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Japan Stock Futures Rise on Signs U.S. Lawmakers Close to Debt Agreement
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Stock Futures Surge, Dollar, Oil Gain on Debt-Plan Optimism
U.S. and Japanese stock futures surged, indicating equities may rebound from last week’s slump, and the dollar gained versus the yen and Swiss franc amid signs American lawmakers were close to an agreement to raise the federal debt limit and avoid a default Read the rest of this entry »
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Stock Futures Climb, Dollar, Oil Gain as U.S. Nears Deal to Avoid Default
U.S. and Japanese stock futures surged, indicating equities may rebound from last week’s slump, and the dollar gained versus the yen and Swiss franc amid signs American lawmakers were close to an agreement to raise the federal debt limit and avoid a default Read the rest of this entry »
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Metals Stocks: Gold futures retreat from record high
Gold futures give back some recent gains amid indications U.S. lawmakers may succeed in signing a debt deal before Tuesday’s deadline. Read the rest of this entry »
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Futures bounce as investors sense debt deal
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures jumped at the start of electronic trading on Sunday evening as investors bet that lawmakers in Washington were set to reach a deal on raising the country's debt limit. Read the rest of this entry »
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U.S. Stock Futures Rally on Signs Lawmakers Close to Debt Deal
U.S. stock-index futures rallied, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index may rebound from its worst weekly loss in a year, amid optimism lawmakers and President Barack Obama are close to an agreement to raise the federal debt limit and avoid a default. Read the rest of this entry »
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U.S. Stock Futures Rally on Debt Deal Hopes
U.S. stock-index futures surged, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index may rebound from its worst weekly loss in a year, amid optimism lawmakers and President Barack Obama are close to an agreement to raise the federal debt limit and avoid a default. Read the rest of this entry »
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Grains futures fall, beef prices rise
Grains futures fell Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Read the rest of this entry »
Grain futures end week lower
Corn futures finished lower Friday. Month-end profit-taking sent futures lower today as traders took advantage of the run-up in prices over the last month. Read the rest of this entry »
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