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• Equity futures bolstered by positive data: [2010 Oct 29 09:10 AM] Stock index futures around the world surged as the United States Department of Commerce reported that in the third quarter of 2010, real gross domestic product rose at an annualized rate of 2 percent. Read more
• Crude discovery in Brazil could total $16 billion barrels: [2010 Oct 28 05:52 PM] The Libra oil field off of the coast of Brazil might well be the biggest new discovery of crude reserves in the Western Hemisphere in over three decades. Read more
• Declining jobless claims boost stock index futures: [2010 Oct 28 08:35 AM] Initial jobless claims for the week ending on October 23 dropped, declining 21,000 from the previous week's revised measurement of 455,000. Read more
• Stock index futures gain, but focus is G20 meeting: [2010 Oct 22 08:13 AM] Finance ministers of the Group of 20 Nations - a group that in some ways represents a new world order after the relative decline of some of the G-7 nations - met on Friday in Seoul. Read more
• Higher earnings, lower jobless claims boost U.S. indexes: [2010 Oct 21 08:23 AM] A combination of positive earnings figures from major listed corporations and a falling number of new unemployment claims helped buoy U.S. stock index futures on Thursday morning. Read more
• Earnings season delivers hope and disappointment, but investors remain wary: [2010 Oct 19 08:02 AM] As earnings season gets underway in the U.S., investors are looking to cash-rich corporations to help draw the American economy out of the doldrums it's sunk into. Read more
• Stock index futures decline on production, mortgage woes: [2010 Oct 18 08:52 AM] Concerns about the pace of the economic recovery in the U.S., the continuing foreclosure problems plaguing major banks and the falling industrial production of the country's factories put pressure on stock index futures Monday morning. Read more
• Stock futures retreat, dollar demand rises as foreclosure drama unfolds: [2010 Oct 14 09:38 PM] U.S. stock index futures retreated and the dollar and yen gained, as investors ran for cover in the wake of the ongoing foreclosure drama that's roiling the U.S. Read more
• U.S. stocks mixed after disappointing jobless figures: [2010 Oct 14 08:29 AM] Initial jobless claims in the U.S. rose 13,000 to 462,000 in the week ending on October 9, a disappointing result which put U.S. equities investors in a nervous mood. Read more
• JPMorgan earnings, QE help boost stock index futures: [2010 Oct 13 08:21 AM] A surprisingly optimistic earnings release from JPMorgan Chase - the investment bank which has perhaps emerged stronger, rather than weaker, from the global credit crunch - helped buoy traders' sentiment today, as nearly every stock index futures contract around the world rose. Read more
• Stock index futures slide ahead of earnings after Monday's disappointing close: [2010 Oct 12 08:17 AM] Stocks were volatile throughout Monday trading before ultimately slipping into the red, and they looked set to continue that trend Tuesday morning. Read more
• Unemployment flat, while private sector adds jobs: [2010 Oct 08 07:45 AM] Stock index futures dropped on Friday, as the Labor Department revealed figures showing that the unemployment situation in the U.S. failed to improve measurably. Read more
• Improving jobless data give futures traders a jolt of good news, but sentiment is weak: [2010 Oct 07 08:38 AM] Labor Department figures showed Thursday that the seasonally adjusted number of initial jobless claims dropped unexpectedly by 11,000 to 445,000 in the week ending October 2. Read more
• Stock index futures mixed after negative economic data: [2010 Oct 06 08:37 AM] U.S. firms cut a surprising 39,000 jobs in September, data from ADP Employer Services showed, after a revised increase of 10,000 jobs from July to August. Read more
• Global equities rise on growth prospects, Japan stimulus: [2010 Oct 05 08:32 AM] Stock index futures around the world surged on Tuesday morning, driven by renewed prospects for global growth and strong monetary stimulus from the Bank of Japan, which pledged to maintain its benchmark interest rate near zero. Read more
• Stock index futures mixed as risk aversion returns: [2010 Oct 04 08:43 AM] Global and U.S. stock index futures were mixed on Monday as risk aversion returned to Wall Street. China led the pack, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng index futures rising 302 points to 22,630 at 5:00 a.m. EST. Mexican Bolsa index futures also gained, climbing 501 points to 33,904. Read more
• Consumer spending, incomes rise, boosting stock index futures: [2010 Oct 01 08:25 AM] Both the income and the spending of U.S. consumers rose in August, giving some hope that the economy will continue to expand and recover - albeit at a slow pace. Read more