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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Online Retail Sales Will Buttress, Boost Brick and Mortar Store Sales This Holiday

Retailers should expect small gains in their 2011 sales this coming holiday season, and those gains will more likely come from non-store sales, Deloitte forecasted this week. Deloitte’s retail and distribution practice expects total holiday sales to reach between $ 873 billion a
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