By MarketWatch
Indications: U.S. stock futures drop on growth worries
U.S. stock futures declined, undercut by worries over global growth prospects, while investors also eyed the outcome this week of Greece’s private-sector bond swap.
Indications
Economic Report: China’s Wen hints at easing of housing controls
Beijing may be signaling that it’s ready to remove controls designed to cool housing prices. So said analysts who viewed Monday’s comments by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the opening of China’s legislature as setting the stage for a gradual loosening.
Economic Report: China’s Wen
Europe Markets: Europe stocks fall amid global growth concerns
European stocks moved lower Tuesday, led by banks and resource stocks, as investors pulled out of risky assets on global growth concerns and as Greece moved closer to its debt-swap deadline.
Europe Markets
London Markets: Resources, banks pressure U.K.’s FTSE 100
Britain’s benchmark stock index headed south for a second day, as resource and financial stocks lost ground.
London Markets
Asia Markets: Asian stocks move solidly lower
Asian shares fell, with steel makers among the top decliners, following their global peers lower on growth concerns.
Asia Markets
Futures Movers: Oil futures slip in electronic trading
Crude-oil futures slipped, tracking falls across equity markets amid concerns about slowing global growth.
Futures Movers
Corporates
Apple Inc. AAPL -0.85% is expected to take the wraps off its latest iPad on Wednesday, which analysts widely expect will help the company maintain its dominant position in the fast-growing tablet market. Read the MarketWatch preview on Apple’s presentation.
Apple price target raised to $710 at Barclays Capital
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