U.S.
stock index futures fell sharply on Wednesday, tracking global markets,
as crude oil prices tumbled to new lows and fears of slowing global
growth continued to gnaw at investors.
* U.S. crude wallowed at its lowest since 2003 and Brent crude fell to near 12-year lows. The IEA, the world's energy watchdog, warned the market could "drown in oversupply."
* European stocks slid to their lowest since October 2014 and were set for biggest fall of the year so far, while Japan's Nikkei slid into bear market territory.
* The U.S. market has been roiled this year due to slumping oil prices and weak economic data out of China, the world's second-largest economy and a key market for major U.S. companies.
* The S&P 500 has fallen 8 percent so far this year, wiping off more than $1.4 trillion, while global markets have lost $4.2 trillion, according to Thomson Reuters data.
* Still, the S&P currently trades at 14.9 times forward earnings, slightly higher than its 10-year median of 14.7, according to Thomson Reuters StarMine.
* Concerns regarding the state of the global economy has taken some attention away from fourth-quarter U.S. corporate earnings, which is expected to fall 4.4 percent.
* Shares of IBM were down 4.6 percent at $122.25 premarket after the tech major forecast weak earnings.
* Apple and Microsoft were also down about 2 percent.
* Netflix was up 3.8 percent at $112 after its subscriber base grew more-than-expected.
* Data due on Wednesday includes core Consumer Price Index, which excludes food and energy. The index likely gained 0.2 percent in December, unchanged from November. The data is expected at 8:30 a.m. ET (13:30 GMT).
* U.S. crude wallowed at its lowest since 2003 and Brent crude fell to near 12-year lows. The IEA, the world's energy watchdog, warned the market could "drown in oversupply."
* European stocks slid to their lowest since October 2014 and were set for biggest fall of the year so far, while Japan's Nikkei slid into bear market territory.
* The U.S. market has been roiled this year due to slumping oil prices and weak economic data out of China, the world's second-largest economy and a key market for major U.S. companies.
* The S&P 500 has fallen 8 percent so far this year, wiping off more than $1.4 trillion, while global markets have lost $4.2 trillion, according to Thomson Reuters data.
* Still, the S&P currently trades at 14.9 times forward earnings, slightly higher than its 10-year median of 14.7, according to Thomson Reuters StarMine.
* Concerns regarding the state of the global economy has taken some attention away from fourth-quarter U.S. corporate earnings, which is expected to fall 4.4 percent.
* Shares of IBM were down 4.6 percent at $122.25 premarket after the tech major forecast weak earnings.
* Apple and Microsoft were also down about 2 percent.
* Netflix was up 3.8 percent at $112 after its subscriber base grew more-than-expected.
* Data due on Wednesday includes core Consumer Price Index, which excludes food and energy. The index likely gained 0.2 percent in December, unchanged from November. The data is expected at 8:30 a.m. ET (13:30 GMT).
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