Stocks edge lower, oil jumps on supply concerns over Mideast, Libya

Stocks edge lower, oil jumps on supply concerns over Mideast, Libya

Item 1 of 3 Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 3, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo [1/3]Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 3, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new …

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Oil prices rise as OPEC+ meets to discuss supply cuts

Oil prices rise as OPEC+ meets to discuss supply cuts

An aerial view shows a crude oil tanker at an oil terminal off Waidiao island in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, China January 4, 2023. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Oil prices rose by more than 1% on Thursday in anticipation of the outcome of an OPEC+ meeting with …

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Oil prices hit 4-month low on concerns about U.S., Chinese economy

Oil prices hit 4-month low on concerns about U.S., Chinese economy

[1/2]Storage tanks are seen at Marathon Petroleum’s Los Angeles Refinery, which processes domestic & imported crude oil into California Air Resources Board (CARB) gasoline, CARB diesel fuel, and other petroleum products, in Carson, California, U.S., March 11, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights U.S. front-month contract at discount to second month China Oct oil …

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Wall St rallies as cooling inflation boosts peak rate bets

Wall St rallies as cooling inflation boosts peak rate bets

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 27, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights U.S. headline, core CPI growth falls short of estimates Investors add to bets that Fed is done hiking rates Home Depot rises after beating profit estimates Indexes up: Dow …

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Excitement and worry as stock options trading booms in India

Excitement and worry as stock options trading booms in India

MUMBAI, Nov 13 (Reuters) – A sudden explosive growth in stock options trading in India this year has got the country’s retail traders excited and regulators worried about the risks such speculative fervour could spawn. The boom in derivatives trading in the country’s historically conservative markets, where some products such as stock futures are still …

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