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EIA raises forecasts for oil prices - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 13 days 2 hours 25 minutes ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The Energy Information Administration raised its forecasts for this winter's oil price Tuesday, saying it will average at $77 a barrel during the period from October to March, up $7 a barrel from earlier forecasts a month ago. Heating oil prices will average at $1,940 a gallon this winter, up from last year's $1,864. Natural gas prices will stand at $4.22 per thousand cubic feet in November on average, more than $2.60 lower than last year, the EIA said.

Jobs and growth argue for low rates: Fed officials - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 13 days 2 hours 26 minutes ago
The News Hub panel discusses new legislation that would set limits on the size of financial companies.

Winter heating bills to shrink, but only for some - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 13 days 1 hour 49 minutes ago
U.S. households who use heating oil will pay an average of $1,940 from October through March, a 4% hike from $1,864 last winter, according to the EIA's November outlook.

Treasury sells $25 billion in 10-yr debt at 3.470% - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 13 days 1 hour 49 minutes ago
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Financial stocks mount early retreat - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 4 hours 54 minutes ago
In the broad financial sector, the Financial Select Sector SPDR /quotes/comstock/13*!xlf/quotes/nls/xlf (XLF 14.81, -0.01, -0.05%) fell 0.1%

Broad-based rally powers sector higher - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 13 days 22 hours 42 minutes ago
Investors bought shares across all subcategories but showed particular taste for credit-card and real-estate firms.

Carriers decline as oil prices surpass $80 - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 13 days 3 hours 3 minutes ago
In early trading, the NYSE Arca Airline Index /quotes/comstock/10t!xal.x (XAL 25.79, -0.41, -1.56%) fell nearly 2% to 25.73 points, with all but one of the benchmark's 13 components heading south.

U.S. stock futures edge back after rally - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 13 days 9 hours 10 minutes ago
S&P 500 futures fell 2 points to 1,089.70 and Nasdaq 100 futures fell 2 points to 1,764.50. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 11 points.

Hartford rally helps boost sector - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 19 days 5 hours 5 minutes ago
Hartford Financial Services Group reported a quarterly net loss late Tuesday, but operating results exceeded analyst estimates and the insurer lifted its full-year profit forecast as a market rebound and a lack of major catastrophes relieved pressure on the company.

Dodd unveils bank reform bill without GOP support - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 13 days 3 hours 3 minutes ago
Reuters Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd, D-Conn.

Possible new rules weigh on financial shares - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 13 days 3 hours 3 minutes ago
On Capitol Hill, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., last week said he would support a bill that would give regulators the authority to reinstate Glass Steagall on a company-by-company basis. Read full story.

Citi leads sector lower after market gains reverse - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 21 days 56 minutes ago
Furthermore, Bloomberg News reported on Monday that Citi and rival J.P. Morgan Chase are hoarding cash. The move, the news service reported, may help strengthen the financial system, but will likely provide little benefit to shareholders.

Monsanto affirms full-year outlook - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 13 days 3 hours 2 minutes ago
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Wal-Mart to pace sector's 1st gain in 10 quarters - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 12 days 22 hours 55 minutes ago
The improved bottom-line results, after two months of sales increases, would stand in stark contrast to recent quarters, when profits, which are heavily dependent on consumer spending habits, were battered by the global recession. A profit increase will also set retailers apart from most other sectors of the Standard & Poor's 500, which reported profit declines for the three-month period.