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The Ratings Game: PayPal CEO: Venmo Users Are Clamoring To Do More Than Just Send Money

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PayPal Holdings Inc. gave users a small window into its Venmo account numbers on Wednesday, as the company steps up its ... Read more

Key Words: Trump Says Stocks Have Hit Records Close To Or Over A 100 Times Since He Took Office — But He May Be Understating It

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the stock market has delivered all-time highs around hundred times since he’s... Read more

Market Snapshot: Stocks Close Lower As Earnings Paint Mixed Picture Of Corporate Sector

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U.S. stocks close lower Wednesday, a day after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq carved out their first records in months, foll... Read more

Market Extra: Strait Of Hormuz: Oil Choke Point In Focus As U.S. Ends Iran Oil Waivers

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Geography could matter for investors around the world if Tehran moves to close or at least hinder the world’s busiest ... Read more

Market Extra: I Did Not Expect Us To Be At All-time Highs By April, Says Morgan Stanleys Wilson As Stock Market Pops

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Stocks in 2019 have thus far befuddled Michael Wilson, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite breaking out above thei... Read more

In One Chart: Want To Beat The Market? Heres The Exact Number Of Stocks You Should Own

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Diversify! Newbie investors have been relentlessly hammered with that tip since man first rubbed two sticks together. B... Read more

Bond Report: 2-year Treasury Yield Posts Biggest Daily Decline In Four Weeks After Solid Debt Auction

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Treasury prices rise Tuesday, pushing yields lower, as a strong debt auction show investors retain a healthy appetite fo... Read more

Market Snapshot: U.S. Stocks Mostly Higher As Nasdaq Ends At 6-month High Ahead Of Big-name Earnings

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U.S. stocks close mostly higher Monday as investors face a big week for corporate quarterly results and economic data. ... Read more

Earnings Outlook: Amazon Earnings: Revenue Comes Into Focus In 2019

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Amazon is expected to ramp up investments in 2019 after pulling back in 2018. Read more

Bond Report: Treasury Yields Rise As Oil Prices Surge To Nearly 6-month High

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Treasury prices fall Monday, lifting yields, as the Trump administration says it will end waivers for countries importin... Read more

In One Chart: Ratio Of Small-caps And Gold Shows That Stock-market Fortitude Trumps Fear

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Stocks bulls argue that this economic and market expansion was built like no other, meaning that its demise won’t come... Read more

Key Words: Teachers Shouldnt Be Taxed, Says Private-equity Billionaire Steve Schwarzman

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Blackstone CEO and Chairman Steve Schwarzman describes his “Marshall Plan” for the middle class to combat the wideni... Read more

Key Words: For A While There, We Forgot That Our Main Job Was To Make Money, Said Bill Ackman — Now His Hedge Funds Up 40% In 2019

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Forget Tiger Woods. On Wall Street, Bill Ackman is attempting a comeback for the ages — perhaps by reverting to invest... Read more

Market Extra: Zoom Technologies Soared 56,000% In The Past 30 Days — As Unrelated Zoom Video Prepared Its IPO

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Much has been made of the buzzy public debut of Zoom Video Communications Inc., the enterprise videoconference software ... Read more

Market Extra: Cyclical Stocks Are Back In Vogue As Recession Fears Fade

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Investors have all but abandoned sectors considered defensive in favor of cyclical stocks that perform better during per... Read more

Economic Report: Mortgage Rates Tick Up, But Applications Hit A 9-year High

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Rates for home loans were modestly higher, but consumer demand, as measured by applications for mortgages, remained robu... Read more

Market Extra: Dow, S&P 500 And Nasdaq Near Records But Stock-market Volumes Are The Lowest In Months — Heres Why

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A recent resurgence for stocks after a more than six-month corrective hiatus has many market participants questioning it... Read more

Market Extra: Junk Bonds Are Off To Best Start To Year Since 2009, As Soft Landing Hopes Take Hold

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High-yield corporate bonds are off to the best start to a year since 2009 after the Fed’s dovish pivot. Read more

Bond Report: Treasury Yields Hold Ground After Investors Shrug Off Positive China Data

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Treasury yields come off intraday highs on Wednesday after investors look past a round of upbeat Chinese economic data ... Read more

Bond Report: 10-year, 30-year Treasury Yield Carve Out Four-week High

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Treasury prices fall Tuesday as U.S. equities set to climb at the opening bell, sapping demand for government paper. ... Read more