EQUITIES

Stock futures were little changed on Monday as caution over the latest earnings season weighed and CIT Group Inc grappled with shoring up its finances, offsetting a broker upgrade of Goldman Sachs .

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Monday, as investors fretted about the outlook for company profit despite global conglomerate Philips's upbeat earnings and comments.

World stocks fell on Monday, with particularly heavy losses in emerging markets, as investors fretted about a coming wave of corporate earnings and confidence in a rapid global economic recovery faded.

The Dow industrials and the S&P 500 fell on Friday, dropping for the fourth straight week, after Chevron Corp warned about its quarterly results and consumer confidence fell to it lowest level since March.

Stocks fell on Friday, with the Dow industrials and the S&P 500 set for their fourth weekly drop, after Chevron's warning about its second-quarter results prompted investors to sell some energy shares.

U.S. stocks dropped on Friday on jitters that an economic recovery and corporate profits will be anemic, underscored by a Chevron warning about second-quarter results and a tumble in oil futures.

The Dow industrials and S&P 500 dropped on Friday on jitters that an economic recovery and corporate profits will be anemic after Chevron warned about second-quarter results and oil futures tumbled.

The Dow industrials and the S&P 500 opened lower on Friday after Chevron Corp warned about second-quarter earnings, compounding worries about the energy sector's outlook amid a drop in oil prices.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Friday after Chevron warned about second-quarter earnings, raising the specter of a weaker-than-expected second-half economic recovery and anemic corporate profits.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is set to propose on Friday giving securities and futures regulators authority to police the over-the-counter derivatives market, according to a document obtained by Reuters.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Friday after Chevron Corp warned about its second-quarter earnings, raising the specter of a weaker-than-expected second-half economic recovery and anemic corporate profits.

* U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Friday, as investors turned cautious after oil major Chevron Corp warned over its second-quarter earnings.

Stocks edged higher on Thursday as investors bought beaten-down technology and commodity shares, while a positive broker comment on Goldman Sachs boosted the financial sector.

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Thursday as investors rotated into beaten-down technology and commodity shares from healthcare and consumer staples, while a positive broker comment on Goldman Sachs boosted the financial sector.

Shares of casino stocks rose on Thursday after the Nevada Gaming Control Board released gaming revenues for May that showed a moderating decline.

U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as investors snapped up beaten-down technology and commodity shares, while a positive broker comment on Goldman Sachs boosted the financial sector.

The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 rose slightly on Thursday as investors unloaded consumer staple and healthcare stocks and bought technology and commodity-related shares.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Thursday after jobless claims dropped and better-than-expected Alcoa results gave a positive tone to the start of the second-quarter earnings season.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Thursday after Alcoa posted better-than-expected quarterly results and gave a positive tone to the start of the second-quarter earnings season.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Thursday after Alcoa posted better-than-expected quarterly results and gave a positive tone to the start of the second-quarter earnings season.

Forecast-beating results from U.S. bellwether Alcoa helped lift European stocks and draw global equities out of the red on Thursday, while currency markets reversed some of their recent cautious patterns.

Japan led a fall in Asian stocks on Thursday after the yen spiked to a five-month high against the dollar, with investors seeking to trim riskier bets amid concerns about the health of the global economy.

Japanese stocks fell on Thursday after the yen spiked to a five-month high against the dollar overnight, with investors seeking to trim riskier bets amid growing concerns about the health of the global economy.

The Dow and the Nasdaq eked out gains on Wednesday as a late-stage rally brought stocks off their lows on hopes that the quarterly earnings season would deliver good news.

Stocks rebounded in late trade on Wednesday after a day of wild price swings, with the Dow and Nasdaq eking out gains as investors hoped that corporate results would top estimates as the quarterly earnings season prepared to kick off.

U.S. stock indexes fell on Wednesday on lingering worries about the state of the economy and the uncertain outlook for second-quarter earnings, though surprisingly strong demand for a Treasury auction limited losses.

U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday on lingering concerns over an economic recovery and anxiety about the health of corporate profits ahead of the second-quarter earnings season.

Family Dollar Stores Inc reported a 36 percent jump in quarterly profit, topping market estimates, and its shares rose 10 percent, as more shoppers scoured its aisles for low prices on food, shampoo and household cleaners.

U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as investors scooped up bargains in the commodities sectors a day after Wall Street slid to a 10-week low, but sentiment was dampened by the start of the quarterly earnings season.