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Oil prices settled with a gain of more than 3% Wednesday, their largest since December. The Energy Information Administration reported a bigger-than-expected drop of 5.2 million barrels in last week's U.S. crude supplies. That was the biggest weekly decline of the year. Gasoline futures also rallied as weekly U.S. inventories of the fuel edged lower. June WTI crude rose $1.45, or 3.2%, to settle at $47.33 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. June gasoline added 5 cents, or 3.4%, to... Читать дальше...

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Shares of Boeing Co. turned lower in late trading Wednesday after reports the aircraft maker was halting 737 MAX flights due to engine issues. The halt followed the discovery of cracks in a section of the plane's low-pressure turbine, Aviation Week said in a tweet. Boeing has said it still expects a 737 MAX delivery in May, The Wall Street Journal reported. Boeing completed the first successful first flight of the 737 MAX 9 jetliner, with its distinctive winglet tips, on April 13. The company said then the program was on track... Читать дальше...

Exchange-traded funds that track the aerospace and defense sector fell on Wednesday, dropping to their lows of the session as Boeing, one of the largest names in the space, sold off.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday the state is accepting applications from companies who want to test self-driving vehicles on public roads. Cuomo said legislation included in the budget for fiscal 2018 will allow for testing of autonomous cars through a one-year pilot program. Vehicles listed on the application must have a $5 million insurance policy and a driver with a valid driving license must be in the driver's seat during testing. Companies will also be required to reimburse the... Читать дальше...

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President Donald Trump lost confidence in James Comey over the last several months, deputy White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Wednesday, a day after Trump fired Comey as the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Sanders said there was "an erosion of confidence" over what she called Comey's mistakes -- but also said Trump had been considering letting Comey go since he was elected.

Gold prices climbed Wednesday, bouncing off a nearly two-month low they suffered a day earlier, as uncertainty sparked by President Donald Trump's decision to fire Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey prompted investors to favor haven plays. June gold rose $2.80, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,218.90 an ounce. Prices settled Tuesday at their lowest since March 15, according to FactSet data.

Shares of Whole Foods Market Inc. rose 0.6% Wednesday following a Dow Jones Newswires report that the upscale grocery chain is looking to name a new chairman and replace half of its board. Activist investor Jana Partners LLC disclosed last month that it had built up an 8.8% stake in Whole Foods and is pushing for a quicker turnaround in its business as well as consider the possibility of a sale. However, the move to overhaul its board is not due to pressure from Jana Partners, according to the report. Читать дальше...

The largest exchange-traded fund to track the Nigerian economy spiked on Wednesday, posting its biggest one-day gain in about a year, although it continues to trade near all-time lows.

Whole Foods will replace chairman, change half of board of directors

Corn prices traded near their highest levels in about a week Wednesday, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast smaller global corn production for the current crop year. "The fact that China and the U.S., the world's two largest producers of corn, are both projected to produce less corn this year, even while global demand for corn is set to rise by a full [1%] to a new record, is what is causing the immediate upward price move in the corn markets," said Sal Gilbertie, president and chief investment officer at Teucrium Trading LLC. Читать дальше...

James Comey asked for more money for the Federal Bureau of Investigation's probe into Russia's interference in the presidential election just days before he was fired as head of the agency, reports said Wednesday. President Donald Trump abruptly dismissed Comey on Tuesday night, citing Comey's handling of a probe into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server. The White House has insisted Comey's firing had nothing to do with the Russia investigation.

Comey had requested additional funding for FBI's Russia probe: reports

Facebook Inc.'s travel ads site for businesses could be in line for a big payoff, if it can just iron out a few things to make a key customer happy. When Priceline.com Inc. Chief Executive Glenn Fogel was asked in the travel services site's post-earnings conference call about Facebook's new retargeting product for travel, Fogel said the company was working with Facebook to improve the product to get more business done. He said "we would like to spend a lot more money with Facebook," but are working... Читать дальше...

A popular way to bet on energy stocks on Wednesday was on track to see its best one-day climb in two months, as crude-oil prices jumped following an upbeat U.S. inventory report. The exchange-traded Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF was up 1.6% in recent trade, marking its best daily rise since a 2.2% climb March 15, with U.S. crude-oil prices up 2.8% at $47.15 a barrel in late-morning trade after data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration released on Wednesday showed that domestic crude... Читать дальше...

Schumer calls on Sessions, Rosenstein to hold all-senators briefings

Pence says Trump is evaluating prospective Comey replacements at FBI

Oil prices extended earlier gains Wednesday after data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed that domestic crude supplies dropped by 5.2 million barrels for the week ended May 5. That was below the 5.8 million-barrel drop reported by the American Petroleum Institute late Tuesday, according to sources, but above the fall of 1.8 million barrels forecast by analysts polled by S&P Global Platts. Gasoline stockpiles declined by 200,000 barrels, while distillate stockpiles were down 1.6 million barrels last week... Читать дальше...

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer on Wednesday requested that Republicans agree to hold separate "all-senators" closed-door briefings with Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to explain the circumstances that led to the firing of Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey. "We need to hear from this administration about what happened and why and what is going to happen next," Schumer said. The Senate Democratic leader repeated his request... Читать дальше...

The Chinese central bank’s efforts to tighten liquidity could pull the plug on the global reflation trade

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Trump to meet Russian foreign minister a day after firing Comey; support for Republican health bill drops in new poll; health-care hopes pinned on Ted Cruz; and more.

Oil prices are giving investors a run for their money lately, as well as a few sleepless nights. Crude still has the power to move this stock market, and our call of the day says if you’re on that bearish bandwagon, you may be too hasty.

Oil prices are giving investors a run for their money lately, as well as a few sleepless nights. Crude still has the power to move this stock market, and our call of the day says if you’re on that bearish bandwagon, you may be too hasty.