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U.S. stock futures flat after three-day break
By Steve Goldstein, MarketWatch
Last Update: 9:07 AM ET May 27, 2008
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stock futures were near flat on Tuesday in
tentative trading ahead of economic data that could show home prices and new-home
sales on the decline while crude-oil futures strengthened once more.
“The overall sales outlook remains bleak [...]

U.S. stock futures can’t hold gain as oil breaks $130
Fed minutes to come; Time Warner to get $9.25 billion dividend
By Steve Goldstein, MarketWatch
Last Update: 6:42 AM ET May 21, 2008
LONDON (MarketWatch) - U.S. stock futures couldn’t hold tentative gains on
Wednesday as crude-oil futures rallied past the $130 a barrel mark, though Time
Warner rose as it’s [...]

LONDON (MarketWatch) - U.S. stock futures dropped on Tuesday, with commodity
prices again in the spotlight even as crude-oil futures softened a bit, as
speakers from the Cleveland Fed president to top executives of Coca-Cola and
Wal-Mart Stores highlighted inflationary pressures.
S&P 500 futures dropped 5.2 points to 1,399.50 and Nasdaq 100 futures fell 4
points to 1,994.50. Dow industrial [...]

Gold ends more than $6 lower as dollar strengthens
By Polya Lesova & Myra P. Saefong, MarketWatch
Last Update: 2:02 PM ET May 7, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Gold futures closed with a loss of more than $6 an
ounce Wednesday with strength in the U.S. dollar against other major currencies
prompting the precious metal to end a three-session [...]

U.S. stock futures struggle on financials, oil worries
By Steve Goldstein, MarketWatch
Last Update: 7:57 AM ET May 6, 2008
LONDON (MarketWatch) - U.S. stock futures struggled on Tuesday, as oil futures
largely retained their strength and as earnings from Fannie Mae, UBS and D.R.
Horton pointed to continued turmoil in the financial and housing markets.
S&P 500 futures slipped 7.5 [...]