US Stock Futures Down Ahead Of Economic Data

US stock futures are lower this morning, as investors are awaiting economic data. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 136 points to 15,184.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 18.30 points to 1,637.30. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 32.50 points to 2,968.50. US stocks closed lower on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 0.52% to 15,307.17, the S&P 500 index falling 0.83% to 1,655.35 and the Nasdaq 100 index declining 1.11% to 3,463.30. Data on weekly jobless claims will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET, while the Markit PMI manufacturing index (flash) for May will be released at 8:58 a.m. ET. The FHFA purchase only house price index for March will be released at 9:00 a.m. ET, while the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index will be released at 9:45 a.m. ET. Data on new home sales for April will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET, while the EIA weekly report on natural gas stocks will be released at 10:30 a.m. ET. The Kansas City Fed manufacturing index for May will be released at 11:00 a.m. ET, while data on money supply will be released at 4:30 a.m. ET. Hewlett-Packard Co

posted upbeat fiscal second-quarter earnings. Advance Auto Parts

is expected to report its Q1 earnings at $1.62 per share on revenue of $2.01 billion. Dollar Tree

is projected to report its Q1 earnings at $0.57 per share on revenue of $1.87 billion. Bon-Ton Stores

is estimated to post a Q1 loss at $1.57 per share on revenue of $665.23 million. GameStop

is expected to report its Q1 earnings at $0.40 per share on revenue of $1.84 billion. Hormel Foods

is estimated to report its Q2 earnings at $0.49 per share on revenue of $2.19 billion. Sears Holdings

is projected to post a Q1 loss at $0.60 per share on revenue of $8.37 billion. Ross Stores

is estimated to report its Q1 earnings at $1.07 per share on revenue of $2.52 billion. Aeropostale

is expected to post a Q1 loss at $0.17 per share on revenue of $444.26 million. salesforce.com

is expected to post its Q1 earnings at $0.10 per share on revenue of $887.08 million. The Gap

is expected to post its Q1 earnings at $0.69 per share on revenue of $3.68 billion. The Buckle

is expected to report its Q1 earnings at $0.82 per share on revenue of $272.48 million. Ralph Lauren

is projected to report its Q4 earnings at $1.30 per share on revenue of $1.70 billion. European markets were lower today. The STOXX Europe 600 Index fell 2.14%, London's FTSE 100 index dropped 1.97%, French CAC 40 Index declined 2.47% and German DAX 30 index fell 2.72%. Asian markets ended lower, with Japan's Nikkei Stock Average tumbling 7.32%, China's Shanghai Composite falling 1.16% and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index dropping 1.97%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 2.54% and India's Sensex dropped 1.82%.