Initial Jobless Claims

Futures Flat On Draghi Stimulus Comments U.S. equity futures were relatively flat in early trade following comments from ECB President Mario Draghi. Draghi said that the bank has no intention of tightening policy anytime soon as inflation runs below target and that the bank is far from...

Futures Lower on Weak European Manufacturing Data U.S. equity futures fell in pre-market trading following weak Eurozone Manufacturing PMIs. The Eurozone Manufacturing PMI for February fell to 47.8 from 47.9 in January, worse than forecasts of a reading of 48.5, with weakness in France and Germany...

Futures Lower Following Eurozone GDP U.S. equity futures traded lower in early trade following weak GDP data from eurozone nations released overnight for the fourth quarter. Eurozone GDP fell 0.6 percent in the fourth quarter, worse than expectations of a decline of 0.4 percent and below the...

Futures Higher as Euro Gains U.S. equity futures rose in pre-market trading as the euro rallied and European stocks gained. Markets await the interest rate decisions from the Bank of England and European Central Bank, due out later this morning. Top News In other news around the markets:...

Futures Flat After GDP U.S. equity futures were flat in pre-market trade Thursday following the weak GDP report issued in the U.S. Wednesday. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that the economy contracted 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter. However, the underlying growth rate, excluding...

Futures Slide as Apple Disappoints U.S. equity futures slid in pre-market trading following the disappointing earnings report from Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). Apple reported first quarter earnings that beat expectations but revenue was light and margins dropped precipitously. Top News In other...

Futures Flat Ahead of Jobless Claims, Earnings U.S. equity futures were flat in early Thursday trade ahead of lots of economic data, including Initial Jobless Claims, and lots of earnings. The earnings data will truly set the tone before the open with many big banks set to report fourth quarter...

Futures Slip on Greek Woes U.S. equity futures slipped in early Wednesday trade as the Troika of Greek lenders could not agree on a deal to cut Greek debt further. Specifically, the IMF refused to concede any further debt relief to Greece and conservative leaders such as German ministers were...

Initial jobless claims rose more than expected in the week ending October 12, with initial claims printing at 388,000, well above the consensus estimate of 365,000 new claims. The rise in claims is being attributed to a statistical quirk which saw the previous week's reading drop unexpectedly. At...

U.S. equity futures rose ahead of the interest rate decisions from both the Bank of England and the European Central Bank. Also, the People's Bank of China reported that it has not cut rates this month as some had expected. Recall that before the previous two Bank of England decisions, China had...