Economic Reports Due out (Times are EST): Jobless Claims (8:30am), Retail Sales (8:30am), Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index (9:45am), Business Inventories (10am), EIA Natural Gas Report (10:30am), Treasury Budget (2pm)
Premarket Update (Updated 9am eastern):
- Futures are slightly positive.
- Asian markets were down about 0.5% on average.
- Europe is showing positive gains, ranging from 0.2% up to 1.4%.
Technical Outlook (S&P):
