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Futures pointed to a modestly lower open for Wall Street on Friday as Chevron's earnings warning added to investors' uncertainty on corporate health.
In the morning's economic news, the trade deficit narrowed unexpectedly to $26 billion in May, its lowest in 10 years. Meanwhile, import prices rose 3.2 percent in May, while export prices rose 1.1 percent.
Still to come: A report on consumer sentiment is due out at 9:55 am ET.
Chevron [CVX
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As a result, the oil and gas sector on the DJ Stoxx 60 was 0.4 percent lower.
Chevron shares fell nearly 2 percent in premarket trading.
Lower oil prices and energy stocks dragged Asian and European markets down.
General Motors [GMGMQ
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The new GM, 61-percent owned by the government, will be much leaner, with only its strongest brands, including Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC and Buick.
Techs will again be in the spotlight following news that Cisco [CSCO
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And IBM [IBM
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AIG [AIG
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Alcoa [AA
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- Peter Schacknow, Senior Producer at CNBC.com, contributed to this report
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