Pre-opening Comments for Monday November 14th U.S. equity index futures are slightly lower this morning. S&P 500 futures are down 5 points in pre-opening traded. Investors are digesting the news that Italy’s Prime Minister Berlusconi has been replaced by Mario Monti. Investors are skeptical that Monti will succeed at passing austerity measures. In contrast, Far [...]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday October 26th 2011 U.S. equity index futures are higher this morning. S&P 500 futures are up 12 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures are hoping for news of a framework of a deal on European sovereign debt later today. The latest rumor suggested that discount on the value of Greek debt [...]

Tech Talk’s Weekly ETF column Headline in the column reads, “Tech Sector ETFs enter season of strength”. Following is a link to the column: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/funds-and-etfs/etfs/don-vialoux/tech-sector-etfs-enter-season-of-strength/article2180283/ Pre-opening Comments for Monday September 26th U.S. equity index futures are higher this morning. S&P 500 futures are up 11 points in pre-opening trade. Traders are hoping for a resolution [...]

Pre-opening Comments for Monday August 8th U.S. equity index futures are sharply lower this morning. S&P 500 futures are down 28 points in pre-opening trade. Futures are responding to news that Standard & Poor’s downgraded U.S. sovereign debt from AAA to AA+ with a negative outlook. Last night, G7 finance ministers commented after an emergency [...]

Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday April 27th U.S. equity index futures are higher this morning. S&P 500 futures are up 4 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures continue to respond to higher than expected first quarter results, positive second quarter guidance and dividend increases. Companies reporting first quarter results overnight include Amazon.com, Canadian National Railway, Rogers [...]