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Technology companies are once again leading U.S. stocks higher early Wednesday as indexes remain at all-time highs.

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Strong manufacturing data and overnight gains on Wall Street gave Asian markets a boost on Wednesday.

U.S. stocks are starting the new year higher thanks in part to gains in technology companies and retailers, some of the market's biggest gainers from 2017.

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Natural-gas prices rose to a one-month high on Tuesday, as bouts of arctic cold across the U.S. interrupted production and continued to boost demand.

U.S. stock indexes edged lower early Friday on the final day of trading for 2017.

____ US stocks slide on final trading day of 2017 Wall Street capped its final day of trading for 2017 in the red, weighed down by a broad slide in light trading ahead of the New Year's holiday.

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Gold extended its rally to a three-month high on Friday, leaping toward its biggest one-year rise in seven years as a wilting U.S. dollar, political tensions and receding concerns over the impact of U.S. interest rate hikes fed into its rally.

Asian stock markets mostly drifted higher on the final trading day of 2017 Friday after Wall Street finished with modest gains.

U.S. stock indexes were up slightly in light trading early Thursday as technology companies posted more gains.

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Oil prices edged up on Thursday, remaining near 2-1/2-year highs after data showed strong demand for crude imports in China and on increased U.S. refining activity that drew more crude from inventories.

Asian markets were mostly higher on Thursday in a quiet post-Christmas holiday trading as strong economic data from the region and in the U.S. boosted confidence.

U.S. stock indexes edged higher in light trading early Wednesday, recouping some of their modest losses from a day earlier.

US stocks mount milestone-shattering run in 2017 Wall Street delivered big gains and shattered stock market records in 2017 as a global economic rebound, strong company earnings growth and the GOP-led push to slash corporate taxes and enact other pro-business policies encouraged investors to keep buying stocks even as share prices climbed ever higher.

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