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* Euro zone business is growing at a slower pace
than any forecaster expected this month and new orders have
fallen for the first time in more than a year, despite price
cuts.
* Growth in China's vast factory sector stalled in November,
with output contracting for the first time in six months, a
private survey showed on Thursday, adding to signs the economy
may still be losing traction.
* The U.S. data calendar is busy, with weekly jobless claims and
consumer prices due at 8:30 a.m. EST (1330 GMT), Markit's
manufacturing PMI at 9:45 a.m. (1445 GMT) and home resales and
the Philadelphia Fed business index at 10:00 a.m. (1500 GMT).
* GoPro <GPRO.O> shares fell 6.2 percent to $74.19 in premarket
trading after a follow-on-offering of 10.4 million shares priced
at $75 per share, a 5.2 percent discount to Wednesday's $79.09
close.
* Best Buy added 8.3 percent in premarket trading after posting
revenue that beat analyst expectations.
Futures snapshot at 7:18 a.m. EST:
* S&P 500 e-minis were down 8.25 points, or 0.4 percent, with
122,611 contracts changing hands.
* Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 16.25 points, or 0.38
percent, in volume of 22,020 contracts.
* Dow e-minis were down 61 points, or 0.35 percent, with 21,282
contracts changing hands.
(Editing by Bernadette Baum)
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