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Japanese stock futures gained amid optimism U.S. lawmakers will reach an agreement on raising the federal debt ceiling one day before the Treasury Department says it will run out of cash to pay its bills. Read the rest of this entry »

U.S. and Japanese stock futures surged, indicating equities may rebound from last week’s slump, and the dollar gained versus the yen and Swiss franc amid signs American lawmakers were close to an agreement to raise the federal debt limit and avoid a default. Oil rallied. Read the rest of this entry »

U.S. and Japanese stock futures surged, indicating equities may rebound from last week’s slump, and the dollar gained versus the yen and Swiss franc amid signs American lawmakers were close to an agreement to raise the federal debt limit and avoid a default. Oil rallied. Read the rest of this entry »

Gold futures give back some recent gains amid indications U.S. lawmakers may succeed in signing a debt deal before Tuesday’s deadline. Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures jumped at the start of electronic trading on Sunday evening as investors bet that lawmakers in Washington were set to reach a deal on raising the country's debt limit. Read the rest of this entry »

Futures and Commodities – Gold and silver prices rebound while crude oil drops. Best Syndication Economic concerns are driving crude oil prices lower while investors wait for Washington to sort-out a debt-ceiling ... Read the rest of this entry »

U.S. stock-index futures surged, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index may rebound from its worst weekly loss in a year, amid optimism lawmakers and President Barack Obama are close to an agreement to raise the federal debt limit and avoid a default. Read the rest of this entry »

U.S. stock-index futures surged, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index may rebound from its worst weekly loss in a year, amid optimism lawmakers and President Barack Obama are close to an agreement to raise the federal debt limit and avoid a default. Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK, July 31 (Reuters) - US stock index futures jumped at the start of electronic trading on Sunday evening as investors bet that lawmakers in Washington were set to reach a deal on raising the nation's debt limit. ... Read the rest of this entry »

U.S. stock futures jumped in early trading on Sunday as lawmakers on Capitol Hill made progress toward crafting a deal to raise the debt ceiling.  Read the rest of this entry »