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Grain futures were mostly higher Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Grain futures were mostly higher Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Aluminum hit a 2-1/2 year peak above $2,000 a tonne on Tuesday, lifted by growing concerns over supply cuts in top producer China and an upbeat assessment of China's demand growth prospects.

U.S. stock indexes reversed course to trade higher on Tuesday morning, with the Dow and the S&P hitting a new record, helped by a rise in Apple's shares.

Oil prices fell on Tuesday, pulling back from recent gains as exports from key OPEC producers rose and despite news of lower crude shipments from Saudi Arabia.

Shares mostly fell Tuesday in Asia, rapidly erasing initial gains that followed record highs on Wall Street after China reported disappointing trade data for July.

Shares mostly fell Tuesday in Asia, rapidly erasing initial gains that followed record highs on Wall Street after China reported disappointing trade data for July.

U.S. stock indexes edged higher in early trading Monday as investors sized up the latest company earnings and deal news.

___ Another milestone for stocks: Most boring market in decades NEW YORK (AP) — This year's run to a record for the stock market has been one of the least eventful in decades.

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Oil prices fell as much as 2 percent on Monday on selling triggered by a rebound in production from Libya's largest oil field along with worries about higher output from OPEC and the United States.

Oil prices fell as much as 2 percent on Monday on selling triggered by a rebound in production from Libya's largest oil field along with worries about higher output from OPEC and the United States.

The Dow was little changed in late morning trading on Monday after eking out another record high at open, while the Nasdaq was boosted by gains in tech stocks.

Grain futures were higher Monday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Shares rose in Asia in early Monday trading after last week's report of strong gains in U.S. payrolls.

___ Apple drives Dow above 22,000 even as other stocks struggle NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones industrial average closes above 22,000 points for the first time, driven by a big gain in Apple.

___ Apple drives Dow above 22,000 even as other stocks struggle NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones industrial average closes above 22,000 points for the first time, driven by a big gain in Apple.

U.S. stocks are rising Friday following a jobs report that was better than most experts expected.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended at its eighth straight record high on Friday, with gains in JPMorgan Chase and other banks after data showed U.S. employers hired more workers than expected in July.

Grain futures were mostly lower Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.