Shoemaker Sales Slump Seen as a Sign of Softness

Heading toward this afternoon’s Quadruple Witching Hour of futures and options expiries, US index futures are trading down 0.3% to 0.5%, with NASDAQ futures the weakest, adding to yesterday’s US index losses of up to 0.3%. European trading finds the Dax down 0.7% and the FTSE down 0.5%. Energy and metals are under pressure as […]