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Dec 29
U.S. crude-oil inventories fell by about 3.6 million barrels in week ended Dec. 24: EIA

Oil futures traded higher Wednesday after the Energy Information Administration reported a drop in U.S. crude inventories. West Texas Intermediate crude for February delivery CLG22, +0.86% CL00, +0.86% traded at $77.04 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, up $1.05, or 1.5%. The EIA said crude inventories fell by 3.576 million barrels in the […]

Dec 29
Facebook's stock reverses lower, after report that it looked to divide lawmakers to forestall tougher rules on social media

Shares of Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. FB, -0.54% dropped 0.8% in morning trading Wednesday, reversing earlier intraday gains of as much as 1%, after the Wall Street Journal reported that the social-media and metaverse company looked to divide lawmakers along party lines to forestall any bipartisan attempt to install tougher rules on social-media platforms. […]

Dec 29
Dow attempts 6th straight gain as stocks rise modestly to start Wednesday action

U.S. stock benchmarks were trading flat to slightly higher Wednesday morning, a day after the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 halted a multi-session streak of gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.30% was up 0.1% at around 36,425, the S&P 500 index SPX, +0.15% was up 0.1% at 4,793, while the Nasdaq Composite Index […]

Dec 29
Medallion Financial stock plunges toward 13-month low after SEC discloses fraud charges

Shares of Medallion Financial Corp. MFIN, -28.05% plummeted 56.5% toward a 13-month low in premarket trading Wednesday, to pace all premarket decliners, after the Securities and Exchange Commission charged the New York-based bank holding company and its Chief Operating Officer Andrew Murstein for engaging in “fraudulent schemes” to boost its stock price. The SEC’s complaint […]

Dec 29
Cruise stocks fall as CDC investigates more ships with COVID cases climbing

Shares of cruise operators fell Wednesday, after the number of ships being investigated and observed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a result of COVID-19 cases reported has increased, fueling fears that the CDC could call for another pause in sailings. Shares of Carnival Corp. CCL, -0.71% dropped 0.9% in premarket trading, […]

Dec 29
Alaska Air stock falls after departures from Seattle hub are cut by 20%

Shares of Alaska Air Group Inc. ALK, +0.53% fell 0.8% in premarket trading Wednesday, after the air carrier said overnight that it will cut departures from Seattle by about 20%, as it continues to be feel the impact of severe winter weather and staffing shortages related to COVID-19. The company said decision to cut capacity, […]