U.S. Stock-Index Futures Extend Drop on Durable Goods Orders

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U.S. stock-index futures extended losses after orders for durable goods trailed economists’ estimates, adding to evidence the economic rebound is in peril.

Futures on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index expiring next month lost 0.8 percent to 1,041.3 at 8:31 a.m. in New York. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slid 0.7 percent to 9,954.