By Ryan Vlastelica and Blaise Robinson Mon Dec 31, 2012 3:53am EST Dec 31 (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures signalled a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Monday, withstocks set to snap a five-session losing streak as talks continued in Washington over resolving the “fiscal cliff”. Futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.43 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.23…
Dec. 28, 2012, 6:47 a.m. EST By Barbara Kollmeyer, MarketWatch MADRID (MarketWatch) — U.S. stock-market futures fell on Friday ahead of the Chicago purchasing-managers index and pending-home-sales data, and before a key meeting between President Barack Obama and congressional leaders as they make a last-ditch effort to avert the fiscal cliff. Extending earlier losses, futures for…
Fri Dec 21, 2012 5:31pm EST * Late buying lifts market off nearly 4-month low * Some see technical rebound if gold gets above $1,633 * Iraq boosts gold reserves for first time in years (Recasts and updates throughout to close of U.S. trading session) By Barani Krishnan and David Brough NEW YORK/LONDON, Dec 21…
Dec. 19, 2012, 7:26 a.m. EST Global optimism: Japan’s Nikkei busts through 10,000 level By Barbara Kollmeyer, MarketWatch MADRID (MarketWatch) — U.S. stock futures pointed to a potential third consecutive session of gains for Wall Street on Wednesday, again driven by hopes for a deal over the fiscal cliff, while housing-starts data will offer up another…
By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK | Wed Dec 19, 2012 7:44am EST (Reuters) – Stock futures rose on Wednesday as the latest offers in ongoing U.S. budget negotiations underlined hopes for a deal, while technology shares were lifted by strong results from Oracle. The S&P 500 is on track to extend its best two-day run in a month, a…
Published: Tuesday, 18 Dec 2012 | 2:59 PM ET Gold fell almost 2 percent on Tuesday to its lowest price since August, hit by heavy technical selling and growing hopes that U.S. legislators are closer to reaching a deal that would avert a fiscal crisis next month. Bullion posted its biggest one-day drop since Nov….
Tue Dec 18, 2012 2:54pm EST * Gold at key chart support near $1,660/oz * Further losses appear limited for now * Coming up: U.S. housing starts Wednesday (New story) By Frank Tang NEW YORK, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Gold fell almost 2 percent on Tuesday to its…
Dec. 13, 2012, 8:03 a.m. EST Stock futures flat ahead of retail sales, claims Gold prices dangle under $1,700 an ounce By William L. Watts, MarketWatch FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) — Retail sales data for November is expected to call the tune Thursday, with U.S. stock index futures struggling to find direction as the bullish impact of the…
By LESLIE JOSEPHS December 12, 2012, 3:33 p.m. ET NEW YORK—A surprise increase in sugar output from top producer Brazil sent futures prices for the sweetener down to a 28-month low. Raw sugar for March delivery on ICE Futures U.S. dropped 1.8% to settle at 18.54 cents a pound, the lowest settlement since Aug. 11, 2010….
Published: Friday, 23 Nov 2012 | 2:34 PM ET Gold futures settled above $1,750 an ounce for the first time in more than a month on Friday, gaining as dollar weakness and options-related buying triggered a technical breakout. After trading slightly higher in early U.S. dealings, gold surged suddenly to above its 50-day moving average, a…