U.S. Stock-Index Futures Advance on Earnings; Amazon, Boeing Shares Gain

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures rose after
profits that topped analysts' estimates at Boeing Co. and
Amazon.com helped assuage concerns that sent equities to their
worst drop in four months.

Amazon, the world's biggest online retailer, rallied on
earnings that nearly tripled due to curbed technology spending.
Boeing, the second-largest commercial-jet maker, gained after
it said it delivered on more airliners.


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U.S. Stock-Index Futures Fall; Citigroup Drops, Google Tumbles in Europe

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures fell before
Citigroup Inc., the world's biggest financial-services firm, and
Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest maker of earthmoving
equipment, report quarterly earnings.

Citigroup and Caterpillar shares declined in Europe. Google
Inc. tumbled after rising costs at the world's most-popular
Internet-search engine caused second-quarter profit to miss
analysts' estimates.


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U.S. Stock-Index Futures Fall; Bear Stearns, Intel, Pfizer Slide in Europe

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures declined
after Bear Stearns Cos. told investors there's little value left
in its two failed hedge funds and Intel Corp. and Yahoo! Inc.
said competition is reducing earnings.

Bear Stearns, the second-biggest underwriter of mortgage-
backed securities, retreated in Europe. Intel, the world's
largest computer-chip maker, and Yahoo, the most-visited U.S. Web
site, also fell. Pfizer Inc. shares slipped after the company
reported earnings that missed analysts' estimates.


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U.S. Stock-Index Futures Fall; Bear Stearns, Intel, IBM Slide in Europe

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures dropped
after Bear Stearns Cos. told investors there's little value left
in its two failed hedge funds and Intel Corp. and Yahoo! Inc.
said competition is reducing earnings.

Bear Stearns, the second-biggest underwriter of mortgage-
backed securities, retreated in Europe. Intel, the world's
largest computer-chip maker, and Yahoo, the most-visited U.S. Web
site, also fell in Europe.


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