Commodities

Asian markets were mostly lower on Thursday, overshadowed by tensions over North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile launch and mixed signals from the U.S. central bank.

U.S. stocks are slipping Wednesday morning as oil prices turn lower and energy companies fall with them.

A steep drop in oil prices dragged energy shares lower and kept the Dow and S&P 500 in check on Wednesday, while the Nasdaq was buoyed by gains in tech stocks.

Asian shares rose Wednesday, reversing early losses as investors shrugged off concerns over the implications of North Korea's long-range missile launch a day earlier.

Australian shares jumped Tuesday as the central bank kept rates unchanged and signaled they wouldn't rise soon, while other Asian shares retreated ahead of a U.S. trading holiday and uncertainty over North Korea's latest missile launch.

U.S. stocks are rising Monday as banks and energy companies climb higher.

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Grain futures were higher Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

The Dow hit a record high in late morning trading, as stocks rallied to kick off the third quarter.

The Dow hit a record high in late morning trading, as stocks rallied to kick off the third quarter.

Global stocks rose Monday after a surveyed showed Japan's manufacturing outlook improving.

France's Total SA said it would sign a deal to invest $1 billion in a giant Iranian gas field Monday, marking the first major investment in years by a Western company in the country's oil sector.

U.S. stock indexes were broadly higher in early trading Friday, recovering some of their losses from a day earlier.

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Grain futures were higher Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Grain futures were higher Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

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

Oil futures ended slightly higher on Thursday, extending crude's rally to a sixth straight session after a decline in weekly U.S. crude production temporarily eased concerns about deepening oversupply.