Stock index futures lower, results eyed
- Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P; 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 down 0.03 to 0.2 percent at 1004 GMT. | Video
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EBay cautious in short run as Europe weighs
SAN FRANCISCO - EBay Inc gave a conservative quarterly sales forecast despite unveiling better-than-expected results, warning that a weak European economy may take the gloss off rip-roaring growth in online commerce.
IMF sees euro zone GDP down 0.5 percent in 2012: ANSA
MILAN - The International Monetary Fund expects the euro zone economy to contract by 0.5 percent this year and warns that tensions arising from the bloc's debt crisis threaten global growth, Italian news agency ANSA reported on Thursday quoting a draft of the World Economic Outlook (WEO).
Glencore sees first executive exit post-IPO
LONDON - Commodities trader Glencore is set to lose one of its most senior executives, the first exit since its high-profile public offering last year, as part of a reorganization of its upper echelons, a source close to the company said.
Euro-yen intervention an option for Japan, but not now
TOKYO - Japanese authorities, while reluctant to act now, may consider engaging in a rare intervention to stem yen rises against the euro if the moves appear to be driven by speculators and sharp enough to severely hurt business sentiment.
Modest China slowdown as exports, housing drag: Reuters poll
BEIJING - China's 2012 economic outlook has dimmed because of weakening export demand and a faltering housing market, and its central bank will probably try to spur more bank lending to prevent a steeper slump, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday.
Markets
- U.S.
- Europe
- Asia
- Sectors
| DOW | 12,578.95 |  +96.88 |
+0.78% |
| S&P; 500 | 1,308.04 | +14.37 |
+1.11% |
| NASDAQ | 2,769.71 | +41.63 |
+1.53% |
| TR US Index | 118.86 | +1.38 |
+1.18% |
Sector Summary
| Energy | +0.10% |
| Basic Materials | +0.43% |
| Industrials | +0.44% |
| Cyclical Goods & Services | +0.33% |
| Non-Cyclical Goods & Services |  -0.20% |
| Financials | +0.98% |
| Healthcare | -0.14% |
| Technology | +0.10% |
| Telecoms | -0.20% |
| Utilities | -0.35% |
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