Futures Trading Blog

Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are pointing toward a gain of about 90 points on the open, as utters a sigh of relief in the wake of Greece?s approval of additional austerity measures. Read the rest of this entry »

Crude-oil futures inch up, finding buyers after finishing near six-week low the previous day in the wake of bearish crude-supplies data. Read the rest of this entry »

U.S. stock futures are pointing toward a positive open, putting stocks on track for a positive end to a rather eventful week. Corporate earnings have moved to the forefront this morning, with Wall Street zeroing in on Ford Motor (F) and (JNPR), both of which are trading sharply lower in the wake of weaker-than-expected quarterly ... Read the rest of this entry »

Japan’s intervention in the currency markets, which lifts the dollar, and concerns over commodity-position liquidation in the wake of MF Global’s bankruptcy filing combined to undercut oil, but prices finish the month with a hefty gain. Read the rest of this entry »

Stock futures fell Monday amid fresh concerns that a bailout package for Greece wouldn't take shape in time for the country to avoid running out of money to pay its debts. The declines come in the wake of Wall Street's best week in months. Read the rest of this entry »

Stock futures are dropping on fresh doubts about a bailout package for Greece. The decline comes in the wake of Wall Street's best week in months. Read the rest of this entry »

MADRID (MarketWatch) -- European stock futures were pointing to losses for markets on Monday, in the wake of weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data at the end of last week, as well as continuing sovereign debt concerns. Futures for the German DAX 30 index were down 2%, while those for the France CAC 40 index fell 1.8% and futures for the FTSE 100 index dropped 1.6% Read the rest of this entry »