U.S. stock
futures fell Thursday after the president of the European Central Bank said
downside risks to the euro-area growth outlook have
materialized.
Mario Draghi
said economic growth in the euro area remains weak, with heightened uncertainty
weighing on confidence and sentiment.
Futures on the
Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 49 points to 12,818, S&P 500 futures
fell 3 points to 1,365, while Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 3 points to 2,638.5.
MarketWatch
The employment
situation in the U.S. remains fragile, which is reflected in the pullback in
reported hope for a job. Gallup Hope of finding
work among both the unemployed and part-timers wanting full-time work declined.
Forty-five percent of underemployed workers in the U.S. are hopeful they will
find a job or full-time work in the next four weeks, a deterioration from 47% a
month ago. Gallup A majority of
economists in the latest Associated Press Economy Survey expect the national
unemployment rate to stay above 6 percent - the upper bounds of what's
considered healthy - for at least four more years. Huffington
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