WSJ U.S. stock futures edged lower after June retail sales unexpectedly fell, adding to worries about China’s economy and the consequences of the Spanish bank bailout. Less than an hour before the opening bell, Dow …
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Bloomberg Equity futures advanced as retail sales gained 0.8 percent in March, almost three times as large as projected and followed a 1 percent advance in February, Commerce Department figures showed today in Washington. The …
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Reuters U.S. stock index futures traded lower on Monday after last week’s much weaker-than-expected report on U.S. job creation for March. U.S. non-farm payrolls grew by 120,000 last month, far below the forecast gain of …
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Reuters New claims for unemployment benefits fell to a fresh four-year low last week, according to a government report that showed ongoing healing in the labor market. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 5,000 …
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Marketwatch Apple Inc. said on Monday that it will initiate a quarterly dividend of $2.65 a share sometime in the fourth quarter of this year. The firm also said it will set a $10 billion …
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CNBC U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open for Wall Street on Tuesday, on positive investor sentiment ahead of the Fed’s latest statement on interest rates and the U.S. economy. That view was …
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Marketwatch U.S. stock futures fell Monday after downbeat Chinese economic data and ahead of a meeting of euro-area finance ministers later in the session. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJH2 -0.12% fell 126 …
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Bloomberg Manufacturing in the New York region expanded in January at the fastest pace in nine months, reflecting improving orders, sales and employment. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s general economic index rose to …
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WSJ Next week includes another batch of crucial earnings. The reporting season has been another strong one, but forward guidance has been a mixed affair. Stocks generally have trended higher, but the debt-ceiling debate will …
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Seeking Alpha Today’s Markets In Asia, Japan -0.7% to 9448. Hong Kong +0.4% to 22508. China -0.2% to 2701. India -0.0% to 18266. In Europe, at midday, London -1.2%. Paris +0.3%. Frankfurt +0.1%. Futures at …
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