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* M&A deal lifts sentiment; UnitedHealth unit to buy Catamaran * Oil prices volatile amid potential deal with Iran * Strength in dollar could be a concern * Futures up: Dow 121 pts, S&P 10.5 pts, Nasdaq 27.75 pts (Updates prices, adds Teva deal and economic data) By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, March 30 (Reuters) Read More

* M&A deal lifts sentiment; UnitedHealth unit to buy Catamaran * Weakness in oil and strength in dollar could be a concern * Futures up: Dow 88 pts, S&P 9.25 pts, Nasdaq 28.25 pts By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, March 30 (Reuters) – S&P Futures rose on Monday, pointing to a second straight daily gain Read More

In the previous session, U.S. crude lost 5 percent of its value as the market began to price in the possibility of a deal with Iran. Benchmark Brent crude oil was down 35 cents at $ 56.06 a barrel. Read MoreAngola joins Venezuela among biggest losers of oil’s tumble Read More

Australian bond futures prices have rallied on the back of Friday’s speech by US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen. “US bond yields fell (prices rose) after Fed chair Yellen’s speech, which was similar in tone to the Federal Open Market Committee,” St George senior economist Jo Horton said. “(Dr) Yellen said the Fed may well Read More

US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen signalled that the US central bank will likely start raising interest rates later in 2015, even before inflation and wages have returned to health, but emphasised that the return to normal interest rates will be gradual. A downturn in core inflation or wage growth in US could force Read More

* Dow Chemical to spin off unit, merge it with Olin * Q4 GDP at 2.2 pct, but corporate profits fall * Fed Chair Janet Yellen to speak shortly before the closing bell * Futures off: Dow 40 pts, S&P 3 pts, Nasdaq 8 pts (Updates prices, adds GDP data, comment) By Rodrigo Campos NEW Read More

LONDON (ShareCast) – US stock futures pointed to a fifth consecutive day in the red on Friday, as investors awaited a speech from Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is expected to open approximately, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq are expected to begin the final session of the week Read More

* Dow Chemical to spin off unit, merge it with Olin * Fed Chair Janet Yellen to speak shortly before the closing bell * Futures off: Dow 23 pts, S&P 2 pts, Nasdaq 4 pts NEW YORK, March 27 (Reuters) – S&P Futures dipped on Friday, setting indexes up for a full week of daily Read More

A robust jobs report has sent the US dollar soaring, driving a sell-off in the oil market that has left the S&P Futures benchmark back below $ 50 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate for delivery in April slid $ 1.15 to $ 49.61 on the New York Mercantile Exchange on Friday, ending near its week-ago Read More

U.S. stock futures were sharply lower Thursday, while oil prices surged, as Saudi Arabia’s air strikes on Yemen caused jitters in markets. Both West Texas Intermediate rose 4.5% to $ 51.43 recently and Brent crude oil for delivery in May was up 4.4% at $ 58.98. Economic data on tap Thursday include jobless claims Read More