Wall St futures edge up on Mideast deal hopes; healthcare in focus
Wall St futures edge up on Mideast deal hopes; healthcare in focus Aug 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Monday as signs of de-escalating tensions in the Middle East weighed on crude prices, while investors prepared for another week packed with earnings and economic data.
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Wall St futures edge up on Mideast deal hopes; healthcare in focus Aug 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Monday as signs of de-escalating tensions in the Middle East weighed on crude prices, while investors prepared for another week packed with earnings and economic data. Traders also weighed potential consolidation in the healthcare sector, after a report said Bristol Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca held preliminary merger talks, which could form one of the world’s biggest drugmakers worth nearly $400 billion. company’s shares rose 8% in premarket trading, while its UK rival slid 6%.
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Wall St futures edge up on Mideast deal hopes; healthcare in focus
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