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* Qualcomm jumps in premarket, to buy back shares * Crude oil falls; Exxon, Halliburton weaker * Futures down: Dow 156 pts, S&P 18 pts, Nasdaq 33.25 pts (Updates prices) By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, March 10 (Reuters) – S&P Futures fell on Tuesday, pressured by weaker-than-expected data out of China as well as ongoing Read More

* Qualcomm jumps in premarket, to buy back shares * Crude oil falls; Exxon, Halliburton weaker * Futures down: Dow 150 pts, S&P 16.5 pts, Nasdaq 30.25 pts (Updates prices, adds Barnes & Noble results) By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, March 10 (Reuters) – S&P Futures pointed to a lower open on Tuesday, pressured by Read More

* Qualcomm jumps in premarket, to buy back shares * Crude oil falls; Exxon, Halliburton weaker * Futures down: Dow 103 pts, S&P 12.5 pts, Nasdaq 25.75 pts By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, March 10 (Reuters) – S&P Futures fell on Tuesday, pressured by weaker-than-expected data out of China as well as ongoing concerns about Read More

The U.S. dollar held near multi-year highs on the yen and euro on Tuesday amid starkly different outlooks for global interest rates, while Asian investors braced for more economic news from China. Investors were waiting on Chinese inflation data, where a soft result would underline the scope for easier monetary and fiscal Read More

* Indexes have fallen for two straight weeks * Alcoa to buy RTI International for $ 1.5 bln * GM up in premarket, to launch buyback program * Futures down: Dow 23 pts, S&P 2.75 pts, Nasdaq 3.75 pts (Updates trading, adds Alcoa news) By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) – S&P Futures Read More

* Indexes have fallen for two straight weeks * Alcoa to buy RTI International for $ 1.5 bln * GM up in premarket, to launch buyback program * Futures up: Dow 12 pts, S&P 3 pts, Nasdaq 8.5 pts (Updates trading, adds McDonald’s sales) By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) – S&P Futures Read More

* Indexes have fallen for two straight weeks * Apple to be in focus amid product event * Whiting up in premarket, WSJ reports company seeking buyer * Futures down: Dow 32 pts, S&P 3.5 pts, Nasdaq 7.25 pts By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) – S&P Futures were lower on Monday, pointing Read More

CHICAGO: US wheat futures dropped nearly 2 percent on Monday on poor export demand for US supplies and lessened concerns about damage to the dormant US crop, traders said. Soybeans weakened as worries eased about a truckers’ strike in Brazil slowing shipments of newly harvested supplies Read More

Monetary activism is a relatively new dynamic that has played an integral role in the market economy over the past quarter century.  For the sake of stimulating an economy in a downturn, a government’s central bank cuts interest rates and pumps in the liquidity. Since the Great Recession of 2008, the U.S. Federal Reserve has Read More

The U.S. Energy Information Administration said U.S. crude stocks jumped by 10.3 million barrels last week, more than double the amount predicted by analysts and the eighth weekly rise in succession. U.S. crude inventories are at a record high. Stocks at Cushing, Oklahoma, rose by 536,000 barrels, less than anticipated but still Read More