Text size Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images After a few shaky days, oil prices rose on Wednesday after a surprising result at an OPEC meeting and better-than-expected government data from the US. Brent crude, the global benchmark, set 2.1% higher at $ 43.79 on Tuesday, while West …
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Text size It is good to be the Dow. The stock market continues to rise on Wednesday, but some indices are rising more than others. S&P 500 futures are up 1.4%, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are up 566 points, or 2.1%, and Nasdaq Composite is up just 0.5%. …
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Tourists stroll through the center of Rovinj on the Istrian peninsula in the Adriatic Sea on July 4, 2020. Denis Lovrovic / Agence France-Presse / Getty Images European stocks rose Wednesday, and US equity futures also rose as investors accepted positive news about a candidate for the coronavirus vaccine. The …
Read More »Vaccine Hopes Boost Earnings for European Stocks and US Stock Futures
Posted: Jul 15, 2020 at 3:59 am ET European stocks rose Wednesday, and US equity futures also rose as investors accepted positive news about a candidate for the coronavirus vaccine. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index FXXP00 It was up 0.8% after a 0.8% loss on Tuesday. The index is barely …
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Text size Joe Klamar / AFP via Getty Images OPEC + and its allies may be ready to start pumping more crude, and that prospect is sending shivers through the oil markets. Oil prices fell on Monday. Brent crude futures, the global benchmark, fell 1% to $ 42.80 a barrel …
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