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Futures Lower Ahead of Bank Earnings U.S. equity futures slipped in early pre-market trading Friday ahead of key earnings from U.S. banking giants J.P. Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) and Well Fargo (NYSE: WFC). Famed analyst Dick Bove believes that 2013 bank earnings will be record-setting earnings once...

Futures Slightly Higher Despite Euro Fears U.S. equity futures were slightly higher in early pre-market trade despite fears emanating from the eurozone over a new bailout template laid out by Cyprus. Comments from Eurogroup Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem sent markets lower Monday after he...

As Cypriot leaders and Troika creditors discuss the latest bailout for Cyprus, much has happened over the weekend. Here is a quick round-up of the headlines from the past couple of days. Cypriot leaders claim to be close a deal with creditors, placing a 20 percent levy on deposits greater than 100...

The euro remained strong on Tuesday morning after investors sized up the newest chairman of the Eurogroup Monday afternoon. The common currency traded at 1.3362. Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem became the new chairman of the 17 eurozone finance ministers on Monday after being elected by...

Futures Drop on Greek Uncertainty, Catalan Vote U.S. equity futures fell in pre-market trading as uncertainty surrounding Greece's disbursement of its latest payment grips markets. Greece has already agreed on the necessary cuts with the Troika to receive the payment, however the current debate is...

Futures plummet as Greece gets more time on bailout, German Economic Sentiment Drops. U.S. equity futures dropped precipitously in early Tuesday trading following a day of think trading as only stock markets were open in observance of Veterans Day Monday. Overnight, European finance ministers and...

U.S. equity futures rose in early Thursday trading as the U.K. economy was confirmed as exiting recession in the third quarter, due in large part to the Olympic boost. The economy there grew 1.0 percent in the third quarter from the second quarter, well above economist estimates of a 0.6 percent...

U.S. equity futures fell in early Friday trading as investors mark the 25th anniversary of Black Monday, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 23 percent in one day. Also, European leaders continued their summit in Brussels and seem close to disbursing the next bailout tranche for Greece as...

Initial jobless claims rose more than expected in the week ending October 12, with initial claims printing at 388,000, well above the consensus estimate of 365,000 new claims. The rise in claims is being attributed to a statistical quirk which saw the previous week's reading drop unexpectedly. At...

U.S. equity futures fell in early Tuesday trading as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) slashed global growth forecasts in its quarterly World Economic Outlook. The IMF slashed its estimate for 2012 global growth to 3.3 percent global GDP growth from 3.5 percent in its previous estimate. Also,...