Choppy Markets Await Earnings and Economic News

Global markets opened the week on a muted note, with most major indexes trading flat to slightly lower. Overseas equities softened overnight, with the Hang Seng down 0.7 percent, the Nikkei off 0.1 percent, the DAX lower by 0.6 percent, and the FTSE down 0.2 percent. U.S. index futures are hovering flat to marginally negative. […]