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U.S. stocks climbed on Thursday as retail sales data lifted the
outlook for consumer spending and as healthcare shares gained.
* The International Monetary Fund dramatically raised the stakes
in Greece's stalled debt talks late on Thursday, announcing that
its delegation had left negotiations in Brussels and flown home
because of "major differences" with Athens.
* The Producer Price Index for May is expected to have increased
0.4 percent for the month, compared with the 0.4 percent decline
in April. The data is expected at 8:30 a.m. ET.
* The University of Michigan's preliminary June reading on the
overall index on consumer sentiment is expected to have risen to
91.5 from 90.7. That data is expected at 10:00 a.m. ET.
* The Fed has said it will raise rates only when it sees a
rebound in the economy, which came to a standstill in the first
quarter.
* Economists and top Wall Street banks expect the Fed to raise
rates in September, in what could be the central bank's first
hike in almost a decade and turn the direction of the flow of
easy money that has driven world stocks and bond prices to
record highs in recent years.
* Twitter Inc's shares were up 4.6 percent at $37.51 in
premarket trading, a day after Chief Executive Officer Dick
Costolo abruptly announced he was stepping down.
* T-Mobile jumped 6.7 percent to $40.69 after sources said Dish
Network was in talks to hire banks that would provide between
$10 billion and $15 billion in debt to finance the cash portion
of its bid for the company.
Futures snapshot at 7:29 a.m. ET:
* S&P 500 e-minis were down 6.75 points, or 0.32 percent, with
79,986 contracts traded.
* Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 18 points, or 0.4 percent, on
volume of 7,246 contracts.
* Dow e-minis were down 49 points, or 0.27 percent, with 6,984
contracts changing hands.
(Reporting by Tanya Agrawal)
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