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* German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Greek
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras were set to meet in Berlin, and
Tsipras' list of reform proposals will be given to the Eurogroup
of euro zone finance ministers. Merkel has repeatedly said
nobody should expect a solution from their Monday meeting.
* Oil prices fell further, with Brent dropping 1 percent below
$55 a barrel and U.S. crude down 2 percent to $45.60,
after top exporter Saudi Arabia said it would mull cutting
output if other producers outside OPEC do so, too.
* Gilead Sciences shares fell 3.8 percent in premarket trading.
A report by Bloomberg said the company told healthcare providers
nine patients taking its hepatitis C drugs Harvoni or Sovaldi,
along with a heart treatment, developed abnormally slow
heartbeats and one died of cardiac arrest.
* Traders will likely keep an eye on the U.S. dollar, which
remains in a strong footing as the Federal Reserve is seen
tightening monetary policy some time later this year, diverging
from most major central banks which are easing policy. The
20-day correlation between the dollar index and S&P 500 e-mini
futures sits at -0.8.
Futures snapshot at 7:34 a.m. EDT (1134 GMT):
* S&P 500 e-minis were down 2.5 points, or 0.12 percent, with
88,212 contracts changing hands.
* Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 3.25 points, or 0.07 percent, in
volume of 17,149 contracts.
* Dow e-minis were down 21 points, or 0.12 percent, with 15,422
contracts changing hands.
(Reporting by Rodrigo Campos; Editing by Bernadette Baum)
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