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PREMARKET WORLD NEWS Jun E-mini S&Ps (ESM17 +0.19%) this morning are up +0.20% as a tentative deal by the U.S. Congress to avert a government shutdown gives equity prices a lift. European markets and most Asian markets are closed today for the Labor Day and May Day holidays. U.S. House and Senate members reached a Read More

PREMARKET WORLD NEWS Jun E-mini S&Ps (ESM17 +0.10%) this morning are up +0.07% and European stocks are up +0.11%. Strength in company quarterly earnings results are giving the overall market a boost with Amazon.com up over 3% and Alphabet up 4% in pre-market trading. Gains were limited on lingering geopolitical concerns after President Trump warned Read More

PREMARKET WORLD NEWS Jun E-mini S&Ps (ESM17 +0.17%) this morning are little changed, up +0.06%, after Preisident Trump ruled out a withdrawal from NAFTA. European stocks are down -0.40% ahead of today’s ECB meeting and press conference from ECB President Draghi that may provide clues as to when thee ECB may begin to exit from Read More

PREMARKET WORLD NEWS Jun E-mini S&Ps (ESM17 -0.04%) this morning are down slightly by -0.04% before President Trump unveils the outlines of his tax plans later today. The upside in equities was limited and European stocks slipped -0.30% as energy producing companies declined as the price of Jun WTI crude (CLM17 -0.67%) dropped by -0.48%. Read More

PREMARKET WORLD NEWS Jun E-mini S&Ps (ESM17 +0.17%) this morning are up +0.17% and European stocks are up +0.19% at a 20-month high on positive carry-over from Sunday’s presidential elections in France. The results of the election have reduced market uncertainty as pro-EU candidate Macron holds a substantial lead in the polls ahead of France’s Read More

PREMARKET WORLD NEWS Jun E-mini S&Ps (ESM17 +1.10%) this morning are up by +1.18% to a 5-week high and European stocks soared 3.88% to a 1-1/2 year high as global equity markets rallied sharply and EUR/USD (^EURUSD) jumped +1.21% to a 5-1/2 month high on optimism that pro-EU candidate Macron will become France’s next president. Read More

PREMARKET WORLD NEWS Jun E-mini S&Ps (ESM17 +0.12%) this morning are up +0.06% as better-than-expected quarterly earnings results from Honeywell and GE gives the overall market a boost. European stocks are little changed, down -0.06%, as the markets await Sunday’s first round of presidential elections in France that are too close to call. Losses in Read More

PREMARKET WORLD NEWS Jun E-mini S&Ps (ESM17 +0.28%) this morning are up +0.28% and European stocks are up +0.34% as a rebound in crude oil prices from Wednesday’s 2-week low boosts energy producing stocks. May WTI crude oil (CLK17 +0.89%) is up +0.97% on optimism that OPEC will extend its crude production cuts past June. Read More

PREMARKET WORLD NEWS Jun E-mini S&Ps (ESM17 +0.27%) this morning are up +0.27% and European stocks are up +0.37%. A 4% rally in Morgan Stanley in pre-market trading is giving banking stocks a boost after it reported Q1 revenue of $ 9.75 billion, higher than expectations of $ 9.29 billion. Energy producing stocks are higher Read More

PREMARKET WORLD NEWS Jun E-mini S&Ps (ESM17 -0.22%) this morning are down -0.30% and European stocks are down -0.98% at a 3-week low as weakness in energy producing stocks and mining companies drags the overall market lower. May WTI crude oil (CLK17 -0.85%) is down -0.78% at a 1-week low on concern that U.S. shale Read More