Futures rise on Merrill, retailers eyed
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Stock index futures rose on Monday, lifted by news of a deal to buy a Merrill Lynch  lending unit and as investors eyed retailers as the busy holiday shopping season drew to a close.
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U.S. stock futures pointed to a firmer  open on Thursday, with investors sharply focused on how the  holiday shopping season shaped up as a slew of companies  reported sales figures, while weekly jobless data caused some  concern.
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U.S. stocks index futures rose on Tuesday as a rebound in Asian and European equities lifted optimism that the market could be stabilizing after its recent sell-off. Takeover news also aided the advance.
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Stock index futures rose on Wednesday before Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's congressional testimony, which could give a hint about the outlook for interest rates, and retail sales data.
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U.S. stock index futures rose on  Friday after Nike  and Oracle  reported  higher-than-expected financial results, but trading was likely  to be volatile as equity derivative contracts expired.
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Stock index futures rose, lifted by news of a General Electric deal to buy a Merrill Lynch lending unit.
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Stock index futures rose on Monday, suggesting a rebound from last week's losses, after reports that foreign government funds could make additional investments in U.S. banks hurt by credit market losses.
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U.S. stock futures jumped on Friday,  pointing to a firm market open, after a government report  showed U.S. September retail sales rose higher-than-expected.
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Stock index futures edged up before the start of Wall Street trading on Thursday with the focus on quarterly results from investment bank Bear Stearns  and a raft of economic indicators.
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U.S. stock index futures suggested a slightly higher open for Wall Street on Tuesday as news of planned takeovers added to optimism about the outlook for equities after the long holiday weekend.
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Stock index futures were little changed on Tuesday before data on inflation and as higher-than-expected earnings from Merrill Lynch & Co.  helped offset concern about the subprime mortgage market.
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Stock futures edged higher on Thursday as results from mobile phone maker Motorola Inc  and data storage equipment maker EMC Corp  helped sentiment about earnings.
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Stock futures edged higher on Thursday  as results from mobile phone maker Motorola Inc  and  data storage equipment maker EMC Corp  helped sentiment  about earnings.
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Stock index futures were pointing to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Wednesday, after a report showed retailers' holiday sales were at the lower end of expectations, though not as bad as some had feared.
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Stock index futures were pointing to a higher open on Wall Street on Friday, with Citigroup  gaining on a report banks are planning to sell assets to shore up capital.
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Stock index futures signaled a modest rebound on Wall Street on Thursday ahead of results from companies including Merrill Lynch , Bank of New York Mellon  and Washington Mutual .
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Stock futures were up on Monday after  Wall Street's near 2-percent drop on Friday, benefiting from  media reports about fresh financial support for U.S. banks  Merrill Lynch  and Citigroup .