on accompanying comments about the state of the economy.
A busy day for data will keep investors searching for clues on the state of the world's largest economy.
, a formula [...]