Stock futures indicate sharp drop at open on Asian data

Dow and S&P index futures indicated a drop of about 1 percent at the open on Tuesday as a slowdown in Asian manufacturing added to doubts about the pace of an economic recovery.

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange while waiting for the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of shares in the company Apollo Global Management in New York

Investors losing confidence in stocks: polls

Fifty percent of people believe the US stock market will drop more than 30 percent in the next 12 months, according to the latest Chicago Booth/Kellogg School Financial Trust Index poll.

Gold is our largest position: PIMCO’s equities manager

Anne Gudefin, PIMCO’s global equities portfolio manager, likes gold.

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

US stocks open lower; Cisco plunges

U.S. stocks declined in early trade on Thursday as disappointing outlook from Cisco Systems and lower commodity prices weighed.

Pre-market movers on May 12 (FTK, SYMC, CVS, TJX, NRF, SVM, CSCO, NVDA, EMR, AUO, IAG)

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Thursday are: Flotek Industries, Symantec Corp, CVS Caremark, TJX Companies, Northstar Realty Finan...

Pre-Market NASDAQ Movers (MAIL, VRSN, QTWW, SYMC, FITB, WIBC, CSCO, SHPGY, ARMH, SOHU)

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: IncrediMail, VeriSign, Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Symantec, and JetBlue Airways.