Italian Bonds Force Stock Futures Lower –

Stock futures are lower as traders focus on Italian bonds.  Bond yields for Italian debt have climbed and Berlusconi may step down as Prime Minister.   The 10 year Italian government bond yield rose to 6.58%.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at almost 12,000 on Friday.

To read a related MarketWatch article, please click here:

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-stock-futures-sink-on-italy-worries-2011-11-07?dist=beforebell

Jim Sutliff

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