Northeast(8) NEWS - Index futures point to mixed Wall St open - Reuters Northeast(8) NEWS - Index futures point to mixed Wall St open - Reuters

Friday, February 27, 2009

Northeast(8) NEWS - Index futures point to mixed Wall St open - Reuters

(Reuters) - Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average index fell 0.1 percent on Friday, gained 0.3 percent for the Nasdaq 100 and rose 0.1 percent for the S&P 500 share index, pointing to a mix open for Wall Street. * U.S. Commerce Dept. releases Ontario NEWS

U.S. index futures fell on Friday, hitting session lows following the news that the U.S. government was taking a large common equity stake in Citigroup ( C.N ). Also weighing on the market was the upcoming release of economic data, which could show Ontario NEWS

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- A Chevron Corp. (CVX) executive said its spending on community projects is to remain at $200 million a year in 2009 as its understanding of its social role matures, despite slowing profit growth. In an interview with Dow Jones Ontario NEWS

LONDON (Dow Jones)- Chevron Corp. (CVX) is in talks with the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, and other organizations to liaise on programs fostering peace in the oil-rich Niger Delta, a company manager has told Dow Jones Ontario NEWS

DOW JONES (London)--European shares fell on the last trading day of February, giving back much of the previous session's advance, as selling returned to the banking sector and drug makers also traded notably lower. The pan-European Dow Jones Stoxx Ontario NEWS

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Chevron Corp.'s (CVX) spending on community projects is to remain at $200 million in 2009 as its understanding of its social role matures, despite slowing profit growth, a Chevron executive said. In an interview with Dow Jones Ontario NEWS

* Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average index fall 0.1 percent, for the Nasdaq 100 gain 0.3 percent and futures for the S&P 500 share index rise 0.1 percent, pointing to a mix open for Wall Street. * U.S. Commerce Dept. releases its Ontario NEWS

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