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Wall street edged down at the open on Friday after April U.S. inflation rose in line with expectations, helping investors reassess the recent volatility in the commodities market.

U.S. stock index futures edged up on Friday ahead of key inflation and consumer confidence data that will give investors a chance to reassess recent volatility of the commodities market.

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 all up 0.3 percent at 4 a.m. EST.

World stocks rose Friday and the euro rose from a six-week low against the dollar as upbeat German and French growth data and favorable European corporate earnings prompted investors to buy back risky assets.

Defensive shares led a rebound in stocks on Thursday as investors weighed mixed economic signals and recent volatility in commodities as they searched for direction.

Dow Chemical Co shareholders overwhelmingly approved a $21.3 million pay package for Chief Executive Andrew Liveris at the annual meeting on Thursday.

Defensive shares led a rebound in stocks on Thursday as investors weighed mixed economic signals and recent volatility in commodities in search of direction.

A broad crackdown on Wall Street is churning forward, even as regulators assured a Senate panel on Thursday they would seek more input on how to pick which financial institutions need stricter policing.

The U.S. Treasury does not plan to start selling its remaining shares in General Motors Co until August at the earliest, after the automaker's second-quarter financial results, people familiar with the matter said.

U.S. financial regulators, under pressure from a deeply divided Congress, pledged to follow through with a crackdown on Wall Street and the banking business, but to take enough time to get it right.

Stocks advanced on Thursday in a volatile session, erasing early losses as a rebound in commodity prices kept the market churning higher.

The U.S. Treasury does not plan to start selling its remaining shares in General Motors Co until August at the earliest, after the automaker's second-quarter financial results, people familiar with the matter said.

U.S. stocks recovered from initial declines on Thursday in a choppy session as commodity prices kept the market in flux while a downgrade of Goldman Sachs dragged down financial shares.

It seemed like the perfect China play, a way for investors to cash in on the world's fastest growing economy.

U.S. stocks slid on Thursday as falling commodity prices prompted an unwinding of bets on risky assets and raised questions about the strength of the economic recovery, while a sour outlook from Cisco hurt technology stocks.

Wall Street was set to open lower on Thursday as falling commodities prices prompted an unwinding of bets on risky assets, including equities, while a sour outlook from Cisco hurt technology stocks.

U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday as a continuing slide in commodities prompted an unwinding of bets on risky assets, including equities, while a sour outlook from Cisco hurt technology stocks.

Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.29 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.27 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.56 percent at 0735 GMT.

Asian share markets tumbled on Thursday after a second big sell-off in commodities in less than a week curbed investor appetite for riskier investments and boosted the U.S. dollar, while a short-lived recovery in oil prices was wiped out in late trade.

Stocks nearly erased a three-day rally on Wednesday as energy and other commodity shares sank, feeding worries about the market's ability to stay on its upward path.

American International Group and the Treasury said they will sell around $9 billion in AIG stock, suggesting the government's exit from its crisis-era investment will be slower and less profitable than originally thought.

Stocks nearly erased a three-day rally on Wednesday as energy and other commodity shares sank, feeding worries about the market's ability to stay on its upward path.

Stocks dropped on Wednesday, ending a three-day rally, as energy and other commodity shares sank, fueling worries about the market's ability to pursue its upward path.

U.S. stocks faltered on Wednesday after a three-day rally as falling crude prices hurt energy stocks and disappointing Disney earnings dragged down the Dow industrials.

U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday after a three-day rally as Disney results weighed on the Dow industrials and a slide in crude prices hurt energy stocks.

U.S. stocks were set to open little changed on Wednesday as investors sorted through company news to find reasons to lift the market further after three days of gains.

U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday on follow-through from three days of gains on Wall Street as growth in China showed signs of cooling.

American International Group will sell 100 million shares and the U.S. Treasury will sell 200 million shares, as the bailed-out insurer begins its return to public control.

Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 all up 0.1 percent.