10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell

businessinsider.com — Good morning. Here's what you need to know. Asian markets were mostly higher in overnight trading with the Shanghai Composite up 0.35 percent on expectations of policy easing, after Q1 GDP slowed. Europe is sharply lower and U.S. futures are modestly lower. Italian industrial output fell for 0.7 percent month-over-month in February, falling for a second month.