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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Stock index futures point to lower start

(Reuters) – Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.4 percent while the Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 contracts were down 0.3 percent at 4.16 a.m. EDT. European shares were flat in jittery early trade on Tuesday,
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Futures little changed heading into holiday; Microsoft eyed

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures were little changed on Tuesday as investors aimed to head into the Independence Day holiday without making big positions in their portfolios. Trading volume is expected to be light, making stocks more vulnerable to a selloff if factory or
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Stock futures signal higher Wall Street open

LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open for equities on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.2 to 0.4 percent. Major emerging powers stood ready on Friday to pledge money to bolster the I
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Stock futures off on economy concerns, dip buying seen (Reuters)

Reuters – Stock index futures eased on Monday after data showing a decline in European private sector activity last month and a lower target for China growth gave investors reason to pause. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Stock index futures point to flat start (Reuters)

Reuters – Stock index futures pointed to a flat open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.1 percent, Dow Jones futures flat and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.2 percent at 4:45 a.m. ET. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Stock index futures signal steady open (Reuters)

Reuters – Stock index futures pointed to a steady open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.02 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.05 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.2 percent at 4 a.m. ET. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Stock index futures point higher (Reuters)

Reuters – (Reuters) Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 all up 0.5 percent at 0936 GMT. 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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Stock index futures signal mixed open (Reuters)

Reuters – Stock index futures pointed to a mixed open on Wall Street on Tuesday following the previous session’s sharp losses, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.49 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.21 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.17 percent at 0831 GMT. Yahoo!
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