Pre-Market Outlook

The euro maintained its strength on Monday even as tension in Ukraine continued. The common currency traded at $1.3882 at 5:43 GMT, while Western officials condemned Russia's decision to take over the Crimean peninsula. Reuters reported that German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Russian...

United Natural Foods (NASDAQ: UNFI) is projected to post its Q2 earnings at $0.56 per share on revenue of $1.64 billion. Medifast (NYSE: MED) is expected to post its Q4 earnings at $0.36 per share on revenue of $80.83 million. Full House Resorts (NASDAQ: FLL) is estimated to post a Q4 loss at $0....

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) to post its Q4 earnings at $0.55 per share on revenue of $927.86 million. Urban Outfitters shares rose 1.17% to $38.00 in after-hours trading. Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY)...

There is a full slate of guests for the week's #PreMarket Prep broadcast, sponsored by OptionsHouse. Some recurring guest will be joining in, along with new voices who have yet to bring their market perspective to the audience.   Tune into the show at 8:00 am EST Monday-Friday here.  Monday...

Analogic (NASDAQ: ALOG) shares dropped 11.20% to $85.75 in pre-market trading after the company reported downbeat Q2 earnings. NewLink Genetics (NASDAQ: NLNK) shares fell 7.14% to $35.00 in the pre-market trading after the company's independent review committee recommended the study continuation...

Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) shares gained 14.53% to $33.50 in the pre-market after the company reported upbeat Q4 earnings and announced the promotion of Timothy A. Johnson to Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Gulf Resources (NASDAQ: GURE) soared 9.65% to $2.84 in the pre-market trading...

Pre-open movers US stock futures rose in early pre-market trading, ahead of nonfarm-payrolls data. Data on nonfarm payroll employment for February and international trade for January will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Data on consumer credit for January will be released at 3:00 p.m. ET. Futures for...

Most economists are expecting to see a rise in the US’ February hiring at the release of the highly anticipated non-farm payrolls report on Friday. However, gains could be stifled by the nation’s recent severe winter weather which has weighed on several economic indicators this year. Most are...

Oil prices surged again on Thursday, as investors kept a close eye on new developments on the crisis in Ukraine. After nearly to almost a three-week low, Brent prices rose after comments from US President Barack Obama suggested the geopolitical risk in Ukraine was not improving as much as investors...

The euro surged to nearly $1.39 on Thursday after the European Central Bank decided against further easing at its March policy meeting. The common currency traded at $1.3868 at 7:30 GMT on Friday morning as the dollar remained steady ahead of the US' non-farm payrolls data. As most expected, the...

Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) is expected to report its Q4 earnings at $1.40 per share on revenue of $1.61 billion. Foot Locker (NYSE: FL) is estimated to report its Q4 earnings at $0.76 per share on revenue of $1.76 billion. Furmanite (NYSE: FRM) is projected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.16 per share...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Foot Locker (NYSE: FL) to report its Q4 earnings at $0.76 per share on revenue of $1.76 billion. Foot Locker shares slipped 0.66% to $42.45 in after-hours trading. Gap (NYSE: GPS) reported a 7% drop in its February...

Stocks may close when the sun goes down, but that doesn't slow the talk down one bit. As a definition, the pre-market trading activity generally has limited volume and liquidity. Many retail brokers offer pre-market trading, but may limit the types of orders that can be used during that...

Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) shares fell 9.63% to $12.11 in the pre-market trading after the company reported weaker-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and announced its plans to close 225 stores by 2015. Kamada (NASDAQ: KMDA) dipped 8.51% to $16.01 after the company initiated Phase 2/3...

Pixelworks (NASDAQ: PXLW) soared 37.50% to $6.60 in the pre-market trading as the company reported that sales to Apple represented more than 10% of revenue in 2013. Energy Recovery (NASDAQ: ERII) shares gained 24.21% to $5.90 in the pre-market after the company reported upbeat Q4 results....