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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European Debt Crisis Impacting Global Home Price Index, Weakest Performance Since 2009 Says Knight Frank

According to Knight Frank’s latest Global House Price Index, worldwide home prices recorded their weakest annual performance since the depths of the recession in 2009, recording only 0.9% growth in the year to March 2012. Doubts over the Eurozone’s future, coupled with the
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U.S. Home Price Index Shows Year-Over-Year Increase of Just Over 1% in April, Second Increase in 2012

According to CoreLogic’s April Home Price Index (HPI) report, home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased on a year-over-year basis by 1.1 percent in April 2012 compared to April 2011. This was the second consecutive year-over-year increase this year, and the f
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U.S. Architecture Billings Index Continues Upward Trend, Driven by Commercial Projects

According to the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the commercial sector continues to lead the U.S. – focused Architecture Billings Index (ABI), which has remained in positive territory for the fifth consecutive month. The ABI is a leading economic indicator of constructio
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U.S. Pending Home Sales Index Upticks 2% in January

Lawrence Yun According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), pending home sales in the U.S. are on an upward trend, which has been uneven but meaningful since reaching a cyclical low last April, and are well above a year ago. NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-lo
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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 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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