EQUITIES

Stock index futures dipped on Thursday, one day after the Dow pushed to a 17-month high, while investors awaited data on consumer inflation and the labor market.

Stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.2 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.07 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.12 percent.

Japan's Nikkei average edged lower on Thursday, slipping from a two-month high hit the previous day, as recent gainers including Canon and real estate shares such as Mitsui Fudosan retreated.

Regional bank Comerica Inc on Wednesday said it has repaid $2.25 billion of federal bailout money, while Hartford Financial Services Group Inc said it sold $1.95 billion of stock to help repay $3.4 billion of its bailout funds.

Stocks gained on Wednesday, pushing the Dow to a 17-month high, after a benign February inflation reading supported the Federal Reserve's renewed pledge of low interest rates.

The three major U.S. indices rallied to new 2010 highs on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average finally surpassing its January 19 peak.

Stocks climbed on Wednesday, pushing the Dow to a recovery high, after a benign February inflation reading buttressed the Fed's renewed vow of low interest rates.

The basic materials and financial sectors on Wednesday lifted the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a new 2010 intraday high of 10,766.

Stocks rose on Wednesday, with the Dow hitting a recovery high, as the Fed's renewed promise of low interest rates was underscored by a benign inflation reading.

The stock market continues to rally on the bullish momentum generated from favorable central bank policies from the U.S. and Japan.

Wall Street rose in early trading on Wednesday as a renewed promise of extended low interest rates from the Federal Reserve and its relatively positive view of the economy enticed investors into risky assets.

Wall Street was set to open higher on Wednesday, continuing a rise in global equities as a renewed promise of extended low interest rates from the Federal Reserve enticed investors into riskier assets.

Stock index futures rose on Wednesday on par with global stocks as a renewed promise of extended low interest rates from the Federal Reserve enticed investors into riskier assets.

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 all up around 0.2 percent.

Stocks rose to a fresh 17-month high on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve held benchmark rates near zero and maintained its pledge to keep them low for an extended period.

After two rocky years and a severe global financial crisis, General Electric Co expects its profit and dividend to rise in 2011, the largest U.S. conglomerate's chief financial officer said.

Wall Street's biggest banks could be broken up by the Congress in the coming year in an eventual reckoning over the financial meltdown of 2008, Liar's Poker author Michael Lewis said on Tuesday.

The stock market closed with a modest gain Tuesday following an afternoon rally as investors breathed a sigh of relief that the Federal Reserve pledged to keep interest rates low “for an extended period of time” and Standard & Poor's affirmed Greece's debt rating.

Stocks rose to a fresh 17-month high on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve held benchmark rates near zero and maintained its pledge to keep them low for an extended period.

After two rocky years and a severe global financial crisis, General Electric Co expects its profit and dividend to rise in 2011, the largest U.S. conglomerate's chief financial officer said.

Stocks rose on Tuesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve held benchmark rates near zero and renewed its pledge to keep them exceptionally low for an extended period.

Stocks rose on Tuesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve held benchmark rates near zero and renewed its pledge to keep them exceptionally low for an extended period.

U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday after Standard & Poor's affirmed its ratings on debt-troubled Greece and as semiconductor shares gained on an Intel Corp product announcement.

Stocks rose on Tuesday after Standard & Poor's affirmed its ratings on debt-troubled Greece and as semiconductor shares gained on an Intel Corp product announcement.

The U.S. stock market is hovering at a slight gain as investors look to parse through the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) statement for any information that will signal policy changes for the future. The statement will be released at 2:15 pm EST.

Stocks were little changed in early trading on Tuesday ahead of a statement from the Federal Reserve on monetary policy and the state of the economy.

Wall Street was set for a slight rise at the open on Tuesday ahead of a Federal Reserve statement expected to reiterate the central bank's pledge to keep interest rates extraordinarily low.

Stock futures on major U.S. indices are up in the European session as investors digested the announcement of Senator Chris Dodd's financial reform bill and the steps Europeans leaders are taking to craft an aid for Greece.

Stock index futures rose on Tuesday ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting where policy-makers are expected to reiterate a pledge to keep interest rates very low for a long time.