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Stock futures signal gains; all eyes on Fed (Reuters) | Financial News
23 hours ago ago from Financial News
(Reuters) Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.2 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.1 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.2 percent at 0841 GMT (3:41 a.m. EST). The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to stick to its super loose monetary policy stance on Wednesday as high unemployment constrains policy-makers' enthusiasm about the economy's recent improvement. The Fed ...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) Stocks finished flat to slightly higher on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve reiterated its intention to keep interest rates low for the foreseeable future to ensure a sustainable economic recovery. Wall Street trimmed gains after the Fed voted unanimously to keep benchmark borrowing costs in a range of zero to 0.25 percent, which represents historic lows. The central bank's policy-making committee also ...
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17 hours ago ago from Arfans.WordPress.Com The World News Website
Stocks are rising in early trading following a benign reading on consumer inflation and a rebound in housing starts last month. Consumer prices excluding food an energy were flat in November, signaling that inflation isn't rising through the economy. It was the first time that inflation was unchanged after 10 monthly increases. Meanwhile the Commerce Department said construction of new homes and apartments rose 8.9 percent last ...
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21 hours ago ago from Bad Paper
(Reuters) Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.2 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.1 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.2 percent at 0841 GMT (3:41 a.m. EST).
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Posted by golden | Published on 17 Dec 2009 By Masaki Kondo and Akiko Ikeda Dec. 17 (Bloomberg) Most Asian stocks gained as commodity producers advanced on higher oil and metal prices, overshadowing losses by financial companies after National Australia Bank Ltd. said it will sell stock. BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s biggest mining company, added 1.3 percent. James Hardie Industries NV, the top seller of home siding in the ...
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21 hours ago ago from The New York Times
Filed at 7:09 a.m. ET LONDON (AP) -- European stock markets rose Wednesday following a report that global finance regulators will give lenders a decade or more to meet stricter capital rules. In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was up 33.19 points, or 0.6 percent, at 5,318.96 while Germany's DAX rose 72.11 points, or 1.2 percent, to 5,883.45. The CAC-40 in France was 34.40 points, or 0.9 percent, higher at 3,868.49. ...
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18 hours ago ago from The New York Times
Stocks opened higher Wednesday on Wall Street after the government said consumer prices rose in November, led by higher energy costs. A separate government report on housing showed construction rebounded last month, with all areas of country showing strength. The data will likely be discussed by Federal Reserve policy makers who finish a two-day meeting on interest-rate policy Wednesday afternoon. Investors expect the Fed to hold rates ...
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