Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 25, 2012
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Dow and S&P 500 index futures edged lower on Wednesday as the market continues to show signs of fatigue this week after a strong run from late last year, but the Nasdaq rose on forecast-beating results from Apple Inc .
Posted by Reuters: Business News on December 19, 2011
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks and U.S. index futures fell, with South Korean shares tumbling as much as 5 percent, and the dollar gained after North Korea announced the death of leader Kim Jong-il, raising fears of regional instability.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on December 7, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks index futures were little changed on Wednesday after two days of gains as investors waited to see if European officials can craft a plan to combat the region’s debt crisis at a summit this week.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on December 1, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters) – S&P 500 stocks index futures edged lower on Thursday after new U.S. claims for unemployment benefits rose unexpectedly last week, climbing above 400,000 for the first time in a month.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on November 23, 2011
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian shares dropped more than 2 percent and U.S. index futures and oil also fell on Wednesday after a private survey showed China’s factory sector shrank the most in 32 months and U.S. growth data was revised downwards, stoking fears about the faltering global economy.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on October 24, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters) – S&P 500 index futures were little changed on Monday as European policymakers differed over the size of sovereign debt losses that private bondholders will have to accept, but strong earnings from Caterpillar put a floor on losses.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on October 19, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nasdaq index futures fell on Wednesday after technology heavyweight Apple missed earnings expectations, while the broader market was little changed after a big run-up in the last session on a report Europe may beef up its crisis fund.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on October 18, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Equity index futures pointed to a flat opening on Tuesday after Moody’s said it would review France’s credit rating and investors grappled with less-than-stellar earnings from some big corporations.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – S&P 500 index futures extended losses on Tuesday as earning from some big U.S. companies such as Bank of America and IBM disappointed investors, while Moody’s warned on France’s credit rating and growth in China slowed.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on October 10, 2011
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – European index futures rose on Monday, following small gains for Asian shares, and the euro firmed 1 cent after the leaders of France and Germany pledged to unveil a plan to solve the euro zone’s sovereign debt crisis by the end of the month.
