Minyak Pimpin Penurunan Mingguan Terbesar Karena Jumlah Rig Menguat

Minyak menuju penurunan mingguan terbesar sejak Maret karena jumlah rig pengeboran aktif di AS naik untuk pertama kalinya dalam tahun ini. Minyak berjangka di New York merosot untuk hari ketiga dan turun 5,2 persen untuk minggu ini. Jumlah rig naik 12 menjadi 640, kenaikan pertama sejak bulan Desember lalu, menurut data dari Baker Hughes Inc. Stok minyak mentah AS naik sebesar 2,39 juta barel hingga 26 Juni yang lalu, menurut laporan...

Gold Futures Pare Decline to 15-Week Low as U.S. Wages Stagnate

Gold futures pared a decline to a 15-week low after a report showed that the U.S. added fewer jobs in June than forecast and wages stagnated, reflecting a more moderate pace of economic growth. Earlier, gold fell as much as 1.2 percent amid concerns the Federal Reserve is moving closer to raising interest rates for the first time in nine years. Global holdings in exchange-traded funds backed by the metal last month slumped  to...

U.S. Stocks Decline Before Greece Referendum Amid Jobs Report

U.S. stocks fell, with equities posting their biggest weekly decline since March, as investors looked toward to a weekend referendum in Greece after jobs data reflected a more moderate pace of economic growth. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index retreated 0.1 percent to 2,076.45 at 4 p.m. in New York, and marked a second consecutive weekly slide. The U.S. market is closed Friday for a holiday. A Labor Department report Thursday showed...

European Stocks Drop Amid Greek Crisis With Automakers Falling

European stocks declined for the third time in four days, as investors awaited a Greek referendum on creditors’ proposals this weekend. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index lost 0.4 percent to 385.46 at the close in London, after rising as much as 0.3 percent in the morning. The gauge was little changed most of the day, and began falling as the euro strengthened against the dollar following a U.S. jobs report. Automakers were among the biggest...

U.S. Stocks Decline After Employment Data Show Moderate Growth

U.S. stocks fell, with equities headed for a second week of declines, as jobs data reflected a more moderate pace of economic growth and investors await Greece’s weekend referendum on austerity measures. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fell 0.3 percent to 2,071.92 at 12:25 p.m. in New York, after earlier rising 0.4 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 56.19 points, or 0.3 percent, to 17,701.72. The Nasdaq Composite...