Stock Futures Flat After Greek Deal and Ahead of Jobs Data
Posted on March 09, 2012 at 07:53 AM EST
First look... Stock futures held steady ahead of today's opening bell after Greece said bondholders are on board with its swap offer and ahead of the U.S. jobs report later in the day. Investors wait on the sidelines for the government's monthly jobs report, after creditors accepted a bond swap deal in Greece that will help the country avoid immediate default. The jobs report will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. A survey of 19 economists predicts that the economy added 210,000 jobs in February, leaving the unemployment rate unchanged at 8.3%. Employers added 243,000 jobs in January, the Labor Department reported. Asian markets followed Japanese stocks h...(Click the story link or go to http://www.marketintelligencecenter.com for the full story)
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