White House physician Sean Conley (second right, with medical staff, arrives to give an update on the condition of President Donald Trump on Sunday. Brendan Smialowski/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Stock-index futures rose modestly Sunday evening as investors tracked President Donald Trump’s response treatment for COVID-19 after he was hospitalized for the …
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US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence make their way to the Rose Garden to speak on COVID-19 testing at the White House in Washington, DC on September 28, 2020. mandel ngan/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images U.S. and European equity futures fell sharply on Friday after President Donald Trump announced …
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People sit and watch a broadcast of the first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on September 29, 2020 in West Hollywood, California. Mario Tama/Getty Images European stocks and U.S. equity futures were dropping on the last trading day of the month and quarter, with …
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Oil futures inched lower on Monday, undercut by continued demand worries, as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries further reduces its outlook for demand growth, as well as the potential for more oil from Libya. A storm in the Gulf of Mexico, however, threatens to disrupt energy output in …
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Oil futures declined on Wednesday, failing to find support from a hefty weekly drop in U.S. crude supplies and production as output in the Gulf of Mexico has seen a strong recovery from Hurricane Laura. The supply declines from the Energy Information Administration were “not surprising,” as Hurricane Laura caused …
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Oil futures rose Monday, on track to end August on an upbeat note after data showed a stronger-than-expected pickup in China’s service sector. “The move follows moderate week-on-week gains during last week’s trading, with continued improvement to global demand levels combining with a weaker dollar and ongoing supply cuts to …
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In this July 31, 2019, file photo U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, center, gestures as he chats with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, at right with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, left, looking on after posing for a family photo at the Xijiao Conference Center in Shanghai. U.S. and Chinese trade …
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Crude-oil prices climbed on Thursday after a report that major producers at a an OPEC-led meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee, or JMMC, planned to make up for failing to fully meet their production-cut targets last month. The JMMC, which monitors compliance with OPEC output quotas, held gathering via …
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U.S. stock-market futures edged higher Sunday evening in thin trading, as Wall Street equities looked to add to a rally toward records for the Nasdaq Composite that concluded trade last week on the back of improving economic data in the face of a viral outbreak. How are benchmarks faring? Futures …
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