* Bank of America falls after results * Best Buy down after holiday sales * Initial jobless claims rise * Futures up: Dow 41 pts, S&P 4.25 pts, Nasdaq 0.5 pt (Adds quote, data) By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Jan 15 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks were poised for a slightly higher open on Thursday, as Read More
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U.S. stock futures were most recently trading lower, having earlier been flat to higher, amid volatile trade after the Swiss National Bank took the unexpected step of removing the cap that has been in place since 2011 on the Swiss franc, driving it higher 17% recently against the dollar. At 8:30 a.m. E.T., jobless Read More
LONDON (ShareCast) – US stock futures swung from gains to sharp losses on Thursday, after the Swiss National Bank (SNB) removed its currency peg at 1.20 franc per euro. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is expected to open seven points lower than Wednesday’s close of, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq set to begin Read More
* Bank of America falls in premarket after results * Best Buy down in premarket after holiday sales * Initial claims data due * Futures: Dow up 28 pts, S&P up 1.5 pts, Nasdaq off 3 pts By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Jan 15 (Reuters) – S&P Futures edged higher in choppy trading on Thursday, Read More
* Bank of America falls in premarket after results * Best Buy down in premarket after holiday sales * Initial claims data due * Futures off: Dow 8 pts, S&P up 3.25 pts, Nasdaq off 9.75 pts (Adds Citibank earnings, Swiss ADR moves) By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Jan 15 (Reuters) – S&P Futures dipped Read More
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* World Bank cuts global growth forecasts * JPMorgan falls in premarket after earnings * Freeport McMoRan drops on copper weakness * Retail sales fall short of estimate * Futures off: Dow 237 pts, S&P 25.25 pts, Nasdaq 41 pts (Adds quote, data, updates futures prices) By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Read More
* World Bank cuts global growth forecasts * JPMorgan falls in premarket after earnings * Freeport McMoRan drops in premarket on copper weakness * Futures off: Dow 69 pts, S&P 7 pts, Nasdaq 10.75 pts By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Jan 14 (Reuters) – S&P Futures fell on Wednesday, putting equities on track to extend Read More
* World Bank cuts global growth forecasts * JPMorgan falls in premarket after earnings * Freeport McMoRan drops on copper weakness * Futures off: Dow 106 pts, S&P 11.25 pts, Nasdaq 19 pts (Adds premarket actives) By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Jan 14 (Reuters) – S&P Futures declined on Wednesday, putting equities on track to Read More
* Alcoa up in premarket after results * Oil falls near 6-year low * Futures up: Dow 92 pts, S&P 10 pts, Nasdaq 24.75 pts (Adds quote) By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Jan 13 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks were poised for a higher open on Tuesday after the S&P 500 fell for a second consecutive Read More