* Futures down: Dow 165 pts, S&P 19.75 pts, Nasdaq 43.75 pts NEW YORK, April 3 (Reuters) – S&P Futures fell sharply on Friday after a weaker-than-expected March employment report, in thin trading that nonetheless suggests a weak open for stocks on Monday. The jobs report, showing the economy’s weakest job growth in more than Read More
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U.S. equity futures ended lower Friday after see-sawing in the 45 minutes following March payrolls data that missed expectations to record the lowest gain since December 2013 and as both February and January data were revised lower. The weak jobs report would support the case for the Federal Reserve to hold off on raising Read More
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, S&P 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
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
* 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) – S&P 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) – S&P 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
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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