The Australian dollar jumped about 0.3 percentage point, paring earlier losses, while U.S. S&P stock futures erased earlier losses on Thursday after a series of Chinese data eased worries about a slowdown in China.
Stocks advanced on Wednesday, lifted by Intel's strong results, but weaker-than-expected June retail sales limited gains.
GlaxoSmithKline Plc has agreed to pay $460 million to settle thousands of lawsuits over its Avandia diabetes pill, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, on the eve of a crucial vote by U.S. experts on whether the pill should be withdrawn due to heart risks.
Stock index futures pointed to a rise of nearly one percent on Tuesday after better-than-expected results from Alcoa Inc and CSX Corp gave a promising start to the earnings season.
Stock index futures were higher on Tuesday after better-than-expected results from Alcoa Inc and CSX Corp gave a promising start to the earnings season.
Australia's dollar fell from its highest level in almost three weeks to an intraday low near 87 cents on the back of a drop in imports of iron ore and copper by China, the nation's biggest trading partner.
Stocks slipped on Monday, erasing earlier gains as China's weakening demand for materials and concerns over Europe's fiscal issues weighed on sentiment.
Stocks edged higher on Monday on optimism over new merger deals and the upcoming earnings season, though continued concerns about Europe's fiscal issues and financial sector limited gains.
Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Monday as investors remained concerned about Europe's fiscal issues and financial sector, though some merger and acquisition news helped limit losses.
U.S. stock index futures were down on Monday, following the S&P's best week in a year and as investors awaited the unofficial start of earnings season with Alcoa Inc's results later in the day.
Stock index futures were down on Monday, following the S&P's best week in a year, and as investors awaited the unofficial start of earnings season with Alcoa Inc's results.
The Dow and S&P 500 were little changed on Friday as the S&P was headed for its best week so far this year and investors looked ahead to the start of earnings season.
Wall Street rose for a third straight day on Thursday as investors were encouraged to see jobless claims fall and a handful of large retailers report solid sales.
Wall Street rose for a third straight day on Thursday as investors were encouraged to see jobless claims fall and a handful of large retailers report solid sales.
Warm weather and promotions tied to Memorial Day and Father's Day helped U.S. retailers post higher same-store sales in June, but analysts warned the discount-heavy month might eat into margins.
World stocks posted their biggest gains in a month on Tuesday after recent drubbings pushed shares to attractive levels, while the euro rose as investors waded back into risky assets.
Stocks rose broadly on Tuesday, following five days of losses, as data showed the economy's services sector grew for a sixth straight month in June and on signs of strength in Europe's banking system.
Bearish bets in the equity options market, coupled with an increasingly sour view from a technical perspective, suggest stocks will struggle to break from a vicious two-month downtrend this week.
Bearish bets in the equity options market, coupled with an increasingly sour view from a technical perspective, suggest stocks will struggle to break from a vicious two-month downtrend next week.
Stocks fell on Friday and were on track for their worst week in two months as disappointing jobs data joined other economic reports pointing to a slowing of the recovery.
Sstock index futures pointed to a mixed open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.1 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.12 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.03 percent at 0745 GMT.
U.S. stocks staggered to the end of a dismal second quarter on Wednesday in another low volume session as investors found little reason to take on risk after conflicting economic data.
