US STOCKS-Greece, Goldman sink futures; DuPont, Ford top view

                                
   * Germany demands new measures from Greece
                                
 * DuPont, Ford post better-than-expected profits
                                
 * Case/Shiller, consumer confidence data due
                                
 * Futures down: Dow 28 pts, S&P 500 4.3 pts, Nasdaq 8.5
                                
 * For up-to-the-minute market news see [STXNEWS/US]
  (Updates prices, adds quotes)
                                
 By Ryan Vlastelica
                                
 NEW YORK, April 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures
fell on Tuesday after Germany demanded new austerity measures
from Greece and ahead of congressional testimony from Goldman
Sachs' CEO, fighting recent fraud charges levied against the
firm.
                                
 The demands from Germany prompted new worries over Greek
debt, while investors feared the charges against Goldman could
stoke appetite for Wall Street reform. For details, see
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 Financial stocks will be in focus, with the chief executive
of Goldman Sachs Group Inc <GS.N> set to testify before a
Senate subcommittee examining the causes of the financial
crisis. [ID:nLDE63Q1HY]
                                
 Dow component DuPont and Co <DD.N> posted a first-quarter
profit that beat expectations early Tuesday and raised its
full-year profit view, sending its shares up 2.6 percent to $42
in premarket trading on light volume. [ID:nN27239252]
                                
 Ford Motor Co <F.N> posted a profit that topped estimates
and raised its 2010 outlook. The stock was down 1.7 percent to
$14.22. [ID:nN27241565]
                                
 "Earnings have been very encouraging, but since they follow
a spate of good releases, expectations have already been raised
and the market isn't paying as much attention," said Rick
Meckler, president of LibertyView Capital Management in New
York.
                                
 "Right now, the market is paying more attention to Greece
and Goldman, and they're putting pressure on the market."
                                
 S&P 500 futures <SPc1> fell 4.3 points and were below fair
value, a formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account
interest rates, dividends and time to expiration on the
contract. Dow Jones industrial average futures <DJc1> dropped
28 points, while Nasdaq 100 futures <NDc1> lost 4.75 points.
                                
 Texas Instruments Inc <TXN.N> late Monday reported earnings
that beat estimates by a penny and gave a better-than-expected
revenue outlook. [ID:nN26211188]
                                
 3M Co <MMM.N> also reported quarterly results.
[ID:nASA009NR]
                                
 U.S. Steel Corp <X.N> and Broadcom Corp <BRCM.O> are all
set report on Tuesday, while economic data includes the S&P
Case/Shiller Home Price Index for February, which will be
released at 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT). In addition, the Conference
Board reports April consumer confidence at 10 a.m. EDT (1400
GMT).
                                
 June crude futures fell 1 percent on fears the Greece
problems could pressure demand and could push down energy
shares. [ID:nSGE63Q09Q]
                                
 Japan's Nikkei stock average <.N225> closed up 0.4 percent
on Tuesday after it found solid support at its 25-day moving
average at around 11,100, while European shares fell on Greece,
led by banking stocks.
                                
 U.S. stocks edged lower Monday as bank shares declined on
fears that financial reform legislation wending through
Congress will curb profits, while strong Caterpillar <CAT.N>
results buoyed the Dow.
  (Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)