The US Justice Department is looking to fine four banks RBS (LSE: RBS.L – news) , Barclays (LSE: BARC.L – news) , Citigroup (NYSE: C – news) and JP Morgan Chase to settle accusations of criminal activity in the currency markets Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays are facing penalties of about $ 1bn (£662m) Read More
Author: Dow Futures
SYDNEY: US wheat futures resumed their downward trend on Tuesday, edging lower after a spike in the previous session, as expectations of ample global supply weighed on prices. Corn fell, giving back nearly some of its gains from the previous session, while soybeans were little changed. Read More
CHICAGO: US wheat futures rose 1.4 percent to a one-week high on Wednesday, extending four-day gains to around 4 percent, supported by short-covering and concern about dry weather in US growing regions. Corn and soybeans also firmed, although renewed strength in the dollar capped rallies. At Read More
CHICAGO: US wheat futures rose 1.2 percent to a one-week high on Wednesday, extending four-day gains to nearly 4 percent on short-covering and concerns about dry weather in US growing regions. Corn and soybeans also firmed, although renewed strength in the dollar capped rallies. At the Read More
* S&P may be poised for third straight weekly decline * Consumer sentiment data on tap after market open * FXCM (NYSE: FXCM – news) rallies in premarket after strong results * Futures up: Dow 6 pts, S&P 0.25 pt, Nasdaq 2.5 pts (Updates prices) By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, March 13 (Reuters) – Dow Read More
* S&P may be poised for third straight weekly decline * Consumer sentiment data on tap after market open * FXCM (NYSE: FXCM – news) rallies in premarket after strong results * Futures up: Dow 14 pts, S&P 2.25 pts, Nasdaq 7.75 pts By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, March 13 (Reuters) – Dow Futures were Read More
NEW YORK: US refined products futures fell on Tuesday as slumping Brent crude prices weighed on the oil complex and a surging dollar helped provide pressure, brokers and analysts said. U.S. April RBOB gasoline futures were off 5.38 cents, or 2.87 percent, at $ 1.8209 a Read More
New York (AFP) – Crude-oil prices slid Thursday as traders focused on rising US stockpiles amid a global supply glut. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for April delivery sank $ 1.12 to close at $ 47.05 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In London, Brent North Sea crude for April, the global Read More
(Corrects the movement of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq 100 as higher, not lower) U.S. stock futures were higher Thursday as markets waited for data on jobless claims and retail sales that could provide further incentive for the U.S. Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. At 8:30 a.m. E.T. data are Read More
U.S. stock futures were higher Thursday as jobless claims and retail sales provided mixed signals about the economy by beating and missing expectations, respectively. Weekly jobless claims in the week ended March 7 fell 36,000 to 289,000 compared to the expected 309,000 claims and also below the lower end of the consensus range compiled Read More