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Stock index futures fell on Monday as lingering concerns over fraud charges against Goldman Sachs weighed on investor sentiment.

Stocks futures fell on Monday, pointing to a weaker start for Wall Street, on lingering concerns over fraud charges against Goldman Sachs weighing on investor sentiment.

Asian stocks suffered their biggest loss in 10 weeks on Monday after U.S. regulators filed fraud charges against Goldman Sachs and China clamped down harder on property speculation, giving investors an excuse to take profits after markets had rallied to multi-month highs.

Asian stocks and commodities fell on Monday as fraud charges against Goldman Sachs, disappointing company earnings and a surprise drop in U.S. consumer sentiment gave investors an excuse to take profits from a recent rally to multi-month highs.

U.S. stocks will likely hit major speed bumps this week as the bears step up pressure following fraud charges against Goldman Sachs and earnings will need to clear a high bar to give Wall Street a reprieve.

Wall Street slid on Friday, led by bank shares, after Goldman Sachs was charged with fraud by U.S. regulators and after big company earnings fell short of heightened expectations.

U.S. stocks extended losses on Friday, with the S&P 500 briefly down more than 2 percent after Goldman Sachs was charged with fraud by the U.S.

Wall Street tumbled on Friday after a slew of big company earnings failed to meet heightened expectations, while bank shares slid, led by Goldman Sachs after it was charged with fraud by the U.S. securities market regulator.

U.S. stocks extended losses on Friday as shares of Goldman Sachs fell after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said it charged the bank with fraud over subprime-related financial products.

Wall Street fell on Friday after a slew of big company earnings, including Google and GE, failed to meet heightened expectations that were prompted by optimism about an improving economy.

Wall Street was poised for a lower on Friday after earnings from Google failed to meet heightened expectations as GE and Bank of America reported quarterly results.

U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Friday after Google earnings failed to meet lofty expectations, but strong results from GE and Bank of America stemmed declines.

Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Friday, with equities poised to reverse recent strong gains after Google's results, and ahead of General Electric and Bank of America earnings.

by Vikram S SubhedarAsian stocks retreated from 22-month highs, and higher-yielding currencies fell, as investors booked profits after risky assets ran up in recent sessions on the back of good economic data.

U.S. stocks posted their sixth straight day of gains on Thursday as an encouraging profit forecast from United Parcel Service lifted transportation shares, though concerns about a rise in weekly jobless claims limited the market's advance.

U.S. stocks inched higher on Thursday as an upbeat profit forecast from United Parcel Service lifted transportation shares, but concerns about a rise in weekly jobless claims limited gains.

U.S. stocks edged up on Thursday as an upbeat profit forecast from United Parcel Service lifted transportation shares, but concerns about a rise in weekly jobless claims limited gains.

U.S. stocks edged higher on Thursday as a strong profit forecast from United Parcel Service Inc propelled transportation shares, offsetting worries that debt-plagued Greece was ready to use an emergency bailout package.

U.S. stock index futures dipped on Thursday as nagging concerns about Greece's debt woes undercut a solid quarterly earnings report and stronger forecast from economic bellwether United Parcel Service Inc.

U.S. stock index futures dipped on Thursday as nagging concerns about Greece's debt woes undercut a solid quarterly earnings report and outlook from economic bellwether United Parcel Service Inc.

Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.3 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.2 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.21 percent at 5:12 a.m. EDT.

Strong growth in China and upbeat corporate earnings lifted world stocks on Thursday to a new high for the year, putting them at levels last seen around the collapse of Lehman Brothers.

Asian stocks rose and neared 22-month highs on Thursday after U.S. tech and financial firms beat earnings forecasts and China's accelerating economic growth underpinned hopes of a broad, global economic recovery.

Asian stocks rose on Thursday as China's economic growth accelerated and bellwether U.S. tech and financial firms reported strong results, boosting appetite for riskier assets and putting the U.S. dollar on the defensive.

Microblogging sensation Twitter. which has now signed up more than 100 million users, outlined on Wednesday several revenue-generating initiatives, declaring that making money was now a primary goal.

U.S. stocks notched a fifth straight day of gains on Wednesday as stronger-than-expected corporate results and March retail sales pushed the S&P 500 past 1,200 for the first time in 18 months.

Financial news service Theflyonthewall.com Inc has urged a Manhattan federal judge to lift a ban on its quickly reporting hot news about analyst research from three Wall Street banks, saying the ban has cost it subscribers and could threaten its survival.

Financial news service Theflyonthewall.com Inc has asked a U.S. federal judge to lift a ban on its reporting hot news about analyst research from three Wall Street banks, saying the ban has cost it subscribers and could threaten its survival.

Financial news service TheFlyonthewall.com has asked a U.S. federal judge to lift a ban on its reporting hot news about analyst research from three Wall Street banks, saying the ban has cost it subscribers and could threaten its survival.