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Brent, U.S. crude hold gains after jobless claims data

NEW YORK, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Brent and U.S. crudefutures held gains on Thursday after U.S. initial joblessclaims were reported unchanged in the latest week from a revisedhigher number in the previous one. ... More »Brent, U.S. crude hold gains after jobless claims data

Stocks

  • HP shares fall on sharp profit decline Reuters - 1 hour 7 minutes ago
    HP logo is seen outside Hewlett-Packard Belgian headquarters in Diegem

    (Reuters) - Shares of Hewlett-Packard Co were down 2 percent in premarket trading on Thursday after the world's No. 1 computer maker posted a sharp decline in quarterly earnings and warned it would take ...

  • HP shares fall on sharp profit decline Reuters - 2 hours 0 minutes ago
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    REUTERS - Shares of Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N) were down 2 percent in premarket trading on Thursday after the world's No. 1 computer maker posted a sharp decline in quarterly earnings and warned it would ...

  • European stock markets diverged and the euro rose against the dollar on Thursday as traders reacted to mixed earnings from the region's biggest banks and varied eurozone economic data. Dealers were also ...

  • Asian shares were mixed Thursday as concerns about Greece's debt crisis returned to worry investors but domestic factors also came into play. Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index dropped 0.78 percent ...

  • * Manila touches record high, then falls * Banks lead declines in Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur * Singapore at lowest close since Feb. 10 * Foreign buying seen in Malaysia; outflow in Jakarta By Shihar Aneez Feb ...

  • Stocks to Watch: HP, Target, Apple TheStreet.com - 3 hours ago

    HP issues a quarterly outlook that falls short of analysts' expectations.

  • By Richard Hubbard LONDON (Reuters) - Strong results from a key survey of German business eased financial markets' concerns over the European economy on Thursday, sending the euro to a 10-week high and ...

  • Europe's main stock markets eased at the start of trading on Thursday as attention turned to news of heavy earnings losses at some of the region's biggest banks. London's FTSE 100 index nudged down 0.03 ...

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Commodities

  • NEW YORK, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Brent and U.S. crudefutures held gains on Thursday after U.S. initial joblessclaims were reported unchanged in the latest week from a revisedhigher number in the previous one. ...

  • A shopkeeper displays gold jewellery inside his showroom in Jammu

    By Siddesh Mayenkar MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian gold imports in 2012 could fall by a fifth for the first time in three years to 770 tonnes as investors chase better accruals from equity markets and other ...

  • UPDATE 5-Oil reaches record euro high on Iran Reuters - 1 hour 11 minutes ago

    * UN inspectors declare Iran mission a failure * India seeks 100,000 bpd more from Saudi for 2012-13 * Japan may cut Iranian imports 20 pct or more -paper * COMING UP: EIA inventory data at 1600 GMT (Adds ...

  • (Reuters' expanded Asia Oil Swaps Forward Curve coverage includes the East-West component. Formore information: ) SINGAPORE, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The Asia fuel oil market strengthened for a secondstraight ...

  • Men walk past the London Metal Exchange (LME) in London

    By Maytaal Angel and Harpreet Bhal LONDON (Reuters) - The London Metal Exchange's (LME) board was meeting on Thursday to examine non-binding bids for the world's biggest marketplace for industrial metals, ...

  • Asia Naphtha/Gasoline-Bullish mood persists Reuters - 2 hours 0 minutes ago

    SINGAPORE, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Asia's naphtha priceremained at a 10-month high on firm crude on Thursday, but thatwas squeezing margins which eased to a three-session low. However, bullish sentiment persisted ...

  • UPDATE 4-Brent above $124 on Iran, weaker dollar Reuters - 2 hours 12 minutes ago

    * UN inspectors declare Iran mission a failure * India seeks 100,000 bpd more from Saudi for 2012-13 * Japan may cut Iranian imports 20% or more -paper * COMING UP: EIA inventory data at 1600 GMT (Adds ...

  • SINGAPORE, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Cash premiums for highsulphur gasoil fell to its lowest in five months as demand forthe product remains low with escalating crude prices. The premiums for the 0.5 percent ...

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