Greek Bailout

After months of negotiations between the EU and Greek officials, it seems that the talks regarding Greece's bailout package are nearing their end, for better or worse. Although it has been a bumpy road, most believe that the two sides will reach an agreement before April 20, when Athens is...

Futures Lower After Weak Japan Data U.S. equity futures traded lower in early pre-market trade following a much weaker than expected GDP report out of Japan. With little data out today in the U.S. and thin trading volumes due to the time of the year, volatile trading could be on tap. Top News In...

Futures Gain Into Earnings Season U.S. equity futures rose in early pre-market trade heading into the unofficial start of earnings season after the bell as Alcoa (NYSE: AA) is expected to report second quarter results. Top News In other news around the markets: The Troika finished its review of...

Futures Gain Into Fed Speak U.S. equity futures rose in early pre-market trade ahead of key speeches from FOMC voting members. New York Fed President William Dudley, who is a permanent voting member and is in charge of the open market operations for the Fed, is set to speak this morning followed...

Futures Rise on Stimulus Hopes Despite Weak GDP U.S. equity futures rose in early pre-market trade following gains in Europe on hopes of a rate cut from the European Central Bank this Thursday as markets shrugged off the weak GDP report from last Friday. The ECB is expected to cut the benchmark...

Futures Slide on Asian Weakness U.S. equity futures slid in early pre-market trade after Asian shares reversed early gains to close lower. The Japanese Nikkei Index broke an eight-day winning streak to close lower after opening higher and raising hopes of a record nine-day winning streak. Top...

Futures Flat Following Wall Street Sell Off U.S. equity futures were flat in pre-market trading Tuesday following Monday's late day sell off. Stocks teetered around flat for most of the day Monday but sold off into the close on fears that a Fiscal Cliff deal is still a long ways away. Also, the...

Futures Rise on Chinese Data U.S. equity futures rose slightly in early Monday trade following a slew of Chinese data over the weekend. The Chinese Manufacturing PMI rose to 50.6 in November from 50.2 in October, showing a continued recovery in the sector. In addition, the official Services PMI...

Futures Flat on Budget Negotiations U.S. equity futures were flat in pre-market trading Friday as Congressional leaders continue to search for a resolution to the fiscal cliff. Republican leaders rejected a plan submitted by President Obama, citing it as a rehash of former plans, but Treasury...

U.S. equity futures were flat in early Monday trading as positive sentiment from better economic data in the U.S. was offset by bad news out of Spain. Over the weekend, German paper Die Welt reported that the European Central Bank may have broken its own rules in collateralized financing operations...