US stock futures surge as Intel beats estimates; gold, oil jump on weak dollarOctober 14th, 2009 US stock futures surge after Intel tops forecastsNEW YORK — U.S. stock futures are surging, driven higher by a better-than-expected sales forecast from chip maker Intel Corp.
Stock futures indicate higher open as investors build momentum heading into earnings seasonOctober 7th, 2009 Stock futures point to a higher openingNEW YORK — Stock futures are pointing to another higher opening Wednesday as investors continue to build momentum heading into earnings season. Overseas markets also continued to rise as investors become more confident in a global economic recovery.
Ban futures trading to stem price rise, says CPI-MSeptember 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government must immediately ban futures trading in all essential commodities to control the "relentless rise" in their prices, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has demanded. "This UPA (United Progressive Alliance) government has completely failed in controlling this price rise," noted the CPI-M mouthpiece "People's Democracy".
Stock futures point to open as investors' outlook for economic recovery wanesSeptember 18th, 2009 Stocks index futures little changedStock futures are pointing to a slightly higher open Friday, as investors hope to resume a recent rally after a slight pullback in the previous session. Major indexes had risen in the first three days of the week on signs the economy is recovering, but gave some ground on Thursday.
Gold, other metals pullback for second straight day as dollar strengthensSeptember 18th, 2009 Gold, other metals slip for second straight dayNEW YORK — Gold and other metals slipped for the second straight day, along with most other commodities, as stocks and the U.S. dollar both posted gains Friday.
Stock futures point to modestly higher open as investors look to build on momentumAugust 24th, 2009 Stocks set for modestly higher openNEW YORK — Stock futures were rising Monday, pointing to a moderately higher open as investors look to build on last week's momentum that sent major indexes to their highest levels of the year. U.S. markets are poised Monday to follow sharp gains overseas.
US stock futures slide on concerns of consumer spending, weak overseas marketsAugust 19th, 2009 Stock futures point to a lower Wall Street openPessimism about the economy reasserted itself in financial markets Wednesday, with U.S. stocks looking to fall at the opening.
US stock futures plunge on concerns of consumer spending; overseas markets also slideAugust 17th, 2009 Stock futures point to plunge on Wall StreetStocks looked to plunge at the opening of trading Monday and Treasury prices soared as investors around the world feared that consumers are too anxious to help lift the economy into recovery. U.S. stock futures fell sharply after overseas markets extended the heavy selling that began on Wall Street Friday.
Stock futures giving up gains after retail sales, weekly unemployment reportsAugust 13th, 2009 Stock futures give up gains on jobs, retail dataNEW YORK — Stock futures gave up some of their gains Thursday after reports on retail sales and jobless claims fell short of expectations. A day after stocks rallied on upbeat comments from the Federal Reserve, new reports showed retail sales fell unexpectedly in July and more workers are filing for unemployment benefits.
Futures edge higher despite sluggish retail sales, boosted by gains overseas, Cisco outlookAugust 6th, 2009 Gains overseas, Cisco outlook lifts stock futuresNEW YORK — U.S. stock futures are edging higher Thursday, supported by gains in overseas markets and an encouraging outlook from Cisco Systems Inc.
US futures rise sharply as overseas markets gain on signs of healing in manufacturing, bankingAugust 3rd, 2009 US futures up sharply, extending gains overseasNEW YORK — Fresh signs of healing in the manufacturing and banking industries are giving investors reason to try to extend a powerful July rally into a second month. U.S. stock futures are pointing to a sharply higher opening, rising about 1 percent, as gains in overseas markets feed the recent momentum on Wall Street that gave the market its best July in 20 years.
US stocks rising sharply as overseas markets observe solid gainsAugust 3rd, 2009 NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures are sharply higher, buoyed by broad gains in overseas markets, as solid reports from European banks give investors a burst of optimism.
Wall street sees a momentum, expectant after overseas market gainsJuly 24th, 2009 NEW YORK — The momentum in the stock market is growing, with U.S. stock futures pointing to a higher opening following gains in overseas markets.
Stock futures rise as earnings from Goldman Sachs, Intel boost economic recovery hopesJuly 15th, 2009 Stock futures rise on earnings reportsNEW YORK — Investors who have been looking for signs the economy is on the mend are pushing stock futures higher in the wake of better-than-expected earnings reports from Intel and Goldman Sachs. The upward move ahead of Wednesday's market opening in New York extends gains in overseas markets.
Stock futures pare gains following uptick in unemployment rateMay 8th, 2009 Wall Street pares gains after jobs dataNEW YORK — Stock futures pared some of their early gains Friday as investors were disheartened by a rise in the unemployment rate last month even as the number of job losses dropped. The Labor Department said employers cut 539,000 jobs last month, the fewest in six months and much less than the 620,000 job losses analysts had been expecting.
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