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Stocks were poised to rebound slightly Tuesday, as investors waited for some more data on the broader economy due shortly after the start of trading.
Energy was also in focus, although this time it was natural gas making headlines instead of crude. Natural gas futures rose more than 1 percent after Russian gas supplies to some EU countries fell sharply.
At the same time, US light, sweeet crude [US@CL.1
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The move higher boosted shares of major energy producers, with ExxonMobil [XOM
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In corporate news, shares of Logitech International [LOGI
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Dow Chemical [DOW
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In the financial sector, Merrill Lynch's [MER
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McCann's departure could lead to a flood of Merrill's brokers following him out the door.
And General Electric's [GE
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In the auto industry, whose dismal sales for December nevertheless beat analyst expectations, Toyota Motor [TM
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Looking to the economy, the government will release the latest data on factory orders at 10 am New York time. Economists expect that orders fell 2.6 percent in November, compared with a 5.1 percent drop in October.
At the same time, the Institute of Supply Management releases its measure of non-manufacturing activity, with economists predicting the services index dropped to 37 last month from 37.3 in November.
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