USA: Wall Street: Why US investors are now betting on water

Municipal companies and utilities could also stand to profit from water futures, the CME argues. In California where water is scarce, water prices often soar overnight because of wildfires or droughts.

Costs for the next six months can be estimated only roughly, as Nasdaq Senior Manager Patrick Wolf told Bloomberg. He's in charge of the futures in California, the United States' largest water market.

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USA - Wall Street Selloff? ; Dow Futures Point to Friday Bloodbath as Coronavirus Shock Hits Home

The U.S. futures market traded sharply lower overnight, extending a brutal selloff that has engulfed Wall Street for the better part of three weeks. Dow Jones mini futures contracts were off by as much as 623 points to reach an intraday low of 20,321.00.

At the time of this writing, the Dow Jones futures contract was down 522 points, or 2.5%, to 20,563.00.

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USA-Dow Jones:Stock futures fall 200 points as coronavirus spreads all over the world during the weekend - by Paul Davidson

Dow futures fell more than 200 points Sunday in a sign more turmoil on Wall Street is likely this week amid reports the coronavirus is spreading in the U.S. and globally.

The broader Standard & Poor's 500 stock index and the tech-heavy Nasdaq each fell about 1%.

“The concern is just as high as it was last week, so the big swings and volatility are likely here to stay in the near term ” said Ryan Detrick, senior market strategist at LPL Ffinancial.

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