Stock futures little changed before initial claims, GDP data

By using Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures had been little modified on Thursday, ahead of knowledge on the labor market and economic boom that may assist investors check whether or not the Federal Reserve could accelerate its timetable to wind down its financial stimulus. The S&P 500 has fallen for 4 straight classes, shedding zero.8 percent, its longest losing streak on account that late September as up to date financial data has cast some uncertainty over when the Federal Reserve will begin to trim its stimulus of $eighty five billion in month-to-month bond purchases. I do not assume so.” Economic knowledge expected at eight:30 a.m. EST (1330 GMT) includes weekly preliminary jobless claims and a 2d estimate of 0.33 quarter gross home product.