(Reuters) -U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Thursday, pointing to a pause after a record-breaking rally this week as investors awaited fresh catalysts to keep up the momentum in what has been an unusually strong September for markets. The tentative moves reflect a broader sense of caution ahead of Friday's release of the Personal Consumption Expenditures index, the...

The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed a decline in the overall market sentiment, while the index remained in the “Greed” zone on Wednesday. U.S. stocks settled lower on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 150 points during the session. The S&P 500 fell for the second session in a row amid decline in Nvidia (...

05:01 AM EDT, 09/25/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Crude oil prices dropped on Thursday ahead of expected weakness in winter demand and a bearish outlook on supply fundamentals. Brent crude at last look fell 0.7% to US$68.80/barrel and West Texas Intermediate crude lost 0.8% to US$64.47/b. This comes after prices surged to reach their highest since Aug. 1 due to a...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The risk of a partial U.S. government shutdown beginning next week is rising as congressional Democrats and Republicans hit an impasse over how to continue to fund the federal government.  A shutdown could affect financial markets by limiting the operations of financial regulators and delaying the publication of key economic data.  How might markets react? Historically, markets have tended to...