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Oct 18
Oil futures settle sharply lower on reports that the U.S. may release more oil from the SPR

Oil futures settled lower on Tuesday, with U.S. prices down nearly 3%. The White House said President Joe Biden will speak about gasoline prices on Wednesday. That follows news reports that the administration is moving toward a release of at least another 10 million to 15 million barrels of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum […]

Oct 18
Biden to speak on gasoline prices Wednesday as SPR release reportedly planned

President Joe Biden will speak about gasoline prices on Wednesday, the White House said, as his administration is reportedly moving toward a release of at least another 10 million to 15 million barrels of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Bloomberg News and others report that such a release would be the latest in […]

Oct 18
Sharp Bitcoin price move expected as volatility hangs at record lows and sellers are ‘exhausted’

Bitcoin’s (BTC) lack of volatility has been the dominant discussion point among traders for the past two weeks and the current sideways trading within the $18,000 to $25,000 range has been in effect for 126 days. A majority of traders agree that a significant price move is imminent, but exactly what are they basing this […]

Oct 18
U.S. stocks finish higher, with Dow climbing around 340 points, as investors digest earnings

U.S. stocks ended higher Tuesday, booking back-to-back gains, as investors digested earnings results from companies including Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.12% closed 1.1% higher, while the S&P 500 SPX, +1.14% gained around 1.2% and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.9%, according to preliminary data from FactSet. Goldman GS, +2.33% was […]

Oct 18
Popular U.S. recession gauge is at risk of hitting most-negative level since Reagan era, BMO says

One of the Treasury market’s most reliable gauges of impending U.S. recessions has the potential to shrink to its narrowest level in 41 years within a matter of months, according to BMO Capital Markets strategists. That indicator is the spread between 2- TMUBMUSD02Y, 4.456% and 10-year Treasurys TMUBMUSD10Y, 4.014% , which becomes inverted whenever the […]

Oct 18
Eli Lilly to acquire Akouos for up to about $610 million and develop gene therapies for hearing loss

Eli Lilly and Co. LLY, +0.05% said Tuesday it has entered an agreement to acquire Akouos Inc. AKUS, +89.80%, a company developing a portfolio of viral gene therapies for the treatment of inner ear conditions including hearing loss, for up to $610 million in cash. Under the terms of the deal, Akouos shareholders will receive […]