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Weekly Preview: Fed In Focus as Tapering Fears Mount
Friday, June 14, 2013 - 3:44pm | 2219Next week, the Fed's policy statement, updated forecasts and Press Conference with Chairman Ben Bernanke will be closely watched. Key earnings from companies including FedEx (NYSE: FDX), Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU), and Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) will also be watched. Key Earnings Earnings from...
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Benzinga Market Primer: Thursday, May 16: J.C. Penney Earnings In Focus
Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 6:47am | 1043Futures Flat After Strong Japanese GDP U.S. equity futures traded just near unchanged in early pre-market trade following a stronger than expected GDP report from Japan. Japan reported first quarter GDP rose 3.5 percent on an annualized basis, better than the 2.7 percent expected growth rate....
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Benzinga Market Primer: Wednesday, May 15
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 6:45am | 1078Futures Lower on Weak European Growth Data U.S. equity futures traded lower in early pre-market trade following a weaker than expected GDP report from the eurozone for the first quarter. GDP growth rose to -0.2 percent on a quarterly basis from -0.6 percent but missed forecasts of a 0.1 percent...
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Benzinga Market Primer: Tuesday, March 19
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - 6:33am | 885Futures Flat, Awaiting Cyprus Decision U.S. equity futures were flat in early pre-market trade as markets awaited a vote in the Cypriot parliament to decide if the recently discussed bailout passes. The President of Cyprus Monday cancelled a vote as the bailout legislation did not have enough...
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Benzinga Market Primer: Thursday, February 14
Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 7:17am | 825Futures Lower Following Eurozone GDP U.S. equity futures traded lower in early trade following weak GDP data from eurozone nations released overnight for the fourth quarter. Eurozone GDP fell 0.6 percent in the fourth quarter, worse than expectations of a decline of 0.4 percent and below the...