US stocks appear to be headed for a lower open
US stocks appear to be headed for a lower open ahead of reports on unemployment claims and inflation also the continuing EU debt worries. The Labor Department will release numbers on wholesale prices for March.
Before the open the Dow futures are down 42 points, or 0.3 % to 12,157. S&P 500 futures are down 6, or 0.4 % to 1,302. Nasdaq 100 futures are down 14, or 0.6 % to 2,295.