Wrapping up the week here we're starting this morning with soaring metals futures and upbeat expectations for stocks. This after yesterday's new lows ( Market Wrap The indexes headed lower Thurs. as leaders continued to falter and the market correction rolled on. Watch Video ). fwiw, remember that yesterday's stock futures began upbeat too. Other news:
Warning flags are flashing on Wall Street As stocks near end of first quarter, warning flags spike as momentum trade stalls USA TODAY
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Stocks Slapped Down After Rally Attempt 03/27/2014 07:03 PM ET - Stocks tried to rally from a weak open Thursday, but the bears eventually took control. The Nasdaq lost 0.5% after being up 0.3%. The S&P 500 trimmed 0.2%. The Dow Jones utility average rose 0.7%, pointing to a defensive bias... (subscribers only)
Market Hustle: Stock Futures Rise as China Stimulus Hopes ResurfaceStock futures are pointing to an upbeat start on Wall Street Friday ahead of a number of consumer gauges and as China stimulus hopes resurface. TheStreet.com31 mins ago
U.S. Stock-Index Futures Rise After S&P 500 Two-Day Drop U.S. stock-index futures climbed, signaling the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will rise after a two-day decline, as investors await a report that may show consumer confidence fell less than previously estimated. Zynga Inc. (ZNGA) climbed 4.7 percent in early New York trading after billionaire Steven… Bloomberg