US futures head lower, Spain seeks help for banks

US futures head lower, Spain seeks help for banks

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock futures slid today, as did global markets, with Spain requesting help for its teetering banks.

Dow Jones industrial average futures tumbled 100 points to 12,468. Standard & Poor’s 500 futures fell 11.8 points to 1,315 and Nasdaq futures gave up 18.5 points to 2,555.

Spain isn’t saying how much of the $125 billion made available by the European Union that it will need.