Oil prices have spiked in recent weeks following the increased tensions in the Middle East.
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Stock futures are little changed as investors look past government shutdown: Live updates
A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 1, 2025. NYSE Stock futures are little changed Wednesday night after the S&P 500 logged a fresh high and investors appeared to shrug off concerns tied to the latest U.S. government shutdown. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 20 points, or […]
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Microsoft sales chief Althoff gets new role as CEO of company’s commercial business
President of Microsoft North America Judson Althoff speaks on stage during We Day at KeyArena in Seattle, Washington, on April 23, 2015. Mat Hayward | Getty Images Microsoft‘s top-ranking sales leader, Judson Althoff, has been promoted to a bigger role as CEO of the company’s commercial business. Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s CEO, wrote in a memo […]
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S&P 500 closes above 6,700 for first time as traders bet on short-lived shutdown
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 1, 2025. NYSE The S&P 500 closed at a record high on Wednesday as traders were hopeful that a U.S. federal government shutdown would be brief and possibly have little impact on the economy. The broad market index gained 0.34% to close at 6,711.20. Earlier, […]
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