CHICAGO: US corn futures firmed on Friday on support from bigger-than-expected US export sales, traders said. “The exports are pretty important,” said Bill Gentry, broker at Risk Management Commodities in Lafayette, Indiana. “(They show) the corn has got some value at these and lower levels.” Soybeans Read More
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LONDON (ShareCast) – US stocks futures pointed to a higher open on Friday, as investors awaited housing data and a host of companies were set to publish their earnings reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is expected to open approximately 41 points higher than Thursday’s close of 17,813.98, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Read More
* Indexes on track to break three-week streak of losses * GE shares edge up after results, Starbucks rallies * Oil falls, on track for another negative week * Futures up: Dow 38 pts, S&P 4 pts, Nasdaq 5.75 pts (Updates prices, adds McDonald’s) By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Jan 23 (Reuters) – S&P Futures Read More
* Indexes on track to break three-week streak of losses * UPS shares fall after outlook, Starbucks up on results * Oil falls, on track for another negative week * Futures down: Dow 7 pts, S&P 3 pts, Nasdaq 3 pts (Updates with UPS outlook) By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Jan 23 (Reuters) – S&P Read More
* Indexes on track to break three-week streak of losses * GE shares edge up after results, Starbucks rallies * Oil higher, but on track for another negative week * Futures up: Dow 34 pts, S&P 2 pts, Nasdaq 3.5 pts By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Jan 23 (Reuters) – S&P Futures edged up on Read More
U.S. stock-index futures rose on Thursday as the the European Central Bank left benchmark interest rates unchanged and ECB President Mario Draghi said the central bank would make monthly bond purchases of $ 70 billion. The expanded asset purchases begin in March, and run through September of next year, Draghi said. Dow futures jumped more Read More
Singapore (AFP) – US oil futures surged Friday following the death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for March delivery soared as much as 3.1 percent in New York after the Saudi royal court announced the death. In early morning Asian trade, WTI was up $ 0.93, or 2.01 percent Read More
U.S. stock futures were higher Thursday as markets were widely expecting the European Central Bank to announce a bond-buying program of about 50 billion euros ($ 58 billion) a month. In economic data out Thursday, weekly jobless claims at 8:30 a.m. E.T. are expected to have edged lower to 300,000 in the week to Read More
* ECB President Draghi to speak before market open * Crude oil jumps 1.6 pct, builds on Wednesday gain * F5 Networks down in premarket after results, outlook * Futures up: Dow 42 pts, S&P 4.5 pts, Nasdaq 4.75 pts By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Jan 22 (Reuters) – S&P Futures gained slightly as investors Read More
* ECB President Draghi to speak before market open * Crude oil jumps, building on Wednesday gain * F5 Networks down in premarket after results, outlook * Futures up: Dow 44 pts, S&P 5.5 pts, Nasdaq 6.25 pts (Updates trading, adds earnings and National City news) By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Read More