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Brent crude oil traded steadily at $104.62 on Monday morning at 5:58 GMT as the commodity inched towards $105 on improving economic data and strong equity markets. However, a tepid demand outlook and...

Markets surged Friday afternoon, bringing the Dow near a record high at 15,354.40. The S&P 500 closed up almost one percent, with the Nasdaq up slightly more than that. The rise in stock prices...

The euro traded steadily at $1.28 on Friday morning after data on Thursday showed that the region's March trade surplus was at its highest level since 1999, when the eurozone was created. The Wall...

A strong dollar and demand worries kept Brent under pressure on Friday morning after news that the US Federal Reserve may end its monetary stimulus lifted the greenback. Brent is poised to end the...

In less than two months a dizzying array of global central banks have lowered interest rates. The European Central Bank, the Reserve Bank of Australia, the Reserve Bank of India, the Bank of Israel,...

Futures Rise Heading Into the WeekendU.S. equity futures rose slightly in early pre-market trade heading into the weekend after a week marked by small moves in equities in both directions. Stocks look...

Stocks pulled back late on Thursday as bullish sentiment could not overcome disappointing economic reports. Initial jobless claims, housing starts and a reading of the Philadelphia Fed's Business...

Futures Flat After Strong Japanese GDPU.S. equity futures traded just near unchanged in early pre-market trade following a stronger than expected GDP report from Japan. Japan reported first quarter...

The euro remained under pressure on Thursday after weak GDP data was released Wednesday. The figures indicated that the European Central Bank's prediction of growth in the second half of 2013 is...

Brent crude oil slid toward $103 on Thursday following an unexpected drop in US factory output. The data added to uncertainty about future demand and brought Brent prices down to $103.14 at 9:20 GMT...

A late day push helped the U.S. stock market to another strong close on Wednesday. The Dow and S&P 500 finished the session at new all-time highs and all of the major averages recorded steady...

The euro tumbled on Wednesday morning on disappointing figures from Germany and pessimistic forecasts for the region's economic data, due later in the day. The common currency neared a one-month low...

Brent crude oil slid toward $102 on Wednesday as rising supply and waning demand kept a lid on prices. The commodity traded at $102.22 at 7:47 GMT on Wednesday morning.The Wall Street Journal reported...

The U.S. stock market notched another rally on Tuesday as momentum pushed the major averages to new year-to-date highs. Money flowed out of bonds and into equities as risk appetite remains brisk on...

India is the "I" in the ubiquitous BRIC acronym. It is Asia's third-largest economy behind China and Japan and the second-largest major emerging markets economy overall. The country is the world's...

Brent crude oil neared $103 on Tuesday as hopes that the U.S. economy was getting back on track countered the commodity's losses due to waning demand. Brent traded steadily at $102.92 at 6:12 GMT on...