Last updated March 19, 2010: 7:30 AM ET --- U.S. stock futures are trading higher Friday, a day after the Dow closed higher for an eighth day in a row. Today's session may be affected by quadruple witching, when contracts for stock index futures, stock index options, stock options and single stock futures all expire. Worries over Greece's debt has troubled the market over the past two months and the country said that if European leaders can't agree to a bailout plan by next week, it may turn to the International Monetary Fund for support. In corporate news, Palm (NASDAQ:PALM) shares fell 16% in premarket trade after the company issued a weaker-than-forecast sales outlook for Q4. The company said it lost $18.5 million in Q3. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are trading 4.00 points above fair value, the S&P500 (INX) futures are trading 0.10 points above fair value, and the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) futures are trading 0.25 points above fair value.
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