US MARKET BREAKING NEWS

1 . Pending Home Sales Turn Around in May, Index Up 8.2% to 88.8 in May Vs. 78.3 in May 2010 

 

2. Crude Oil Prices Jump as Inventories Fall by 4.4 Million Barrels; Gasoline Inventories Down 1.4 Million Barrels 

 

3. Stocks advanced in thin, choppy trading Wednesday, led by financials, after the Greek parliament passed the austerity package and following a positive pending home sales report. Vix tumbled almost 8 percent to trade below 18.

 

4. Stocks closed higher for a third-consecutive session Wednesday, led by banks, amid end-of-quarter window dressing and after the Greek parliament approved austerity measures to avoid a debt default.