05:17 AM EDT, 03/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Crude oil prices eased early on Monday on a mixed supply-demand outlook mainly due to recent geopolitical events, including talks aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war. Brent crude lost 0.2% to US$71.99/barrel and West Texas Intermediate crude fell 0.2% to US$68.14/b at last look. Both benchmarks are coming off two straight weekly gains...

The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed some improvement in the overall market sentiment, while the index remained in the “Extreme Fear” zone on Friday. U.S. stocks settled higher on Friday, with the S&P 500 recording slight gains during the session. The broad-market S&P 500 also reported gains last week after recording losses for four straight weeks. The Nasdaq...

MOSCOW, March 24 (Reuters) - The Russian rouble strengthened on Monday as U.S. and Russian officials began talks in Saudi Arabia aimed at making progress towards a broad ceasefire in Ukraine. By 0930 GMT, the rouble was up 1% at 83.60 against the dollar in the over-the-counter market. The rouble underwent a correction last week, losing about 4% against the...

With U.S. stock futures trading higher this morning on Monday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows: Wall Street expects KB Home ( KBH ) to report quarterly earnings at $1.58 per share on revenue of $1.50 billion after the closing bell, according to data from Benzinga Pro. KB Home ( KBH ) shares...