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Investment legend Byron Wien on the market's next move, with CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis and the Futures Now Traders, Rich Ilczyszyn at the CME and Anthony Grisanti at the Nymex.
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The recent mild sell-off has generated concerns about the current rally. Top trader Jim Iuorio is among the skeptics.
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*Facebook slumps in premarket after earnings. Facebook Inc shares lost 4.6 percent to $29.83 in premarket trading. Qualcomm Inc gained 6.3 percent to $67.55 in premarket trading after the world's leading supplier of chips for cellphones beat analysts' expectations for quarterly profit and revenue and raised its financial targets for 2013..
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TOKYO, Jan 31- U.S. crude futures rose for a fourth day on Thursday to above $98 a barrel, holding near a four-and-a-half month high hit a day earlier, supported by better-than-expected European economic data that improved the outlook for global fuel demand.
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CHICAGO, Jan 30- U.S. corn futures climbed to a seven-week high on Wednesday and soybeans touched a six-week high as concerns increased that dry weather will cut production in major exporter Argentina. Chicago Board of Trade March soybeans ended up 1.9 percent at $14.78- 3/ 4 a bushel, while March corn jumped 1.5 percent to $7.40- 1/ 4 a bushel.
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*Sugar gets lift from Brazil gasoline, diesel prices. NEW YORK/ LONDON, Jan 30- Cocoa futures on ICE revisited a seven-month low on Wednesday and coffee fell after data showed the U.S. economy contracted in the fourth quarter. Raw sugar futures on ICE Futures U.S. rose, boosted by a decision by Brazil to raise fuel prices, and by short-covering.
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CHICAGO, Jan 30- Russell Wasendorf Sr., who admitted looting more than $100 million from futures broker Peregrine Financial Group, expects to die behind bars even if a judge ignores prosecutors and imposes a lenient sentence at a hearing on Thursday.
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CHICAGO, Jan 30- U.S. soybean futures climbed to a six-week high on Wednesday with prices underpinned by fears of a drought in major exporter Argentina and new U.S. soybean sales to top buyer China.
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It appears that copper has finally received the push it needed to trade higher.
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CHICAGO, Jan 30- U.S. soybean futures climbed to a six-week high on Wednesday with prices underpinned by fears of a drought in major exporter Argentina and new sales to top buyer China. Corn futures also rose on concerns about crop losses in Argentina, while unfavorable dryness in the U.S.
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CHICAGO, Jan 30- U.S. soybean futures climbed to a six-week high on Wednesday with prices underpinned by fears of a drought in major exporter Argentina and new sales to top buyer China. Corn futures also rose on concerns about crop losses in Argentina, while unfavorable dryness in the U.S.
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LONDON, Jan 30- Brent crude oil hit a three-month high on Wednesday, reaching $115 a barrel after better-than-forecast European data spurred optimism over the global economy, despite disappointing U.S. economic growth figures. Brent crude oil futures were 35 cents higher at $114.71 a barrel by 1623 GMT after hitting $115.24, their highest since Oct. 16, 2012.
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LONDON, Jan 30- Raw sugar futures on ICE rose on Wednesday, supported by some constructive chart signals, the potential for fund short covering and a decision by Brazil to raise fuel prices. March raw sugar futures on ICE were up 0.15 cents, or 0.8 percent, at 18.53 cents a lb at 1525 GMT.
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LONDON, Jan 30- Brent crude oil reached its highest level in three and a half months on Wednesday, passing $115 a barrel after better-than-forecast European data spurred optimism for the global economy. Brent crude oil futures were 20 cents higher at $114.56 a barrel by 1425 GMT after hitting $115.24, their highest since Oct. 16, 2012.
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Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange surged 1.4 percent to $8,215 a tonne in official trading in the third day of gains, after touching $8,240, its highest since Jan. 3. The most-traded May copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange added about 1 percent to end at 59,260 yuan a tonne.
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NEW YORK, Jan 30- U.S. stock index futures extended losses after data showed the economy unexpectedly contracted in the fourth quarter, declining by 0.1 percent against expectations of a 1.1 percent increase.
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LONDON, Jan 30- Raw sugar futures on ICE rose on Wednesday, supported by broad-based gains in commodity markets, some constructive chart signals and the potential for fund short covering. March raw sugar futures on ICE were up 0.31 cents, or 1.7 percent, at 18.69 cents a lb at 1249 GMT.
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*Dry weather in Argentina, rain in Brazil among concerns. HAMBURG/ SINGAPORE, Jan 30- U.S. soybean futures rose for a fourth straight session on Wednesday with prices underpinned by drought fears in top exporter Argentina and concerns that rain will delay Brazil's crop.
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Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange surged 1.4 percent to $8,215 a tonne by 1123 GMT in the third day of gains, after touching $8,220, its highest since Jan. 3. The most-traded May copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange added about 1 percent to end at 59,260 yuan a tonne.
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LONDON, Jan 30- Brent crude oil reached its highest in three and a half months on Wednesday at close to $115 a barrel after better-than-forecast European and U.S. data spurred optimism in the global economy. Brent crude oil futures were 25 cents higher at $114.61 a barrel by 1016 GMT after hitting $114.73, their highest since Oct. 16, 2012.
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Find out why top trader Jim Iuorio has grown cautious of the market.
Commodities
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John Hofmeister, Citizens for Affordable Energy CEO, provides perspective on the recent surge in gas prices and what it means for the consumer.
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The price of gold may have stalled in recent weeks, but one analyst told CNBC that the precious metal is set for a good rally this year regardless of whether inflation occur
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The fight for control of London-listed Bumi heated up on Monday, with the company's Chairman and co-founder taking to the airwaves ahead of a key extra-ordinary general meeting on Feb 21.