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Equity futures are pointing lower this morning with the Dow Jones Industrial Average looking to open 11 points lower while the broader S&P500 index is looking to open nearly 2 points lower. Moving fast in the pre-market sessio

Good Morning. It's Tuesday, May 31, 2011. At this hour, U.S. equity futures are higher. Overseas, the Asian markets gained, while the European markets are up. Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) EVP Sean Maloney said that by the end of 2012, 40%

May oil futures were up almost 1% to $108.10 per barrel, after the chief economist at Riyadh-based Banque Saudi Fransi said the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had cut production by 300,000 barrels per day.

Barclays Plc (NYSE:BCS) said the country might be reducing production of its lighter oil blends introduced in response to the disruption of Libyan output last month.

Crude oil climbed for a second day on the New York Mercantile Exchange on a report out of Saudi Arabia that the holder of the world's largest oil reserves, and the second largest producer of oil, has reduced output this month.

The most actively traded gold futures contract, for June delivery, rose $19.50, or 1.4%, to settle at a record $1,452.50 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Thinly traded nearby April gold gaine

Gold futures surged to a record high and silver hit a new 31-year peak Tuesday as investors' desire for safe havens trumped news of a Chinese interest rate increase.

Light, sweet crude oil for April delivery finished up 3.5%, or $3.44 to $101.42 a barrel. In other energy futures, heating oil was up 1.31% to $3.05 a gallon while natural gas was down 0.15% to $3.93 per million British thermal un

Meanwhile, gold futures rose, helped by a weaker dollar

Gold for April delivery finished up $8.10 to $1,404.20 an ounce.

Commodities ended trading mostly higher as crude oil and gold futures finished in positive territory on news that work to control the damaged nuclear power plant in Japan made progress.

Energy shares are higher in mid-day trading as crude oil futures top $100 a barrel. Light, sweet crude oil for April delivery is trading up 2.8%, or $2.72 to $100.73 a barrel. In mid-day news, Wabash National (WNC) announced today

Energy shares are down in mid-day trading as crude oil futures fall for the second session in a row to trade below $102 a barrel. Light, sweet crude oil for April delivery is trading down $2.83, or 2.69%, to $101.57 a barrel. In m

Energy shares are mixed Monday as crude oil futures trade in a tight range around even mark. Light, sweet crude oil for April delivery is trading up $0.06 to $97.94 a barrel. In sector news, ConocoPhillips (COP) is up fractionally

U.S. stock futures remain lower, an indication of early broad-market weakness as oil remains above $100 a barrel. Futures did trim losses a bit but then resumed their decline as a report showed a drop in the weekly and the four-we