{"id":24698,"date":"2012-04-13T07:20:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-13T07:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/u-s-stocks-futures-pointing-weaker-start-as-chinas-growth-slows\/24694\/"},"modified":"2012-04-13T07:20:00","modified_gmt":"2012-04-13T07:20:00","slug":"u-s-stocks-futures-pointing-weaker-start-as-chinas-growth-slows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/u-s-stocks-futures-pointing-weaker-start-as-chinas-growth-slows\/24698\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Stocks Futures Pointing Weaker Start as China\u2019s Growth Slows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad include code--><!--mfunc include_once('\/mnt\/Target01\/327806\/www.thestockmarketwatch.com\/web\/content\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/plugins\/ad-injection\/adshow.php') --><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p>U.S stocks <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/commodities\/today.aspx\">futures<\/a> fell on Friday, pointing a lower start as weaker than expected economic data from world\u2019s growth engine-China outweighed positive sentiments created by strong earnings results from Google Inc on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-24698\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/commodities\/today.aspx\">Futures<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/dowjones\/today.aspx\">Dow Jones<\/a> Industrial Average slid 56 points to 12,894\u2019 those of <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/sp500\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"snp500 today\">S&amp;P 500<\/a> Index futures\u00a0lost 6.5 points to 1,379.40, even as <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/nasdaq\/today.aspx\">Nasdaq<\/a>-100 futures lost 10 points to 2,728.75.<\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad code--><!--mfunc adshow_display_ad_file_v2(array('ad_random_1.txt'), array(100), array('align' => 'float right', 'clear' => '', 'margin_top' => '', 'margin_bottom' => '', 'padding_top' => '', 'padding_bottom' => ''), array(), array()) --><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;margin-left:5px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - in News 300 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"5684630733\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p>Earlier today, China\u2019s first quarter GDP reading for 2012 showed a growth of 8.1%. The pace of the expansion was slowest in last 11 months, reported China\u2019s Bureau of Statics. Analysts were expecting the economy to grow by 8.3%.<\/p>\n<p>In Europe, equities markets also fell following the release of disappointing economic data from China. Losses were further extended as data from both the ECB and Spain central bank, Bank of Spain showed that commercial banks borrowing from central bank grew sharply in March, signifying liquidity crunch among Spanish banks.<\/p>\n<p>On the U.S. economic front, the March Consumer Price Index is slated to be released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time. According to MarketWatch survey, economists are forecasting a 0.2% rise after 0.4% increase in February.<\/p>\n<p>Later today, The University of Michigan\u2019s consumer-sentiment data for April is expected to be announced at 9:55 a.m. Eastern.<\/p>\n<p>Besides, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is scheduled to deliver a speech in New York at 1 p.m. Eastern on the financial crisis and the policy response.<\/p>\n<p>Moving onto earnings season, J P Morgan (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=JPM\">NYSE: JPM<\/a>) is slated to announce its results before the morning bell ring. Wells Fargo (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/nyse\/today.aspx\">NYSE<\/a>: WFC) is also scheduled to report its results on Friday. A survey conducted by FactSet Research shows that analysts are expecting J.P. Morgan to post a profit of $1.14 a share on revenue of $24.4 billion. Last year for the same period, the bank\u2019s profit stood at $1.28 a share on revenue of $25.2 billion.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More Posts by this author<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/recent-events\/business-news\/jp-morgans-q1-earnings-beat-estimates-jpm\/24788\"><br \/>\nJP Morgan\u2019s Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates (JPM)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/market-updates\/stocks-end-lower-for-the-week-2\/24786\"><br \/>\nStocks End Lower for the Week<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/recent-events\/business-news\/coinstar-shares-rally-cstr\/24771\"><br \/>\nCoinstar Shares Rally (CSTR)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/recent-events\/business-news\/gold-prices-fall-2\/24769\"><br \/>\nGold Prices Fall<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/market-updates\/stocks-end-sharply-lower-on-china-growth-worries-euro-zone-debt-crisis\/24767\"><br \/>\nStocks End Sharply Lower on China Growth Worries, Euro Zone Debt Crisis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/recent-events\/business-news\/gold-and-silver-prices-fall-sharply\/24742\"><br \/>\nGold and Silver Prices Fall Sharply<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/market-updates\/stocks-headed-for-a-lower-finish-27\/24738\"><br \/>\nStocks Headed for a Lower Finish<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<table style=\"border:none;margin:0;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.jpg\" alt=\"edliston\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"photo\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><b>Post Written By: Ed Liston <\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:10pt;\">\n<p>Ed Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. An active market watcher and investor, Ed guides an independent team of experienced analysts and writes for multiple stock trader publications. He is widely quoted in various financial publications on the Internet. When Ed is not writing about stocks, investing in stocks, talking about stocks, or otherwise doing something stock related, he likes to go sailing and fishing in his yacht.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* 336x280, created 7\/9\/11 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3552319058\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 336;\ngoogle_ad_height = 280;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:5px;margin-bottom:20px;font-size:11pt;\">&laquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/\">Return to Stock Market News<\/a> &laquo; <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S stocks futures fell on Friday, pointing a lower start as weaker than expected economic data from world\u2019s growth engine-China 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