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NEW YORK (Dow Jones) - U.S. stocks were higher early Wednesday, after news that durable-goods orders increased more than expected last month as investors awaited the latest weekly crude-inventory data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) was up 33 points at 10,489. The biggest gainer among its components was McDonald's (MDC), which was up 1.7% The S&P 500 (SPX) was up 3.48 at 1,219.14 ...

NEW YORK (Dow Jones) -- U.S. stocks fell at midday Wednesday, after natural gas futures hit a record high in the wake of an industry report that said recent hurricanes will drive up gas bills this winter. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) was down 11 points at 10,445, after earlier rallying more than 50 points. The S&P 500 (SPX) was down 0.86 points at 1,214.30 and the Nasdaq Compos ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) - Asian markets generally moved higher Wednesday morning, with South Korea's Kospi hitting a new high. Japan's Nikkei 225 index joined the gainers as exporter stocks' advances on a weaker yen offset a decline in chipmakers triggered by a Wall Street sector downgrade earlier in the day. In Tokyo; Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) was the biggest contributor to the Nikkei's gai ...

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NEW YORK (Dow Jones) - U.S. stocks are poised to open higher Wednesday, after news that durable-goods orders increased more than expected last month and ahead of weekly crude-inventory data. The futures contract for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 19 points at 10,514. Futures contracts for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 were up 3 points at 1,224 and up 4 points at 1,585, respectivel ...

NEW YORK (Dow Jones) -- U.S. stocks extended their gains Wednesday morning, bolstered by an unexpected buildup in gasoline inventories and by economic data showing a sharper-than-anticipated rise in durable-goods orders for August. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) was up 54 points at 10,510. The biggest gainers among its component stocks were McDonald's, up 1.4% and General Motors, up 1.9 ...

LONDON (Dow Jones) -- Job cut expectations at DaimlerChrysler and a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan that wasn't as hawkish as feared helped to push European stock markets higher on Wednesday. The German DAX 30 index rose 1% at 5,017, the French CAC 40 index rose 0.7% at 4,578 and the U.K. FTSE 100 index rose 0.4% at 5,471. The pan-European Dow Jones Stoxx 600 rose 0.6% at  ...

CHICAGO (Dow Jones) -- The dollar slipped from two-month highs Wednesday, but recent gains for the greenback were expected to hold in the near term following more signals that the Federal Reserve will keeping hiking U.S. interest rates. A series of Fed speeches since the devastation wrought by hurricanes Katrina and Rita have all focused on the inflation fight taken on by the U.S. central bank  ...

LONDON (Dow Jones) - The dollar held near two-month highs on Wednesday after recent signals that the Federal Reserve will keeping hiking interest rates. The euro was a touch lower vs. the dollar, at $1.2012 vs. $1.2015 on Tuesday, while the dollar was a bit lower vs. the yen, at 113.14 yen vs. 113.26 yen Tuesday. "The U.S. dollar is being held firm by short-term rate expectations and until t ...

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Bond prices took a hit Wednesday after a government report showed a surprise increase in manufacturing activity and traders anticipated more short-term rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. The benchmark 10-year Treasury note lost 8/32 of a point to 99-16/32 to yield 4.31 percent, up from 4.28 late Tuesday. The 30-year note fell 5/32 of a point to 112-9/32 to yield 4 ...