Commodity Futures Trading Blog

Japanese stock futures were unchanged as technical indicators signaled shares have been overbought, while the yen’s drop to a seven-month low against the dollar buoyed the earnings outlook for exporters. Australian equities slipped. Read the rest of this entry »

U.S. stock futures are lower Wednesday, echoing declines in Europe where investors fretted over the details of the Greek bailout plan. Read the rest of this entry »

U.S. stock futures are falling, echoing declines in Europe where investors fretted over the details of the Greek bailout plan. Read the rest of this entry »

U.S. stock futures are falling, echoing declines in Europe where investors fretted over the details of the Greek bailout plan. Read the rest of this entry »

Data pointing to an economic slowdown in China and across Europe, combined with Fitch's warning that a Greek default is still likely despite a bailout deal from the EU, weighed on U.S. Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Wednesday, indicating the S&P 500 may snap a three-day winning streak after weaker-than-expected euro zone economic data and ahead of a report on the U.S Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Stock futures pointed to a lower open Wednesday after weak manufacturing data from Europe and China. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were off 7 points, or 4.6 points below fair value, at 12,938. Futures for the S&P 500 behind by 0.8 points, or 0.9 points below fair value, at 1358 Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Stock futures were edging lower Wednesday following tepid manufacturing reads from Europe and China. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were off 7 points, or 4.7 points below fair value, at 12,938. Futures for the S&P 500 behind by 1.2 points, or 1.2 points below fair value, at 1359. Read the rest of this entry »

U.S. stock index futures trade flat, with investors reluctant to press further gains absent any freshly compelling economic data a day after the Dow industrials briefly topped 13,000. Read the rest of this entry »

U.S. stock index futures tally mild losses a day after the Dow industrials briefly top 13,000 for the first time since May 2008. Read the rest of this entry »