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US CFOs in survey say firms mostly absorbed oil price shock

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, June 24 (Reuters) - The U.S.-backed war against Iran touched off fears of stagflation last spring, but most company finance chiefs in a recent Federal Reserve survey said the resulting spike in energy costs prompted only small price hikes of their... Read More.

Morning Bid: Bubble or blasphemy?

By Mike Dolan June 24 (Reuters) - What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets An 8% plunge in the high-flying U.S. chip stock index on Tuesday marked a jarring injection of volatility into mid-year trading. Memory chipmaker Micron... Read More.

S&P 500, Nasdaq futures tick up as tech shares stabilize

June 24 (Reuters) - S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures inched higher on Wednesday after two straight sessions of declines, as investors returned to technology shares following a sharp selloff that saw the Nasdaq 100 lose over $1 trillion in market value. Concerns over lofty... Read More.