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Benzinga Market Primer: Friday, August 9: Futures Lower On Mixed China Data
Friday, August 9, 2013 - 6:48am | 1092Futures Lower On Mixed China Data U.S. equity futures traded lower in early pre-market trade following a mixed set of data from China. China released four separate key data points, all of which served to create more uncertainty over the fate of the world's second largest economy than to alleviate...
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Weekly Preview: Economics, Employment Report, Fed to Drive Markets In Shortened Week
Friday, June 28, 2013 - 4:07pm | 1138In the upcoming week, markets will eye key economic data points in the shortened week due to the Fourth of July holiday. To note, markets will be closed on Thursday and Wednesday is a shortened trading day for equities. Key Earnings The only notable company to report earnings next week is...
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Benzinga Market Primer: Friday, May 10
Friday, May 10, 2013 - 6:40am | 992Futures Slightly Higher On Yen Weakness U.S. equity futures rose slightly in early pre-market trade although the story was all about the yen overnight. The yen continued to weaken against the dollar overnight as the USD/JPY rose above 101 on new reports that Japanese citizens are starting to buy...