* Dow, S&P 500 coming off worst month since Jan 2014 * Oil rises more than 3 pct, building on Friday’s gain * Reads on manufacturing due after the market open * Futures up: Dow 40 pts, S&P 4.5 pts, Nasdaq 5.25 pts (Adds Exxon results, economic data) By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Feb 2 Read More
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* Dow, S&P 500 coming off worst month since Jan 2014 * Oil rises more than 3 pct, building on Friday’s gain * Reads on manufacturing due after the market open * Futures up: Dow 65 pts, S&P 7.75 pts, Nasdaq 11 pts * Indexes decline: Dow 1.45 pct, S&P 1.3 pct, Nasdaq 1.03 pct Read More
SINGAPORE: Crude oil prices fell on Monday after US unions called a refinery strike and traders cashed in on strong price gains last week when the market soared on a sharp drop in US drilling. Despite the decline, analysts said that record open interest – the Read More
SINGAPORE: Crude oil prices fell early on Monday after US unions called a refinery strike and traders cashed in on strong price gains last week when the market soared more than 8 percent on a sharp drop in US drilling. Brent crude oil futures were trading at $ 51.45 a barrel at 0240 GMT, while Read More
Disappointing economic data out of the US, China and Europe have propelled Australian bond futures prices higher. Official figures show that US economic growth slowed to 2.6 per cent in the December quarter, as imports surged and government spending dwindled. Meanwhile, eurozone consumer prices fell by a record 0.6 per cent in January, confirming deflation Read More
Gold futures rose Friday, capping the biggest monthly gain in three years, after US government data showed the economy expanded at a slower pace than forecast in the fourth quarter, reigniting demand for the metal as a haven.A widening trade gap limited expansion for gross domestic product as imports climbed three times faster than exports, Read More
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U.S. stock-index futures signaled a lower open on Friday, after the first estimate of how much the U.S. economy grew in the final quarter of 2014 and more fourth-quarter earnings reports.The fourth-quarter GDP estimate The Chicago Purchasing Managers’ Index is due at 9:45 a.m. Eastern, followed by the final reading of the University of Michigan’s Read More
* Futures down: Dow 174 pts, S&P 19 pts, Nasdaq 14 pts (Updates prices, adds data, comment) By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks were set to open lower on Friday, setting major indexes up for a second month of declines, pressured by the energy sector, with Chevron shares down 1 Read More
After a strong rally Thursday, U.S. stock futures fell Friday ahead of GDP data that are expected to show a slowdown in Q4 from Q3. At 8:30 a.m., data is expected to show U.S. real gross domestic product rose 3.2% in Q4 compared to 5.0% growth in Q3. The consensus range is between 2.2% Read More