General Mills (NYSE: GIS ) shares fell 0.63 percent on fears of inflating input costs as commodities guru Jim Rodgers sees strong inflation in the near future in grains and agricultural commodities. Futures Lower On Chinese Growth, Italian Political Fears U.S. equity futures slipped in early pre-market trade Monday as China's economy took a setback in March and Italy's political crisis flared over the weekend. Pfizer (NYSE: PFE ) shares rose 0.14 percent pre-market after last week's European Commission approval of a new leukemia drug called BOSULIF.