Market Pulse - Usa
![New York Stock Exchange, NYSE, markets, Wall Street New York Stock Exchange, NYSE, markets, Wall Street](https://img3.s3wfg.com/web/img/images_uploaded/c/e/nyse_2_opt_285x185.jpg)
US close: Dow closes lower as government shutdown drags on
Wall Street stocks turned in a mixed performance on Thursday as investors thumbed through even more earnings reports.
![petrole-etats-unis-gaz-pumpjack-derrick-puits-pompe petrole-etats-unis-gaz-pumpjack-derrick-puits-pompe](https://img5.s3wfg.com/web/img/images_uploaded/1/a/petrole-etats-unis-gaz-pumpjack-derrick-puits-pompe_290x145.jpg)
Commodities: US energy futures gain after latest DoE inventory numbers
Rising energy futures in the States buoyed the entire complex on Thursday, despite a good bid in the US dollar.
![petrole-etats-unis-gaz-pumpjack-derrick-puits-pompe petrole-etats-unis-gaz-pumpjack-derrick-puits-pompe](https://img5.s3wfg.com/web/img/images_uploaded/1/a/petrole-etats-unis-gaz-pumpjack-derrick-puits-pompe_290x145.jpg)
Weekly US crude oil stockpiles jump amid surge in net imports, DoE says
US crude oil stockpiles jumped again last week, partly on the back of a surge in the country's net imports.
![wall street wall street](https://img1.s3wfg.com/web/img/images_uploaded/d/3/wallst_285x185.jpg)
US open: Mixed trading at the bell as earnings continue to stream in
Wall Street trading began on a mixed note on Thursday as investors thumbed through even more earnings reports.
![midterms-ce-qui-pourrait-changer-pour-la-diplomatie-americaine midterms-ce-qui-pourrait-changer-pour-la-diplomatie-americaine](https://img1.s3wfg.com/web/img/images_uploaded/f/6/midterms-ce-qui-pourrait-changer-pour-la-diplomatie-americaine_290x145.png)
US still 'miles and miles' from trade deal with China, America's Wilbur Ross says
America's Commerce Secretary said on Thursday that the US and China remained miles away from a reading trade deal, but did not close the door to an extension of the 2 March deadline on US tariffs.
![trump-se-dedouane-apres-la-condamnation-de-son-ancien-avocat trump-se-dedouane-apres-la-condamnation-de-son-ancien-avocat](https://img5.s3wfg.com/web/img/images_uploaded/8/a/trump-se-dedouane-apres-la-condamnation-de-son-ancien-avocat_290x145.jpg)
China says US trade talks to resume next week
China will have "in-depth" trade talks with the US next week as Vice Premier Liu He visits America.