Commodities

The euro is rising after Emmanuel Macron, a centrist would-be reformer and supporter of the European Union, won the French presidential election.

___ US jobs report points to a healthy drop in underemployment WASHINGTON (AP) — A burst of hiring in April provided reassurance for the U.S. economy after a slow start to the year: Job growth returned to a healthy pace.

___ US jobs report points to a healthy drop in underemployment WASHINGTON (AP) — A burst of hiring in April provided reassurance for the U.S. economy after a slow start to the year: Job growth returned to a healthy pace.

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

U.S. stocks rose slightly on Friday after a robust April jobs report reaffirmed the strength of the labor market, but a drop in IBM weighed on the blue-chip Dow index.

U.S. stocks rose slightly on Friday after a robust April jobs report reaffirmed the strength of the labor market, but a drop in IBM weighed on the blue-chip Dow index.

Grain futures were lower Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.

U.S. stocks are lower Thursday morning as oil prices drop to their lowest in nine months and energy companies take sharp losses.

A South African gold mining company has completed a $2.2 billion acquisition of the only U.S. producer of platinum and palladium.

___ House OKs GOP health bill, a step toward Obamacare repeal WASHINGTON (AP) — Relieved Republicans muscled their health care bill through the House Thursday, taking their biggest step toward dismantling the Obama health care overhaul since Donald Trump took office.

Wall Street ended flat on Thursday as a steep fall for the energy sector countered some solid earnings reports, with major stock indexes closing little changed after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a healthcare overhaul.

Oil prices tumbled about 5 percent on Thursday, breaking below $50 a barrel to the lowest since late November on signs that OPEC and other producing countries would not take more drastic steps to reduce the world's stubbornly persistent glut of crude.

Grain futures were lower Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Grain futures were mixed Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.

___ Fed leaves rates unchanged but signals further hikes ahead WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve has left interest rates unchanged while signaling that it expects a resilient U.S. economy and solid job market to justify further rate hikes later this year.

___ Fed leaves rates unchanged but signals further hikes ahead WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve has left interest rates unchanged while signaling that it expects a resilient U.S. economy and solid job market to justify further rate hikes later this year.

Wall Street ended slightly lower on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates unchanged and investors digested another heavy round of earnings reports.

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

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

Oil prices were little changed on Wednesday in a volatile session as the market mulled U.S. government data showing that while there were signs a crude glut may be receding, crude inventories remain large with gasoline demand weak.