The U.S. stock index futures point to slightly higher open Wednesday, ahead of the U.S. retail sales data release by the Commerce Department scheduled at 13:30 GMT. Retail sales is expected to show a 0.1 percent rise in January, against a 0.5 percent increase registered in December as consumers eye smaller paychecks on the back of a recent tax increase.
The U.S. stock index futures point to moderately lower open Tuesday, as the market sentiment appeared cautious ahead of the president's State of the Union address in which he's expected to share his economic vision.
The U.S. stock index futures point to a flat open since investor activities could remain quiet amid holidays in Asia.
U.S. stock index futures point to a slightly higher open on Friday ahead of the Bureau of Economic Analysis' trade deficit report.
The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Thursday were Exide Technologies, Ubiquiti Networks Inc, Microchip Technology Inc, and Kforce, while the top after-market NASDAQ losers were Nuance Communications Inc, Coinstar Inc, Riverbed Technology Inc, and SunPower Corporation.
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The U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open ahead of the Labor Department's weekly jobless claims data.
Now that Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) has announced its $24.4 billion leveraged buyout, the fifth-largest ever, are more tech buyouts ahead?
The U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open Wednesday as investors were optimistic that earnings reports from corporates will provide momentum to the economy that is tracing a recovery trajectory.
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The U.S. stock index futures point to a slightly higher open ahead of the Institute for Supply Management’s non-manufacturing PMI.
Dell Inc., the No. 3 PC maker, remained mum on reports it was close to completing a leveraged buyout with Silver Lake Partners.
U.S. stock index futures point to a flat open Monday ahead of the Commerce Department's factory orders report.
The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Friday were Concurrent Computer Corporation, PDF Solutions Inc, iRobot Corporation, Frontier Communications Corporation and TeleCommunication Systems Inc. The top after-market Nasdaq losers were magicJack VocalTec Ltd, Primoris Services Corporation, The Medicines Company and SHFL entertainment Inc.
The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Thursday were Audience Inc, Tesco Corporation, Gevo Inc and Cavium Inc. The top after-market NASDAQ losers Thursday were Electro Scientific Industries Inc, Tellabs Inc, Oplink Communications Inc, Constant Contact Inc and Astro-Med Inc.
Thomas Boone Pickens IV, the 21-year-old grandson of the Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens, died on Tuesday after being rushed to an area hospital, a family spokesman said.
Online Resources Corporation, JDS Uniphase Corp, Ericsson, and Nokia Corporation are among Thursday's pre-market movers.
The U.S. stock index futures point to a flat open Wednesday ahead of the Bureau of Economic Analysis’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data and the Automatic Data Processing’s (ADP) National Employment Report.
After a slow start when first going public, Manchester United has rebounded to become the most valuable sports team in the world.
The U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open Tuesday as investors maintained caution.
The U.S. stock index futures point to a slightly higher open Monday ahead of the Census Bureau's durable goods orders data.
Japan has been thrust full steam into developing alternatives to nuclear power. It has a long way to go.
