US shares on the up; oil stocks gain
It came as traders appeared to ignore US government data that showed productivity of businesses and workers fell in the first quarter.
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It came as traders appeared to ignore US government data that showed productivity of businesses and workers fell in the first quarter.
The tech heavy Nasdaq added a tad- 0.02% to go to 4,969. The S&P midcap 400 gained 0.11% to 1,514.
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A mixed close for Wall Street on Monday as the oil price fall weighed.....
A mixed close for Wall Street on Monday as the oil price fall weighed.....
US energy stocks dominate the light gains on Wall Street after US weekly oil inventories came in below forecast and propped up oil prices
Some US and Canadian share price movers on Tuesday......
Wall St shares retreat after snag in oil supply cuts
Shares fell fell back on Tuesday as oil prices continued to sag
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The West Texas Intermediate price spilled 5.3% to US$30.01 while a barrel of Brent crude lost 5.6% to US$32.41.
Below are some of the main news-driven share price changes as at 11:41 a.m. in New York.
After the turmoil yesterday, US shares bounced higher as oil futures rebounded.
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It’s a case of glum, glum and glummer for markets on Thursday
Oil fell more than 3 percent on U.S. oversupply worries, Saudi remarks
Chimerix plunges, Freeport-McMoRan drops; Amazon gains.
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Blue-chips put on a late spurt to propel the major indexes comfortably into positive territory.
The largest U.S. independent oil company is trimming capital spending plans in response to an extended downturn in prices for crude.
The largest U.S. independent oil company is trimming capital spending plans in response to an extended downturn in prices for crude.
Analysts at the American investment bank see no significant value drivers, so it says there's little reason to put new money to work
The cross-border oil field is set to produce 40,000 barrels of oil per day
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All three major indices failed to hold gains on Friday
Despite some fairly chunky movements by a few blue-chips, their effects are cancelled out and stock market indexes are little changed
We've heard it before (earlier today, in fact): refining good; production & exploration bad
Below are the main news driven share price changes at 12:01 p.m. in New York on Friday:
YPF's "super well" at Loma Campana has got the neighbors excited, among them Toronto-listed Madalena Energy.
After making a fast start, shares have moved into consolidation mode.
Bad news from China has increased the chances of further stimulus from the Chinese central bank ... or so the bulls believe.
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Bad news from China has increased the chances of further stimulus from the Chinese central bank ... or so the bulls believe.
US stocks wobbled at the outset, although better than expected Producer Prices data looks like it might hand the advantage to the bulls.
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US stocks opened hesitantly, although Producer Prices data looks like it might tip the balance the way of the bulls.
Producer Prices data gave a lift to US prices after a tepid start
Wall Street was trading lower today as a drop in energy companies' stocks overpowered expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve may delay an interest-rate hike this year following weak wage data. The S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) fell 0.2 percent
U.S. stock futures turned higher before the opening bell today after data showed a measure of labor costs decelerated sharply in the second quarter, suggesting the Federal Reserve could be patient with raising interest rates this year. S&am