Eurozone Industrial Production

U.S. stocks rose to start off the holiday-filled shortened trading week on a positive note as investors found plenty of reason to be optimistic on retail sales which jumped the most since 2012. Investors were also encouraged by Citigroup's better than expected earnings which eased investor...

Major indices continued its decline from yesterday as the Dow suffered a triple digit point loss for the second consecutive day. Positive retail sales data added to an otherwise already convincing case that the economy is strong enough for the Federal Reserve to begin tapering. The Fed's policy...

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 Higher On Dovish Bernanke U.S. equity futures rose sharply as a speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke after the close Wednesday was much more dovish than expected. The comments show that the Fed is not looking to end its easy money policies any time soon. Top News In other...

In the upcoming week, second quarter earnings season formally kicks off with the much-anticipated earnings report from Alcoa (NYSE: AA). Also, JP Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) kicks off financials earnings while Yum! Brands' (NYSE: YUM) earnings report will be closely watched for comments on its...

Industrial production in the eurozone unexpectedly picked up in April following strong gains in March. Also, Eurostat reported that the year-over-year decline in production was much smaller than expected in April, adding further signs to the thesis that maybe the eurozone's economy as a whole is...

Futures Rally as Risk Appetite Returns U.S. equity futures rose in early pre-market as better than expected economic data from the eurozone sparked a risk rally.The yen weakened, the Australian dollar bounced back, and equity futures rose in what appears to be a return to risk. Top News In other...

The next week brings a relatively light week on the data front, with few earnings and scarce data economic data marking the calendar. The May retail sales report on Thursday and earnings from key companies including Lululemon Atletica (NASDAQ: LULU), Navistar (NYSE: NAV), and PVH Corp. (NYSE:...

Futures Slightly Lower on Mixed European Data U.S. equity futures traded slightly lower in early pre-market trade following mixed economic data out of the eurozone. The moves follow basically flat trading on Wall Street from Monday after futures rallied into the open following weaker than expected...

Futures Lower Ahead of Bank Earnings U.S. equity futures slipped in early pre-market trading Friday ahead of key earnings from U.S. banking giants J.P. Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) and Well Fargo (NYSE: WFC). Famed analyst Dick Bove believes that 2013 bank earnings will be record-setting earnings once...

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 Ahead of G20 U.S. equity futures were relatively unchanged overnight ahead of the much anticipated G20 Summit. Also, investors eye earnings from many U.S. companies today. Top News In other news around the markets: Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) investors look set to try to block the proposed...