Mon Oct 28, 2013 8:11am EDT * S&P 500 hit record close Friday after three weeks of gains * Apple to report results after market closes * Merck shares fall in premarket after results * Futures up: Dow 45 pts, S&P 2.1 pts, Nasdaq 7.25 pts By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Oct 28 (Reuters) –…
Fri Oct 4, 2013 8:55am EDT * Shutdown enters fourth day, investors watch debt ceiling * Dow, S&P 500 on track for second straight week of losses * Adobe Systems down; hackers stole source code, client data * Futures up: Dow 6 pts, S&P 500 2.7 pts, Nasdaq 4.75 pts By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Oct 4 (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher…
By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK | Sun Sep 29, 2013 1:11pm EDT (Reuters) – As a last-minute deal to resolve tense spending negotiations in Washington appeared less and less likely, U.S. stock investors braced for an outcome that had previously seemed thinkable: a shutdown of the U.S. government. The House of Representatives early Sunday voted for an…
Fri Sep 27, 2013 4:49pm EDT By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Gold and wheat rallied on Friday and a few other commodities rose slightly, adding to what was shaping to be the sector’s best quarterly performance in a year when the third quarter closes next week. The…
U.S. Stock Futures Higher Reports Due on Jobless Claims, Home Sales Updated September 26, 2013, 8:22 a.m. ET By TOMI KILGORE NEW YORK—U.S. stock futures nudged higher as the market attempted to stabilize after a recent string of losses. About 90 minutes ahead of the open, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures advanced 18 points,…
Sept. 25, 2013, 8:47 a.m. EDT Stock futures hold losses after durable-goods data By Barbara Kollmeyer NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stock futures traded mildly lower on Wednesday, as investors struggled with a lack of progress in Congress over the budget and with continued uncertainty over when the Federal Reserve will taper its bond-buying program….
Updated September 24, 2013, 2:02 p.m. ET By TOMI KILGORE Stocks overcame early losses to trade slightly higher, putting blue chips on track for their first gain in four sessions, but lingering uncertainties surrounding Federal Reserve policy and budget discussions kept investors in check. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 27 points, or 0.2%, to…
Thu Sep 19, 2013 4:42pm EDT * Hopes of low U.S. interest rates, no Fed taper boost gold * Short-covering helps drive gold’s rally after Fed * Gold seen bottoming on charts * Coming up: CFTC Commitments of Traders report Friday (Adds trader comment, technical analysis, second byline, dateline) By Frank Tang and Clara Denina…
Tue Sep 3, 2013 8:05am EDT * Obama to seek congressional authorization forSyria action * Verizon falls in premarket, agrees to a deal with Vodafone * Nokia ADRs soar in premarket on deal with Microsoft * Futures up: Dow 105 pts, S&P 13 pts, Nasdaq 22.75 pts By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures jumped on Tuesday after U.S. President Barack Obama opted…
By Reuters | 27 Aug, 2013, 02.36AM IST NEW YORK: Gold’s break above $1,400 an ounce on Monday for the first time since June 7, and a bullish “cup and handle” chart pattern, suggest more gains are in store for the precious metal which may have bottomed out two months ago, technical analysts said. “There…