The news of the day centered on a better-than-expected U.S. manufacturing report for April, which sent ripples across the markets, boosting stocks as investors moved away from bonds and giving a bump to the dollar and crude oil. Investors are hoping this good news will be matched in Friday?s April U.S. jobs report.
India's exports in March fell for the first time in two and a half years as demand weakened in Europe and the U.S.
Indian State run insurance companies will indemnify local ships carrying Iranian oil, enabling the country import oil from Iran, Reuters reported quoting Shipping Corp of India director.
South Korea's inflation declined to a 21-month low as the exports declined for the second consecutive month in April.
India?s trade deficit rose to $13.9 billion in March compared with $3.8 billion a year ago driven by high crude oil import costs according to data reported by the Ministry of Commerce Tuesday.
Exxon Mobil Corp has shut the 160,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) North Line crude oil pipeline in Louisiana after a leak spilled 1,900 barrels of crude oil in a rural area over the weekend, affecting a conduit that supplies the nation's third-largest refinery.
Energy Transfer Partners LP (NYSE: ETP) is buying Sunoco Inc. (NYSE: SUN) in a $5.3 billion cash and stock deal that will allow the Dallas-based natural gas company to expand into heavier hydrocarbons and acquire Sunoco's approximately 4,900 gas stations.
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade Monday are: Demand Media, Barnes & Noble, Sunoco, Mannkind Corp, Boston Scientific Corp, Vivus Inc, Range Resources Corp and Humana Inc.
Markets shrugged off news of weaker-than-expected first-quarter growth in U.S. gross domestic product and responded positively, if modestly, to news of stronger-than-expected consumer confidence.
Some top Israeli officials have repeatedly compared the current regime in Tehran to Nazi Germany and Adolph Hitler?s program of exterminating the Jews.
PetroChina Co, the world's second largest oil and gas firm, reported a $6.21 billion profit in the first quarter on Thursday, giving the company a 5.8 percent increase compared to the same period a year ago.
Asian shares inched up Friday, tracking U.S. stocks which jumped overnight on strong U.S. housing data and earnings, but concerns over the health of European banks weighed on investor risk appetite after Standard & Poor's downgraded Spain's rating.
The bond market focused Thursday on weak economic data while equity investors responded to news that an unexpectedly high number of people sought first-time jobless benefits, leaving both types of securities higher.
Asian shares gained on Thursday, retaining positive momentum as the Federal Reserve reassured markets that it will keep its highly accommodating stance to support growth, and optimism grew over strong corporate earnings after Apple Inc's robust results.
Strong first-quarter earnings and a slightly more positive view of the U.S. economy by the central bank offset disappointing durable goods numbers for March to boost equities and trim bonds.
According to a survey released this week, oil and natural gas executives and investors think the price of natural gas will remain below $2.50 per 1,000 cubic feet for the rest of the year -- a level that is too low for the industry's growth.
European and U.S. stocks rose Tuesday as a negative sentiment the day before gave way to an upbeat, risk-on sentiment, despite weak economic news from the United States.
The fuel sector probe -- which will be discussed in a live televised parliamentary session -- uncovered a litany of abuses, including allegations that fifteen oil importers collected more than $300 million without delivering a single drop of oil.
A steep drop in European equities market dominated momentum across continents and asset classes Monday, prompting investors to unload all manner of stocks and commodities for cash.
Federal Reserve officials are expected to be in wait-and-see mode on extra stimulus at the April Federal Open Market Committee meeting this week, as little has changed since the March meeting to warrant policy changes, economists say.
Upbeat economic reports from Britain and Germany combined with surprisingly strong first-quarter earnings reports in the U.S. to foster a risk-on sentiment that lifted stocks and commodities while weighing on safe-haven investments.
Two years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, a deep-sea biodiversity study suggests residual oil from the BP blowout threatens the stability of the entire Gulf of Mexico ecosystem.
