Read more futures market stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4975/futures-market.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:59:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40796/trading-locked-after-dow-futures-plunge-550.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUS stock futures plunged this morning, with trading in Dow and S&P futures locked after both fell more than 6% in early-hours trading. Dow futures fell 550 points to 8824, while the S&P fell 60 to 855.2—hitting the limit that each can decline in one trading session. The...http://www.newser.com/story/40796/trading-locked-after-dow-futures-plunge-550.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Oct 2008 6:21:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37859/global-stocks-surge-on-credit-market-moves.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWorld stocks jumped today on government measures to stop the credit-market meltdown and news that the US and the UK were getting tough on short sellers, Bloomberg reports. Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse climbed 15% after four days of decline in Europe, while Australia’s Macquarie surged 38% after the US...http://www.newser.com/story/37859/global-stocks-surge-on-credit-market-moves.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Sep 2008 4:33:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37459/lehman-crash-triggers-global-market-tumble.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLehman Brothers’ bankruptcy, along with news that mammoth insurer AIG is seeking a $40 billion Federal Reserve loan, has sent European and Asian markets, US futures and the dollar sharply downward, Bloomberg reports. Swiss-based UBS AG, Europe’s bank most hurt by the subprime crisis, plunged 7.2%. Australia’s biggest investment...http://www.newser.com/story/37459/lehman-crash-triggers-global-market-tumble.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Sep 2008 3:40:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36873/stocks-rally-strong-on-fannie-freddie-takeover.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEuropean and Japanese stocks saw their biggest surge since January and US futures climbed amid news of the Treasury Department’s plan to take charge of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Bloomberg reports. Europe's UBS AG, pounded by subprime losses, and Japan’s Mizuho Financial Group, its biggest bank by assets, jumped...http://www.newser.com/story/36873/stocks-rally-strong-on-fannie-freddie-takeover.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Sep 2008 4:29:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28767/feds-hunt-for-scams-in-crude-oil-trading.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFederal regulators are investigating whether rocketing oil prices are being driven up by speculators manipulating futures markets, reports the Wall Street Journal. The nationwide probe involves several separate investigations. Authorities suspect that a widely used price reporting system may be artificially influenced and that some oil storage facilities may be...http://www.newser.com/story/28767/feds-hunt-for-scams-in-crude-oil-trading.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 May 2008 7:55:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28089/oil-tops-130.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOil set yet another record today, with prices hitting $130.47 a barrel in electronic trading in Asia and Europe, the AP reports, on supply concerns and renewed worries about the dollar. Crude closed at $128.98 in the last New York Mercantile Exchange session. Oil futures have roughly doubled...http://www.newser.com/story/28089/oil-tops-130.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 May 2008 8:30:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27590/congress-turns-on-speculators-in-oil-bubble.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt’s not OPEC pulling oil prices to ever greater-heights—it’s speculators. That’s the theory behind the Consumer-First Energy Act, a bill sponsored by Senate Democrats aimed at clamping down on runaway oil futures trading. As stocks fall, investors are fleeing to commodities, especially oil. But even the US government might...http://www.newser.com/story/27590/congress-turns-on-speculators-in-oil-bubble.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 May 2008 19:22:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20706/traders-bet-on-mccain-vs-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTraders in online prediction markets are betting on Barack Obama and John McCain as the winners in their respective primaries today. The Intrade and Iowa Electronic futures markets let traders wager real money on outcomes political and otherwise; both markets give Obama's chances for winning the nomination as almost 80%,...http://www.newser.com/story/20706/traders-bet-on-mccain-vs-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Mar 2008 10:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/20626/oil-flirts-with-record-high-104.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs oil soared to nearly $104 a barrel today, it set an all-time, inflation-adjusted record, surpassing even the height of the oil crises of the '70s and '80s, the New York Times reports. Futures touched $103.95 on the New York Mercantile Exchange, beating out the April 1980 record of...http://www.newser.com/story/20626/oil-flirts-with-record-high-104.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Mar 2008 11:45:00 CST