U.S. stock futures lower as investors eye Europe

MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE

U.S. stock futures point to a lower start for Wall Street as investors eye renewed worries about Europe�s debt crisis and await weekly jobless-claims data. See full story.

Stocks to watch Thursday: Ruby Tuesday, Meru

Running down the corporate headlines of note early Thursday. See full story.

Europe stocks turn lower; yields surge

European stock markets erase earlier gains to turn lower, as losses for banks weigh on indexes, and U.K. manufacturing production unexpectedly dropped in February, while Italian and Spanish bond yields surge. See full story.

Windows Phone faces test with Lumia launch

Nokia, Microsoft and AT&T all have a lot riding on the new Lumia 900 smartphone, which hits stores in the U.S. this weekend. The device is seen as a key test for the appeal of the Windows Phone platform. See full story.

Microsoft�s gains hang on Windows potential

As an investment, software giant�s shares have turned a corner. But success of new operating systems will determine whether gains are built to last. See full story.

MARKETWATCH COMMENTARY

Instead of acknowledging that banks have become a part of government, we keep pretending they are private institutions, writes David Weidner. See full story.

MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE

Is the state that you have designs on retiring to tax friendly or not? And the basic questions to answer are these: How does the state tax your income? How does it tax your property and your consumption? And what�s the overall tax burden? See full story.