Stock index futures were little changed on Tuesday, while investors awaited data on the housing market, which remains one of the weakest segments of the economy.
Stock index futures edged up on Tuesday, while investors awaited data on the housing market, which remains one of the weakest segments of the economy.
Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.21 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.21 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.15 percent.
China will probably run a trade deficit of more than $8 billion in March, state media said on Tuesday, citing Premier Wen Jiabao.
U.S. jeweler Zale Corp , which expected to have secured funds to steady its finances by late May, is considering a financing proposal from Sun Capital Partners Inc, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Google Inc closed its China-based search service and began redirecting Web searchers to an uncensored portal in Hong Kong, drawing harsh comments from Beijing that raised doubts about the company's future in the world's largest Internet market.
The U.S. mortgage finance system should be revamped, government guarantees should be clearly defined and risk priced accordingly, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner plans to tell Congress on Tuesday.
China said on Tuesday that Google Inc had violated a written promise and was totally wrong to end censorship of its Chinese-language search portal, signaling a tough line over the Internet dispute.
Google Inc moved its China Internet search service to Hong Kong in a bid to resolve its dispute with Beijing over censored search results while keeping a foot in the world's largest Internet market.
Connecticut lawmakers are considering a way to keep young people off the state's sex offender registry if convicted of sexting.
E*Trade Financial Corp named Steven Freiberg as its new chief executive and said it plans a reverse stock split, betting a former Citigroup Inc executive with consumer experience but a limited online brokerage resume will help it emerge from lending problems.
Obama administration pay czar Kenneth Feinberg plans to review past compensation at 419 companies that received bailout funds, including JPMorgan Chase , Goldman Sachs , according to a source close to the Treasury Department.
Stocks rose on Monday, building on last week's strength, as the passage of a bill overhauling the healthcare system ended much of the uncertainty about the issue for investors.
* Merkel says no need for EU summit to discuss Greek aid
* Greek PM says EU needs mechanism to deter speculators
* Juncker sees possible twin-track euro zone/IMF support
* Trichet says any help would have to be conditional loan
* Euro falls, Greek risk premium leaps amid uncertainty
It is the case of Curious Judge and The Man with the Yellow Hat.
British price comparison website Foundem's chief executive said it was confident EU antitrust regulators will launch a formal probe into Google's business practices based on its complaint.
Several senators have formed a caucus to promote online freedom in Iran, China and other countries as the Obama administration pushes for greater access to an unfettered Internet.
Stocks rose on Monday, helped by gains in the healthcare sector as passage of a bill to overhaul the system eased uncertainty for investors.
EBay Inc and the National Retail Federation, the trade group for the retail industry, said on Monday they have teamed to combat organized retail crime.
The head of the European Commission challenged German Chancellor Angela Merkel to rise above domestic politics and agree on a financial safety net for debt-stricken Greece to help preserve European monetary union.
Citigroup Inc Chief Executive Vikram Pandit has done a tremendous job at the bank, the bank's chairman said on Monday in an interview with Bloomberg Television.
Shares of Medicaid insurers, hospital companies and even drugmakers rose on Monday as many investors concluded that passage of landmark U.S. healthcare legislation will add millions of new paying patients.
Global drugmakers face a hit to earnings from 2011, as they are forced to chip in to help pay for healthcare reform, but will benefit in the long run as millions more Americans become customers for their medicines.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Monday will reaffirm the Obama administration's demands for a financial reform bill that provides strong protections for consumers and strong constraints on risk taking by big financial firms.
U.S. stocks advanced on Monday, boosted by gains in the healthcare sector as passage of a bill to overhaul the system eased uncertainty for investors.
Tiffany & Co reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly profit as sales of lower-margin rough diamonds rose faster than its pricier and more profitable jewelry, and its shares fell 2 percent.
Williams-Sonoma Inc beat quarterly profit estimates and forecast strong results for the current fiscal year on signs that consumers are ready to spend more on home decorating, and its shares rose 10 percent.
In an effort to boost global coffee demand and price increase, Vietnam said it plans to stockpile the commodity in a large scale. According to country's Agriculture and Rural Development ministry, a plan to extend subsidised loans at 6 percent interest for companies to buy and stockpile coffee at 1.24 dollars per kilogram was awaiting government approval.
In a recent announcement, the Indian government today said that Qatar has given its consent to supply additional four million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year to India from 2013 onwards. India currently imports 7.5 million tons of LNG every year from Qatar's RasGas under a long-term deal. Intially, this will be raised by one million tonne in 2011 and then, it will be ramped up to four million tonnes by 2014.
Stocks rose on Monday led by the healthcare sector after the House of Representatives passed a healthcare reform bill, providing clarity following months of uncertainty.
