Before the Bell | U.S. to boost gas deliveries to Europe amid scramble for new supplies

Hey, mooers! Here are things you need to know before the opening bell:

- U.S. stock futures were little changed on Friday morning after a bounce-back session on Wall Street.

- The U.S. is ramping up shipments of liquefied natural gas to Europe this year as the continent hunts for new supplies around the globe to phase out its reliance on Russian gas after the invasion of Ukraine.

U.S. stock futures were little changed on Friday morning after a bounce-back session on Wall Street.

U.S. stock futures edged down but remained on course to post a weekly rise amid concerns around the war in Ukraine and the Federal Reserve's commitment to interest-rate increases to tame inflation.

The U.S. is ramping up shipments of liquefied natural gas to Europe this year as the continent hunts for new supplies around the globe to phase out its reliance on Russian gas after the invasion of Ukraine.

U.K. retail sales fell 0.3% in February as the easing of Covid-19 restrictions led by a steep decline in online shopping, while spending tied to the return to workplaces and socializing increased.

Elvira Nabiullina is left to steer the nation's economy through harsh sanctions.

Consumer confidence in the U.K. declined for the fourth consecutive month in March as the cost-of-living crisis and uncertainty stemming from the war in Ukraine hit households' mood.

Paul Bond is the second executive to have his conviction quashed in the Unaoil case, after an appeals court criticized the U.K.'s Serious Fraud Office for its dealings with a private investigator.