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* Futures off: Dow 86 pts, S&P 7 pts, Nasdaq 15 pts * Alibaba shares tick lower as lock-up set to expire * FedEx falls after lower outlook * U.S. crude futures hit fresh 6-year low (Updates prices, adds comment) By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks were set to fall Read More

* Futures off: Dow 92 pts, S&P 9 pts, Nasdaq 16 pts By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) – Dow Futures fell on Wednesday ahead of a highly anticipated statement and news conference by the Federal Reserve later in the session, with the Fed expected to give clearer clues on how soon it Read More

CHICAGO: US soybean futures fell on Monday, hitting their lowest since February 11 on weakness in soymeal and expectations of huge plantings in the coming months, traders said. Some bargain buyers pulled the benchmark Chicago Board of Trade May soybean futures contract off its session lows Read More

CHICAGO: US wheat futures rose for the sixth time in seven sessions on Monday on concerns about dry conditions in the US Plains hindering growth as the winter wheat crop emerges from dormancy. Corn futures sagged due to pressure from lower-than-expected US export inspections data. Soybeans also dropped as traders anticipated huge US plantings of Read More

U.S. crude, or West Texas Intermediate, settled down 42 cents, at $ 43.46 a barrel, the lowest since March 2009. Brent oil slipped almost 50 cents to $ 53.50 a barrel. Brent last closed higher on March 11. Since then it has lost more than 7 percent, and traders believe Read More

* Housing starts fall to lowest levels in a year * American Airlines shares up; oil prices fall * Futures down: Dow 41 pts, S&P 4.5 pts, Nasdaq 1 pt (Adds market moves, commentary) By Sinead Carew March 17 (Reuters) – Dow Futures implied a lower open on Tuesday after a rally in the previous Read More

New York oil prices approached six-year lows Tuesday on worries over growing US stockpiles and after OPEC warned of a stubborn global supply glut, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for April delivery slid to $ 42.63 a barrel — touching the lowest level since March 11, 2009. It later stood at $ Read More

* Futures down: Dow 49 pts, S&P 6.75 pts, Nasdaq 8.75 pts March 17 (Reuters) – Dow Futures were down on Tuesday after rallying on Monday ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting that investors are looking to for a guage on timing for an interest rate hike. * The Federal Open Market Committee is due Read More

Washington (AFP) – The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Monday slapped a $ 3 million fine on the ICE Futures US market for repeatedly reporting flawed data. The CFTC said that over at least a 20-month period, between October 2012 and May 2014, ICE US had filed inaccurate and incomplete reports and data every Read More

March 16 (Reuters) – U.S. derivatives regulators on Monday ordered a unit of Intercontinental Exchange to pay $ 3 million to settle civil charges that it submitted inaccurate and incomplete data reports over a 20-month period. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said that ICE Futures U.S. Inc failed to correct the ongoing errors, even after Read More