London stocks drop, with retailers in focus
Last Update: 1/4/2011 11:10:42 PM
U.K. stocks fall, as traders book some gains after the benchmark FTSE 100 index rallied to close at its highest level since June 2008 in the previous session.
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U.S. stocks get boost from Fed minutes
Last Update: 1/4/2011 11:45:07 AM
Blue-chip stocks turn higher and other indexes trim their losses after the latest minutes from the Federal Reserve.
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Gold futures edge up after sell-off
Last Update: 1/4/2011 7:38:58 PM
Gold futures pare their sharp losses but remain under pressure during Asian trading hours.
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OIL FUTURES: Crude Extends Losses As Market Awaits EIA Data
Last Update: 1/4/2011 8:51:00 PM
Crude-oil futures slipped in Asia Wednesday, extending a 2.4% overnight decline. The market was relatively sluggish, as traders avoided moving large positions before the release of U.S. oil inventory data due at 1530 GMT from the Energy Information Administration. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude futures for delivery in February traded at $89.20 a barrel at 0650 GMT, down 18 cents in the Globex electronic session.

Macarthur Coal sees profit at low end of range
Last Update: 1/4/2011 3:09:23 PM
SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Macarthur Coal Ltd. said Wednesday that its first-half net profit is now expected at the lower end of a 97 million to 102 million Australian dollar ($97.5 million to $102.6 million) guidance range it issued Dec. 16. The firm, which mines for coal in Queensland, said that record rainfall at its Coppabella and Moorvale mines in December has continued to hamper coal mining and production.