Commodity Futures Trading Blog

European (SXXP) stock futures were little changed as losses mounted for the region’s banks and a majority of companies reported earnings that missed analyst estimates. Asian shares declined and U.S. Read the rest of this entry »

Crude-oil futures decline, slipping back from a nine-month closing high to give up some of the strong gains posted recently, even as the U.S. dollar declines. Read the rest of this entry »

Japanese stock futures were unchanged as technical indicators signaled shares have been overbought, while the yen’s drop to a seven-month low against the dollar buoyed the earnings outlook for exporters. Australian equities slipped. Read the rest of this entry »

U.S. stock futures are lower Wednesday, echoing declines in Europe where investors fretted over the details of the Greek bailout plan. Read the rest of this entry »

U.S. stock futures are lower Wednesday, echoing declines in Europe where investors fretted over the details of the Greek bailout plan. Read the rest of this entry »

U.S. stock futures are falling, echoing declines in Europe where investors fretted over the details of the Greek bailout plan. Read the rest of this entry »

U.S. stock futures are falling, echoing declines in Europe where investors fretted over the details of the Greek bailout plan. Read the rest of this entry »

Data pointing to an economic slowdown in China and across Europe, combined with Fitch's warning that a Greek default is still likely despite a bailout deal from the EU, weighed on U.S. equity futures on Wednesday Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Wednesday, indicating the S&P 500 may snap a three-day winning streak after weaker-than-expected euro zone economic data and ahead of a report on the U.S. housing market. Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Stock futures pointed to a lower open Wednesday after weak manufacturing data from Europe and China. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were off 7 points, or 4.6 points below fair value, at 12,938. Futures for the S&P 500 behind by 0.8 points, or 0.9 points below fair value, at 1358. Read the rest of this entry »