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US index futures are rising this morning following the lead of markets in Asia and Europe, all of which are higher today. In Europe, a report on eurozone business and consumer confidence came in...
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US index futures are falling this morning following a refusal by the Group of 20 (G20) to boost the IMF’s funding for bailing out faltering European economies. The decision forces Germany’s hand...
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US index futures are higher this morning following the lead of both European and Asian marketsd which also moved higher today. In Europe, energy and financial stocks are leading the morning’s...
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US index futures are trending higher this morning following a better-than-expected report from Germany’s Ifo Institute on that country’s business index and expectations that US jobless claims...
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US index futures are essentially flat this morning following a report that European manufacturing is slowing and that China’s factory output was lower for the fourth consecutive month. Rising crude...
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US index futures are slightly higher this morning, with the DJIA and the S&P up and the Nasdaq flat. In Europe, markets are up sharply following a day of solid gains in US markets yesterday and...
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US index futures are lower this morning, as exchanges in Europe and Asia are all trading down. In Europe, Greece is not responding well to more pressure from Germany, which seems to be saying it...
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US index futures are getting a boost this morning following some encouraging words from China’s central bank. The governor of the People’s Bank of China assured investors that the country will...
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US index futures can’t find much to get excited about one way or the other this morning. Debt downgrades to six European countries were no surprise last night, and a big jump in investor confidence...
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US index futures are sharply higher this morning, reacting to the Greek parliament’s approval of the new austerity measures that will likely release the $172 billion the country needs to pay its...
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US index futures are lower this morning as markets continue to react to the never-ending Greek drama. Yesterday’s hope for debt swap deal has unraveled (our coverage here) and next week’s...
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US index futures are slightly lower this morning, returning to their early morning behavior before yesterday. Observers now think that the Greek debt swap deal will get done just in time to meet a...
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US index futures are slightly higher this morning following two down days. The main prop for the indexes is the hope that Greece will finally settle its debt deal. The thin gains in the indexes...
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US index futures are lower again this morning while investors wait for some conclusion to the never-ending soap opera that is the Greek debt swap deal. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke testifies...
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US index futures are lower this morning as the negotiations between Greece and its creditors once more come to the fore. Discussions over the weekend led to no resolution, and investors worry that...
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