EQUITIES

Stock index futures edged lower on Tuesday after a report Greece wants to renegotiate a deal it struck for financial aid reignited concerns about the stability of the debt-ridden country.

U.S. stock index futures dipped on Tuesday ahead of the release of minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve, likely to provide clues to the Fed's thinking on interest rates, while the Dow approached the 11,000 mark for the first time since September 2008.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.29 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.16 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.16 percent at 3:30 a.m. EDT.

Asian stock markets rose to three-month highs on Tuesday, extending a two-week rally fueled by strong U.S. economic data and a seeming thaw in U.S.-China tensions over the yuan.

Asian stock markets rose to three-month highs on Tuesday, extending a two-week rally fueled by strong U.S. economic data and a seeming thaw in U.S.-China tensions over the yuan.

U.S. stocks rose on Monday, pushing the Dow up near the 11,000 level, as signs of a turnaround in the U.S. labor market bolstered hopes the economy is strengthening and the profit outlook is brightening.

U.S. stocks rose on Monday, pushing the Dow near the 11,000 level, as signs of a turnaround in the U.S. labor market bolstered hopes the economy is strengthening and the profit outlook is brightening.

Energy shares led stocks higher on Monday as economic data gave support to investors' bets the economy is improving.

Stocks advanced on Monday, sending the Nasdaq up more than 1 percent and the Dow Jones industrial average near 11,000, as a spate of economic reports fueled optimism about the economic recovery and a stabilized labor market.

Stocks rose on Monday, the first trading day after government data showed the economy added the largest number of jobs in three years, boosting hopes the recovery was gaining traction.

Stock index futures rose on Monday, the first trading day after government data showed the economy added the largest number of jobs in three years, boosting hopes the recovery was accelerating.

Stock index futures rose slightly on Monday, the first trading day after government data showed the economy added the largest number of jobs in three years, boosting hopes of a turnaround in the economy.

Asian stocks rose on Monday after data showed U.S. employers created jobs last month at the fastest pace in three years, boosting hopes of a sustained economic recovery.

Optimism about an improving labor market and corporate profits could propel U.S. stocks higher this week as earnings season approaches.

Optimism over corporate profits and an improving labor market could propel U.S. stocks higher next week as earnings season approaches.

Stock index futures rose slightly on Friday after the government said nonfarm payrolls increased by 162,000 in March, pointing to potential gains when stock trading resumes next week.

Stock index futures rose slightly on Friday after the government said nonfarm payrolls increased by 162,000 in March.

The Dow and the S&P 500 rose on Thursday, thanks to upbeat economic data, but the Nasdaq was stagnant as investors pummeled shares of Research In Motion following downbeat results.

The Dow and the S&P 500 rose on Thursday, thanks to upbeat economic data, but the Nasdaq was stagnant as investors pummeled shares of Research In Motion following downbeat results.

The Dow and the S&P 500 rose on Thursday, lifted by upbeat manufacturing and job market data, but the Nasdaq slipped as investors pummeled shares of Research In Motion .

Stocks rose on Thursday, buoyed by optimism about the economic recovery after stronger-than-expected manufacturing and jobs data.

Stocks rose on Thursday as positive jobs and manufacturing data fueled optimism that a sustained recovery was on track, prompting investors to snap up riskier assets like equities and commodities.

Wall Street was poised for a higher open on Thursday as U.S. weekly jobless claims fell last week and upbeat data from China and Europe fueled optimism the global economy is on track for growth.

Stock index futures rose on Thursday as upbeat data from China and Europe fueled optimism the global economy is on track for growth.

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Thursday for the first session of the quarter, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.54 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.49 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.52 percent at 3.41 a.m. ET.

Asian stocks rose to an 11-week high on Thursday as China's manufacturing industry picked up and foreign buying boosted the technology-heavy markets of Taiwan and South Korea.

Asian stocks made a solid start to the second quarter on Thursday inching closer to two-month highs as China's manufacturing sector picked up and foreign buying boosted tech shares in Taiwan and South Korea.

Dow Chemical Co Chief Executive Andrew Liveris' total compensation jumped 16 percent for 2009, when the chemical maker bought rival Rohm & Haas and its stock nearly doubled, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Stocks fell on Wednesday as a report showing a surprising drop in private- sector employment stoked concerns about the health of the labor market two days before the government's key jobs data.