Sunday, February 26, 2012

Apple lifts Nasdaq futures in hesitant market

Trader Steven Kaplan works on the floor of the New York Stock ExchangeNEW YORK (Reuters) - Dow and S&P 500 index futures edged lower on Wednesday as the market continues to show signs of fatigue this week after a strong run from late last year, but the Nasdaq rose on forecast-beating results from Apple Inc . Apple's results on Tuesday were a standout in what has otherwise been a fairly lackluster earnings season. So far 58 percent of companies have beat forecasts while at this stage in the third quarter earnings season, 70 percent beat forecasts. ...


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