Futures edge higher, retailers in focus
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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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S&P 500 stock index futures pointed to  a higher opening on Monday, with stocks attempting to squeeze  out some gains on the last trading day of 2007, but data on  existing home sales could limit any advance.
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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 Monday, suggesting shares on Wall Street may recover some of Friday's sharp losses when heavy-equipment maker Caterpillar Inc.  rattled investors with a drop in earnings.
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Stock index futures rose slightly on Tuesday, indicating a higher market open, after data showed an index of overall U.S. producer prices fell in June.
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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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Stock futures edged higher on Friday, with technology shares set to gain after Microsoft Corp.  raised its profit outlook, but record oil prices could spur caution.
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U.S. stock futures added to gains, positioning the market for a higher open on Thursday, after a key gauge of U.S. inflation underscored expectations for no increases in interest rates in the months ahead.
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Stock index futures pointed higher on  Friday, suggesting the Nasdaq index may snap its longest losing  streak in 12 years, with Dell Inc.  and Advanced Micro  Devices Inc.  poised to boost the technology sector.
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S&P 500 stock index futures pointed to a higher opening on Monday, with stocks attempting to squeeze out some gains on the last trading day of 2007, but data on existing home sales could limit any advance.
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Stocks edged higher on Tuesday as news of planned mergers and acquisitions underpinned optimism about the equities outlook after the long weekend.
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Stock index futures edged higher on Tuesday as investors looked forward to another interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve this week to help cure the economy's ills.
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U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday, suggesting stocks could extend gains from the previous session, as retailers including Costco Wholesale Corp.  and Limited Brands Inc.  posted higher November sales.
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Stock index futures rose on Thursday,  indicating the rally on Wall Street may continue for a fourth  consecutive day as investors focused on fresh jobs data and  kept a close eye on the struggling financial sector.
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Stock futures rose sharply on Monday, pointing to a strong open, as investors pinned hopes on a solid start to the holiday shopping season, while the dollar pulled back from record lows and oil eased slightly.
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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. stock futures got a slight boost  on Friday after a report showed U.S. retail sales rose in  October, but the market still looked to open flat, pulling back  from the previous day's rally as oil prices nudge higher.