Futures Flat Ahead of New-Home Sales

Stock Futures Point to Flat Open Ahead of New-Home Sales Data A Wall Street Journal Online NEWS ROUNDUP Word Count: 324 | Companies Featured in This Article: Washington Mutual, Fortune Brands, ITT, Legg Mason, Crocs, Juniper Networks, Wachovia, Honda Motor, National Australia Bank U.S. stock futures traded around weekly lows on Friday ahead of what may be flat durable-goods orders and declining new-home sales. More than two hours before the start of trading, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were flat at 11351. The S&P 500 futures rose 0.5 to 1,254.3 and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 1.25 to 1820.75. Changes in futures do not always accurately predict early... [read full story]