U.S. equity futures were barely in the black Friday before data on March unemployment while Asian shares closed higher. In Germany, the DAX closed slightly in the red while the U.K’s FTSE 100 closed higher. Equity futures trading remains open till 9:15 a.m. E.T. At 8:30 a.m., the Labor Department’s March nonfarm payrolls are Read More
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View photo . (AP Images)New York Stock Exchange, October 1929Via Dave Lutz at JonesTrading, here’s a quick guide to what traders are talking about before the market open. Good morning, Dow Futures are off 30bp, recovering well from another weak overnight session. We have No Greek nor Iranian deals, and headlines seem to be worsening Read More
* Investors look to payrolls data due on Good Friday * Crude oil dips, could pressure energy stocks * Micron up in premarket after revenue outlook * Futures down: Dow 30 pts, S&P 5 pts, Nasdaq 10.75 pts (Updates with jobless claims data) By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, April 2 (Reuters) – Dow Futures pointed Read More
* Investors look to payrolls data due on Good Friday * Crude oil dips, could pressure energy stocks * Micron drops in premarket after revenue outlook * Futures down: Dow 43 pts, S&P 6.5 pts, Nasdaq 16.25 pts By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, April 2 (Reuters) – Dow Futures were lower on Thursday, as investors Read More
CHICAGO: Emails between former senior executives at Kraft Foods, including its chief financial officer and a top procurement director, are among the evidence in a US lawsuit accusing the company and Mondelez International of manipulating wheat prices. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Wednesday accused Kraft Foods Group and Mondelez of making massive Read More
The Australian bond market is firmer as traders in the US and Australia moved into safe haven assets after disappointing US economic data. Figures out on Wednesday night showed that activity in the US manufacturing sector slowed for the fifth straight month in March and US businesses added only 189,000 jobs to the American economy Read More
The crucial fact we’re all missing A FIERCE debate is raging across the country at the moment, and one crucial fact is being left out. Of course, it involves money. Lots and lots of money.
By Marcy Gordon, The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Federal regulators have charged two major U.S. food companies, Kraft and Mondelez, with manipulating prices for wheat and wheat futures in a scheme that reaped more than $ 5.4 million in profit. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced the civil charges Wednesday against the two companies. The Read More
Bond futures prices have surged on the back of disappointing economic data out of the US. Growth in the US manufacturing sector slowed for the fifth straight month in March. And US businesses increased nonfarm payrolls by just 189,000 jobs in March, payrolls firm ADP said, the first time since January 2014 that fewer than Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators have charged two major U.S. food companies, Kraft and Mondelez, with manipulating prices for wheat and wheat futures in a scheme that reaped more than $ 5.4 million in profit. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced the civil charges Wednesday against the two companies. The agency said the companies used Read More