Commodity markets

U.S. stocks rose on Monday as the few investors staying on Wall Street capitalized on what is traditionally a lightly attended but bullish week, pushing the S&P 500 to an intraday record.The S&P 500 rose 1.1% after the index hit…

There’s much ado about the so-called Santa Claus rally that tends to materialize in the U.S. stock market in the final week of December and the first two trading sessions of the new year, but the importance of the…

Growing tensions between Russia and Ukraine have cast a shadow over energy markets, and the uncertainty could mean a prolonged period of high gas prices for Europe, analysts say."It's a very tight gas market ... and there's no question…

Blame it on an obscure rule. For the first time in a decade, there will be no U.S. stock-market closure in observance of New Year’s Day which falls on a Saturday. U.S. markets will be open on Friday Dec. 31, which…

U.S. stock-index futures fell Sunday night, following a losing week on Wall Street amid worries about Fed policy and the fast-spreading omicron variant of COVID-19. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures…

Fed starting to take the Band-Aid off, Fundstrat's Tom Lee says"I think the band aid is getting pulled off. The market's been waiting for this. It was selling off on the rumor and it's time to buy the event," said Tom Lee of Fundstrat.He…