Wed Sep 28, 2016 | 9:57am EDT * Yellen appears before Congressional committee at 10:00 a.m. ET * Tempur Sealy drops on disappointing forecast * Indexes up: Dow 0.22 pct, S&P 0.14 pct, Nasdaq 0.1 pct (Updates to open) By Yashaswini Swamynathan Sept 28 Wall Street rose on Wednesday, helped by higher oil prices and…

on August 26 2015 9:41 AM EDT U.S. stocks skyrocketed Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average surging 4 percent to its third-biggest one-day point gain in history. The 619-point rally came after China unveiled fresh stimulus measures in a bid to shore up growth in the world’s second-largest economy. The Chinese central bank’s move came a day after U.S….

By Barani Krishnan     NEW YORK, Feb 7 (Reuters) – U.S. crude oil rallied above $100 a barrel on Friday and gold and copper prices rose too after a weak U.S. jobs report for January led to expectations the Federal Reserve might slow down its stimulus cutback and rate hike plans.     Corn…

Published: Monday, 20 Aug 2012 | 3:45 PM ET Gold futures rose to end at $1,623 as platinum prices jumped nearly 2 percent on Monday,  hitting a two-month high after deadly violence at a mine in top producer South Africa triggered heavy speculative buying on supply worries. Bullion prices edged up as trading volume for U.S….

Markets | Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:07pm EDT * Sterling weakens against the dollar * Opinion poll put “remain” campaign in lead * Banks climb after Fed gives passing grade in stress tests * Indexes up: Dow 1.3 pct, S&P 1.3 pct, Nasdaq 1.6 pct (Adds detail on market reaction, comment) By Noel Randewich June…