News Snapshot:
Equities Wall Street futures were steady early Thursday with a strong reading on U.S. retail sales helping buoy optimism about the broader economy. Major European markets were higher. TSX futures were little changed. In the early premarket period, futures linked to the three key indexes were hovering not far from break even. On Wednesday, all three saw modest gains, managing to shake off early losses. The S&P/TSX Composite Index edged up 0.08 per cent to close at 20,722.58 on Wednesday. “We’ve seemingly gone from euphoria at the start of the year on the back of some really encouraging economic data...
