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May 7, 2025 3:58 PM ISTUS Stock Market Live: Russian Crude Production Below OPEC+ TargetRussia kept its crude oil production below the nation’s OPEC+ quota in April, according to people familiar with the data. Producers pumped 8.975 million barrels a day last month, almost unchanged from March levels, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information isn’t public. That’s 23,000 barrels a day below Russia’s target for April under the OPEC+ deal, including compensation for past overproduction. Compliance with the supply agreement of the Organization of the...

US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street are surging after the Trump Administration said that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and top trade official Jamieson Greer would meet their Chinese counterparts in Switzerland later this week. Futures on the Dow Jones are up 280 points, while those on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are up 50 points and 200 points respectively. Watch this space for all the Live updates.US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street are surging after the Trump Administration said that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and top...

US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street are surging after the Trump Administration said that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and top trade official Jamieson Greer would meet their Chinese counterparts in Switzerland later this week. Futures on the Dow Jones are up 280 points, while those on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are up 50 points and 200 points respectively. Watch this space for all the Live updates.US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street are surging after the Trump Administration said that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and top...

US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street are surging after the Trump Administration said that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and top trade official Jamieson Greer would meet their Chinese counterparts in Switzerland later this week. Futures on the Dow Jones are up 280 points, while those on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are up 50 points and 200 points respectively. Watch this space for all the Live updates.US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street are surging after the Trump Administration said that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and top...

US Stock Market LIVE: US stocks are sinking on Tuesday (May 6) as AI mania on Wall Street loses more steam and as more companies scrub their forecasts for upcoming profits because of uncertainty created by President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The S&P 500 was down 1.1% in early trading and on track for a second drop after breaking a nine-day winning streak, its longest such run in more than 20 years.US Stock Market LIVE: US stocks are sinking on Tuesday (May 6) as AI mania on Wall Street loses more steam and...

The steep recovery in equity markets over the past two weeks is typical of bear market rallies, and the erratic swings mean almost every investor will experience pain whichever direction the market suddenly moves. Goldman Sachs Group (GS) strategist Peter Oppenheimer said “the asymmetry for equity investing is poor. Sharp rallies within bear markets are the norm, not the exception.” The biggest market driver is still uncertainty, with no real long-term bullish or bearish conviction seen from investors. Price action is mainly fueled by short-term headlines and guesswork on how...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday on Capitol Hill that new trade deals with major partners could be announced as soon as this week. "Many of our trading partners have approached us with very good offers, and we are in the process of renegotiating those," Bessent said, noting that the US is currently in talks with 17 of its 18 key trading partners, with China as the exception. "I'd be surprised if we don't have more than 80% or 90% of those wrapped up by the end of the year,...

US Stock Market Live: US stocks rose on Wednesday as investors hoped US-China trade tensions would ease. Trump stated his intention not to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell and expressed willingness to reduce tariffs on Chinese imports.US Stock Market LIVE: Stocks rose on Wednesday as investors hoped US-China trade tensions would ease.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 534 points, or 1.4%. The S&P 500 climbed 1.8%, and the Nasdaq Composite rallied 2.7%.Trump said he’s willing to take a less confrontational approach to trade talks with China, noting that the current...

US economic activity continued to sink this month amid uncertainty around tariff policy. New data from S&P Global out Wednesday showed its flash composite PMI output index for April — which captures activity in the services and manufacturing sectors — fell to 51.2, the lowest in 16 months. Manufacturing activity rose to 50.7, up from 50.2 in March. Services activity fell to 51.4 from 54.4 in March. Readings above 50 indicate an expansion in activity in the sector; readings below 50 indicate contraction. Sentiment about the year ahead fell sharply,...

US stock futures jumped after President Trump said he has 'no intention' of firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, easing fears on Wall Street that the central bank's independence was under threat. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) popped 1.2%, while futures attached to the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) jumped 1.5%. Futures attached to the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (NQ=F) soared 1.8%. CBOT - Delayed Quote • USD As of 2:09:28 AM EDT. Market Open. YM=F ES=F NQ=F Trump told reporters from the Oval Office on Tuesday that...