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Pre-open moversUS stock futures traded lower in early pre-market trade, ahead of earnings from several companies. Data on GDP growth and the employment cost index for the fourth quarter will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. The Chicago PMI for January will be released at 9:45 a.m. ET, while the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index for January will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 120 points to 17,312.00, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index futures fell 12.70 points to 2,005.80. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index slipped 10.25 points to 4,175.50.

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A Peek Into Global Markets European markets were mostly lower today, with the Spanish Ibex Index rising 0.23%, STOXX Europe 600 Index declining 0.13% and German DAX 30 index rising 0.05%. French CAC 40 Index declined 0.12% and London's FTSE 100 Index fell 0.35%. German retail sales climbed 0.2% in December from November.In Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei Stock Average rose 0.39%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index declined 0.36%, China's Shanghai Composite Index slipped 1.59% and India's BSE Sensex tumbled 1.68%. Japanese industrial production gained 1.0% from the previous month in December.Broker RecommendationAnalysts at Evercore ISI upgraded

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Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced financial results Thursday for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. Revenue came in at $18.10 billion, below estimates of $18.46 billion and above the $15.71 billion reported in the prior year period. Non-GAAP EPS for Q4 was $6.88, below estimates of $7.11 and above the $6.70 reported in the fourth quarter of 2013. To read the full news, click here.