Worries out of Europe appear to be suggesting a flat opening for the Dow Jones Industrial Average
While U.S. corporations had mostly weathered the European storm with solid profit growth, despite a high unemployment rate and other negative economic indicators, many are now singing a different tune. Tech companies like Cisco
Asian markets gained overnight, with the Nikkei up 1%.
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The group of G-7 finance ministers will meet today over a conference call. The emergency call has sparked optimism among some observers, who are hoping for increased stimulus to fight the slowdown over the last month.
One economic report comes out today: the Institute for Supply Management Services Index, which measures the strength of the U.S. service sector, to be released at 10 a.m. EDT. Economists are expecting a figure of 53.1, which indicates a modest expansion but is slightly below the previous month's reading of 53.5.
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