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Global stocks opened higher and U.S. futures were lower Tuesday as Americans cast their votes and the results from polling stations across the nation trickled in.

U.S. stocks futures rose Tuesday as voters began heading to the polls to choose America's next president.

U.S. futures declined Wednesday, a day after hopes that a Federal Reserve rate cut would help shore up the economy sent the Dow Jones industrial average up nearly 900 points.

U.S. stocks futures tumbled early Thursday, weighed by higher oil prices, a weaker dollar and lingering concerns about the financial sector.

U.S. stocks looked set for a higher open Thursday, but the mood could easily shift amid a new high for oil prices and ahead of a key report on U.S. employment and a decision on interest rates in Europe.

U.S. futures edged higher Friday after stocks ended the previous session at their lowest level in nearly two years, but record crude prices limited gains.

U.S. stocks futures drifted early Wednesday, with investors awaiting earnings from Morgan Stanley and FedEx.

Stocks looked set for a flat open Wednesday as crude prices shot to a new record above $130 a barrel.