Futures surge on unchanged CPI
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U.S. stock index futures rallied, pointing to a sharply higher market open on Friday, after data showed consumer prices were unexpectedly flat in November, boosting optimism that economic growth is neither too fast nor too slow.
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U.S. crude futures soared to a record  &#36;75.40 per barrel on Wednesday amid a rally in gasoline prices.
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US stocks gained ground in early trading Thursday after tame inflation reports and better than expected jobless news. Oil prices held steady as Hurricane Ivan battered the Gulf coast, where oil operations have halted.
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Stock index futures pointed to a flat to slightly higher market open on Thursday ahead of a packed agenda that includes the latest interest-rate decision from the Federal Reserve.
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Stock index futures rose on Monday in  the final trading session of the year with little on the  corporate agenda and ahead of existing home sales data.
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Stock index futures were little changed on Friday, with traders reluctant to take new positions ahead of consumer price data that may influence the outlook for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.
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U.S. stocks rallied on Wednesday, driving the Dow to a record intraday high after the Federal Reserve held rates steady and flagged no new concerns about inflation, signaling that a rate hike this year was less likely.
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Stocks rose on Friday, driving the Dow industrials to a record high after unexpectedly flat consumer price data reassured investors that U.S. economic growth and inflation are under control.
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Stock index futures rose on Monday, pointing to a rebound for the market from last week's sharp declines as optimism about economic growth replaces interest-rate worries.
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Stock index futures were little changed on Wednesday as investors braced for the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates later in the session.
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U.S. stock index futures rose on   Thursday after data showed a weaker-than-expected rise in a key   inflation gauge, soothing concerns about interest rate   increases.
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U.S. stock futures were little changed on Wednesday before inflation data that could provide clues about the likely direction of U.S. interest rates.
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Oil futures stabilized Thursday after a jump in prices the previous day that reflected a drop in US crude and heating oil stocks even as demand was rising with cold weather spreading across the US Northeast and Midwest.
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Stock index futures rose on Thursday after government data showed lower-than-expected weekly jobless claims, suggesting a stable labor market even as the economy slows.
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Short-term interest rate futures rallied on Thursday after a weaker-than-expected Philadelphia Fed factory survey made a pause in official rate increases look more possible.
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U.S. stock futures rose on Tuesday,  pointing to a flat market open, after preliminary third-quarter  gross domestic product data showed higher-than-expected growth.
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Leading shares closed flat, recovering from early lows, thanks to in line US CPI report, which offered further reassurance that the Fed may once again leave rates unchanged at its next meeting in September.