Wednesday, May 16, 2007

U.S. Stock-Index Futures Are Little Changed; Home Depot Declines in Europe

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures were little changed before a government report that may add to evidence the real-estate slump shows no signs of abating.

Shares of Home Depot Inc., the world's biggest home- improvement retailer, declined in Europe. Applied Materials Inc. dropped after the world's biggest maker of semiconductor- production equipment forecast orders this quarter that missed some analysts' estimates.


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