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• UPDATE 1-Hedge funds selling gold after propping market a month ago Friday, 17 May 2013 | 6:53 PM ET

  *Money managers pull $1.4 bln from COMEX gold in May 14 week. Money managers, including hedge funds, pulled $1.4 billion from the U.S. gold futures market for the week ended May 14 by trimming their net long positions in the metal, according to Reuters calculations of data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

• Hedge funds back to selling gold after propping market a month ago Friday, 17 May 2013 | 6:09 PM ET

  *Money managers pull $1.4 bln from COMEX gold in May 14 week. Money managers, including hedge funds, pulled $1.4 billion from the U.S. gold futures market for the week ended May 14 by trimming their net long positions in the metal, according to Reuters calculations of data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

• UPDATE 9-Oil rallies for third day, shrugging off firm dollar Friday, 17 May 2013 | 4:46 PM ET

  NEW YORK, May 17- Oil rose for a third straight session on Friday, supported by a raft of strong economic data from top oil consumer the United States that also boosted U.S. equities, even as the dollar hit a multi-year high. "Everyone's feeling buoyant, and we got a nice little bounce on the S&P 500," said Phil Flynn, energy analyst at Price Futures Group in Chicago.

• Which is the Better Buy: Gasoline or Crude Oil? Friday, 17 May 2013 | 12:20 PM ET

  

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• The Level That Gold Bulls Need to See Friday, 17 May 2013 | 10:17 AM ET

  

  This pro trader runs down the key levels for the gold market.

• US STOCKS-Futures rise ahead of UMich, leading indicators data Friday, 17 May 2013 | 8:05 AM ET

  *University of Michigan consumer sentiment data, leading indicators on tap. *J.C. Penney dips after earnings. Data expected on Friday includes the Thomson Reuters/ University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers preliminary May consumer sentiment index at 9:55 a.m..

• US STOCKS-Futures advance with UMich data, leading indicators due Friday, 17 May 2013 | 7:30 AM ET

  *J.C. Penney dips after earnings. *Kansas City Southern to join S&P 500. *Data expected on Friday includes the Thomson Reuters/ University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers preliminary May consumer sentiment index at 9:55 a.m..

• UPDATE 1-Brent slips, stays below $104 on demand worries, firm dollar Friday, 17 May 2013 | 2:22 AM ET

  *Russia says Iran must take part in proposed Syria talks. SINGAPORE, May 17- Brent futures slipped on Friday, staying below $104 as bleak U.S. economic data revived worries about demand growth in the world's biggest oil consumer, while a stronger dollar also pressured prices. Brent slipped 5 cents to $103.73 a barrel by 0552 GMT.

• METALS-Copper eyes first weekly drop in four Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 9:32 PM ET

  SINGAPORE, May 17- London copper futures edged lower on Friday to remain on course to end a three-week upward streak, undermined by a firmer dollar and indications that demand from top consumer China is unlikely to pick up strongly as Beijing shuns stimulus measures.

• NYMEX-Oil slips towards $95 on uncertainty over demand growth Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 8:39 PM ET

  SINGAPORE, May 17- U.S. crude futures slipped towards $95 a barrel on Friday as disappointing U.S. economic data revived worries over demand in the world's biggest oil consumer. U.S. oil had slipped 9 cents to $95.07 a barrel by 0014 GMT, after settling 86 cents higher.

• UPDATE 6-Oil ends slightly up, dour U.S. economic data caps gains Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 4:27 PM ET

  NEW YORK May 16- Brent June crude oil futures expired slightly higher on Thursday, buoyed by a weaker dollar even as a bevy of slack U.S. economic data capped gains in the stock market. "If we have to pick a driver for today, it's that the dollar's under pressure," said Gene McGillian, analyst at Tradition Energy in Stamford, Connecticut.

• A Japanese Crisis Will Spike Gold: Pro Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 2:01 PM ET

  

  Japan's wrong-headed policies doom it to injecting more money into the system, spurring inflation, which will dramatically boost the price of gold, said Euro Pacific Capital's Peter Schiff.

• CFTC adopts SEF rule, including RFQ3, voice broking Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 1:58 PM ET

  WASHINGTON, May 16- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Thursday adopted a final rule laying out core principles for new trading platforms known as Swap Execution Facilities, or SEFs. The rules will allow negotiating of deals over the telephone between banks and their brokers. Only Commissioner Jill Sommers voted against the rule.

• Why You Need to Buy Bonds Now: Pro  Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 1:19 PM ET

  

  Bonds get a bump. The 10-year Treasury is flat on the year. Might it be time to bank on a bond rally? With CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis and the Futures Now Traders.

• Why Stocks Are Cheap: Economist  Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 1:13 PM ET

  

  The S&P's next move and the case for stocks. What's behind the rally, with Neil Dutta, Renaissance Macro Research, CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis and the Futures Now Traders.

• Economist Disses Trader on the Housing Market  Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 1:07 PM ET

  

  Neil Dutta is head of U.S. economics at Renaissance Macro Research, and he really disagrees with what Jim Iuorio tells him about the Fed's involvement in the housing market. Watch him explain to Iuorio why he's wrong. With CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis and the Futures Now Traders.

• Coming Japanese Crisis Will Spike Gold: Pro  Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 1:02 PM ET

  

  Peter Schiff of Euro Pacific Capital said Japan will have to print more and more money, which will lead to a record-high price for gold. With CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis and the "Futures Now" traders.

• Schiff: Gold a Generational Buy  Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 1:00 PM ET

  

  Bullion gets bashed. In the first quarter, world gold demand dropped 13 percent year over year. Peter Schiff, Euro Pacific Capital, explains why. With CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis and the Futures Now Traders, Jeff Kilburg at the CME and Jim Iuorio at the Nymex.

• UPDATE 5-Brent rise capped by stock market stall, jobless claims Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 12:15 PM ET

  NEW YORK/ LONDON, May 16- Brent crude oil futures rose on Thursday on dollar declines, but gains were capped by a stall in the U.S. equity market as a jump in U.S. jobless claims stoked investor worry about an economic recovery.

• UPDATE 4-Brent rises but capped by high jobless claims Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 9:29 AM ET

  LONDON, May 16- Brent oil futures climbed above $104 on Thursday, responding to dollar declines, while a jump in U.S. jobless claims capped gains as they added to the bearish demand outlook.