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U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Wednesday, as investors were set to take profits ahead of key macroeconomic data on jobs and manufacturing.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Wednesday, as investors were set to book recent gains ahead of key macroeconomic data on jobs and manufacturing.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Wednesday, as investors were poised to pocket a portion of their recent lofty gains ahead of key macroeconomic data.

European stocks fell on Wednesday and government bonds ticked higher after investors turned cautious after optimism about the global economy pushed world stocks to fresh 7-1/2 highs and sterling to 2009 peaks earlier.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Wednesday, as investors were poised to pocket a portion of their recent lofty gains ahead of key macroeconomic data.

Asian shares hovered close to eight-month highs on Wednesday, pausing for breath after rallying on optimism that the global economy is through the worst, while the dollar struggled near its latest set of lows for the year.

Stocks rose for a fourth straight day on Tuesday as an upbeat report on home sales bolstered hopes for an economic recovery as well as shares in construction companies.

Stocks rose for the fourth straight day on Tuesday as an upbeat report on sales of previously owned U.S. homes bolstered hopes for an economic recovery.

Data suggests that the U.S. ban on short selling of financial stocks in 2008 did not impact stock prices, the chief executive of exchange operator Nasdaq OMX Group Inc told business leaders on Tuesday.

Stocks rose on Tuesday as an upbeat report on sales of previously owned U.S. homes bolstered hopes for an economic recovery.

U.S. stocks reduced earlier gains on Tuesday as financial shares came under pressure after several companies announced stock offerings. Major indexes had been higher in morning action after better-than-anticipated housing data bolstered hopes that the recession is abating.

Stocks dipped on Tuesday as key housing data provided further evidence the U.S. recession was easing, but gains in home builders' shares were offset by the financial sector's losses after several companies announced stock offerings.

The Dow and the S&P 500 briefly turned negative on Tuesday, weighed by a sell-off in financial shares following news of stock offerings by major banks seeking to raise capital, including JPMorgan .

Modine Manufacturing Co , a maker of heating and cooling systems for vehicles, posted a wider quarterly loss, hurt by the economic downturn and low production rates in the auto parts industry.

U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as key housing data provided further evidence the U.S. recession was abating.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a flat open on Wall Street on Tuesday as investors awaited key housing data a day after the S&P 500 index jumped to its highest close in seven months.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a flat to slightly lower open on Wall Street on Tuesday as investors looked to book profits a day after the S&P 500 index jumped to its highest close in seven months on positive economic data.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a mostly lower open on Tuesday, on profit taking, as the market gives back some of the previous session's strong gains.

World stocks edged lower on Tuesday after a buoyant session the day earlier and the dollar climbed off its lows against major currencies.

Improving global manufacturing data lifted Asian shares on Tuesday, bringing a regional index near to levels before the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September, but the pace of gains slowed as investors weighed how much longer a heady, three-month rally will last.

General Motors and Citigroup were kicked out of the closely watched Dow Jones industrial average on Monday, marking a historic fall from grace for two once venerable American corporations.

JPMorgan Chase & Co and American Express Co on Monday announced plans to sell $5.5 billion of common stock, hoping to position themselves to quickly repay funds from the government's bank bailout plan.

U.S. stocks rose on Monday, sending the S&P 500 to its highest close in seven months, as reassuring economic data reinforced hopes that demand will stabilize, while General Motors' long-expected bankruptcy filing ended uncertainty about the automaker's fate.

U.S. stocks rose on Monday, sending the S&P 500 to its highest close in seven months, as reassuring economic data reinforced hopes that demand will stabilize, while General Motors' long-expected bankruptcy filing ended uncertainty about the automaker's fate.

U.S. stocks rose on Monday, sending the S&P 500 to a seven-month high, as reassuring economic data reinforced hopes of economic stabilization, while General Motor's long-expected bankruptcy petition lifted uncertainty about the automaker's fate.

Citigroup Inc's run of ignominy has now come to this: losing its coveted spot in the Dow Jones industrial average to a former unit.

Prudential Financial Inc , the No. 2 U.S. life insurer, said it plans to sell $1.25 billion of common stock after turning down U.S. aid.

Stocks rallied on Monday as reassuring economic data spurred optimism the recession is abating, overshadowing a long-expected bankruptcy filing by General Motors.

Stocks rallied on Monday, sending the Nasdaq up slightly more than 3 percent as reassuring economic data fueled hopes the recession is abating, eclipsing a long-expected bankruptcy filing by General Motors .