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* Investors watching situations in Greece, Ukraine * S&P 500 coming off record closing high * Crude oil rises for third straight session * Dow down 7 pts, S&P down 2.5 pts, Nasdaq up 5.25 pts By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Dow Futures were unchanged on Tuesday, the first trading session Read More

World oil prices edged have edged higher on lingering optimism over falling US production. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for March delivery firmed three cents to $ 51.96 a barrel compared with Friday’s close. Brent North Sea crude for April rose 54 cents $ 62.06 a barrel in London midday trade. Crude has been on Read More

* Import prices drop in January * UMich data on tap * German growth beats expectations * Futures up: Dow 53 pts, S&P 4 pts, Nasdaq 13 pts (Adds quote, data) By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Feb 13 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks were set for a slightly higher open on Friday, after gains in the Read More

* Import prices, UMich data on tap * German growth beats expectations * Futures up: Dow 35 pts, S&P 3.25 pts, Nasdaq 10.75 pts By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Dow Futures inched higher on Friday, with gains in the prior session having moved the S&P 500 to within 2 points of Read More

By Roxana Zega US stock-index futures rose, with the Standard & Poors 500 Index 3 points away from a record, as German growth data signaled a strengthening in Europes recovery and optimism increased about Greek debt talks. Contracts on the Standard & Poors 500 Index expiring in March advanced 0.2 percent to 2,087.6 at Read More

What can stunt US economic growth? (Part 11 of 11) (Continued from Part 10) A note In this series, we looked at several indicators that display different aspects of the US economy. Some are stable, but may have a negative bias while others are not looking as good as we expected. This is not to imply Read More

US consumer spending barely rose in January as households cut back on purchases of a range of goods, suggesting the economy started the first quarter on a softer note. The Commerce Department said on Thursday retail sales excluding automobiles, gasoline, building materials and food services edged up 0.1 per cent last month after a 0.3 Read More

* Ceasefire deal reached between Ukraine, Russia * Sweden introduces negative interest rates, bond buys * Cisco up in premarket after results; Tesla falls * Expedia to buy Orbitz for $ 1.33 bln * Futures up: Dow 67 pts, S&P 7 pts, Nasdaq 22 pts (Adds quote, data) By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Feb 12 Read More

* Futures up: Dow 84 pts, S&P 9.75 pts, Nasdaq 22 pts * Ceasefire deal reached between Ukraine, Russia * Sweden introduces negative interest rates, bond buys * Cisco up in premarket after results; Tesla falls By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Dow Futures advanced on Thursday, following a ceasefire agreement between Read More