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Futures: S&P 500 -0.2% DOW -0.2% NASDAQ -0.2%

Stock futures trade steady; retail sales to call the tune
U.S. stock-index futures trade near unchanged, with weary investors looking to February retail sales to provide a catalyst. | Italy yields rise in first auction since downgrade
• Rex Nutting: Balancing budget a foolish goal | Matt Lynn: Tax-starved nations target multinationals
• Paul Farrell: Fixing 26 years of mistakes by Greenspan and Bernanke • `Inflection point" for economy dead ahead: Morgan Stanley

• Roubini analyst: Fed monetary-easing policy to continue through '13

• U.S. mortgage applications off 4.3%: MBA
• IEA: weaker oil-demand growth, more supply
• Banks, global jitters drive Europe losses
• Oil adds to gains after inventory data
• Dollar slips ahead of retail-sales data
• Asia stocks retreat; Shanghai leads losses
• Stocks to Watch: Men’s Wearhouse, Express