From the Desk of Joe Rios Friday's US December employment report surprised the market with a headline Nonfarm Payroll print of +74K versus expectations of +197K. The US 10-year notes…

UPDATED 6:30 ET STOCKS - European stocks advanced as investors awaited the European Central Bank’s interest-rate decision. U.S. stock futures were little changed, while Asian shares fell. BONDS - The…

UPDATED 6:45 ET STOCKS - European stocks were little changed, trading near their highest level since May 2008, before a report on hiring by U.S. companies that may help investors…

UPDATED 6:45 ET STOCKS - European stocks rose as German unemployment fell the most in two years and investors weighed China’s tighter rules to control its shadow-banking industry. U.S. futures…

UPDATED 6:00 ET STOCKS - European stocks fell before a services-industry report in the U.S. and as data showed a Chinese non-manufacturing gauge dropped. U.S. index futures were little changed,…

From the Desk of Joe Rios... Last week we experienced the last trading days of 2013 and the first trading days of 2014. Many traders stepped out of the markets…

UPDATED 6:30 ET STOCKS - European stocks advanced, paring a weekly loss, as Next Plc led retailers higher. U.S. equity-index futures were little changed, while Asian shares declined. BONDS -…