Index futures edge lower as Europe weighs

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures edged lower on Tuesday as traders remained focused on high bond yields in Spain and as a cautious outlook from tech bellwether Texas Instruments weighed on sentiment. Texas Instruments Inc's second-quarter profit beat Wall Street exp
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Wall Street falls on Europe, but late buying trims losses

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks ended lower on Tuesday after political developments in Greece fanned concerns about Europe’s fiscal health, but a late rally helped indexes cut losses to close well above lows. Stocks spent most of the session sharply lower, with selling followi
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Stocks to track earnings with an eye on Europe

NEW YORK (Reuters) – After suffering their worst two weeks of the year, stocks will look to quarterly earnings to determine whether the recent pullback has been exhausted or more losses are justified. Alcoa Inc opened the earnings season with a bang, reporting a first-quarter pr
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Wall Street gains 1 percent as IMF gives Europe hope (Reuters)

Reuters – Stocks jumped to their highest since July on Wednesday as the International Monetary Fund sought to help countries hit by the European debt crisis, while forecast-beating earnings from Goldman Sachs dispelled some worries over bank profits. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Shares, euro rise even though Europe worries weigh (Reuters)

Reuters – Asian shares made solid gains and the euro rose on Tuesday, but concerns over euro zone sovereign funding ahead of key auctions outweighed some optimism on the economic outlook elsewhere and kept investors cautious about taking riskier positions. Yahoo! News: Business
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Market ignores Europe, rises on U.S. data (Reuters)

Reuters – U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, as signs of strength in the economy and higher-than-expected profit at FedEx outweighed more warnings about Europe. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Stock futures soar on Europe hopes (Reuters)

Reuters – Stock index futures jumped on Monday on optimism over the latest round of proposals out of Europe designed to corral the growing euro zone debt crisis. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Europe bond yields to keep stocks spellbound (Reuters)

Reuters – U.S. investors came to the Thanksgiving holiday table on Thursday mostly thankful that the week was a short one, or losses could have been larger. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Earnings on deck as Europe eyed (Reuters)

Reuters – Investors tiring of the euro zone’s debt crisis dragging the market all over the place are hoping to focus on something else next week — earnings. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Wall Street down on Europe; bear market fears grow (Reuters)

Reuters – Wall Street fell for a third day on Tuesday on fears Europe still has failed to tackle its debt crisis, prompting worries the market is headed to new lows for the year. Yahoo! News: Business News
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