BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Equity Futures Plunge After Weak Data

U.S. stock-index futures plunged after December retail sales came in unexpectedly weak, showing their largest drop in a year. As of 8:43 a.m. ET, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures shed 231 points, or 1.34%, while S&P 500 futures fell 25 points, or 1.25%. 

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