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Market Extra: This Bond-market Strategy Returned More Than 30% This Year In A Sea Of Negative Yields

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One group of fixed-income traders have capitalized on the roaring rally in government bonds that has driven their yields... Read more

Market Extra: Why Anthony Scaramucci Is Waging A Media War On President Donald Trump

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A friendship between President Donald Trump and one of his most vocal advocates has taken an almost-Shakespearean twist.... Read more

Capitol Report: Escalating U.S.-China Trade War Threatens Global Economy, Poses Trump Reelection Risk

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American cars, soybeans and oil largely produced in key swing states have been targeted for additional import tariffs by... Read more

The MarketWatch Q&A: Americans Get This Wrong About Retirement Saving — And What They Can Do To Make It Right

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Why the reports of Social Security’s demise may be way overblown Read more

Market Extra: That Near–$17 Trillion Pile Of Negative-yielding Global Debt? Its A Cash Cow For Some Bond Investors

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Global bond yields may be ultralow, but prices have been skyrocketing, delivering financial windfalls to debt investors ... Read more

Market Snapshot: Boeing Contributes Lions Share Of Dow Gains As Stock Market Pares Losses

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Share gains from Boeing Co. help to buoy the Dow Jones index Thursday afternoon, after data on U.S. manufacturing sector... Read more

Life, Liberty And The Pursuit Of Returns: Theres An ETF For That

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Creators of a new exchange-traded fund thought carefully about how to pursue better outcomes both for portfolios and for... Read more

Trump Claims The Stock Market Would Be Higher If He Hadnt Confronted China — Is He Right?

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If the trade war is successfully resolved, the Dow could rise to 30,000 points. Read more

Outside The Box: An Empty Nester Wonders: How Do I Get Started Saving For Retirement?

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A successful retirement hinges on your ability to save. Read more

Hedge-fund Emerging-market Assets Hit Fresh High

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Emerging-market assets managed by hedge funds hit a fresh high and performance was solid Read more

Black And Latina Women Are Losing Out On $1 Million Because Of The Gender Pay Gap

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Black women are the only demographic whose earnings actually fell between 2017 and 2018. Read more

Bond Report: 2-year Treasury Yield Climbs After Fed Minutes Say Rates Not On Preset Course

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Short-term U.S. Treasury yields rise Wednesday after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July meeting shows the U.S. ce... Read more

Market Extra: Heres Four Reasons Why Investors Might Snap Up Negative-yielding Bonds

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Even as investors struggle to get their mind around negative yields, some say there are few reasons why investors might ... Read more

Futures Movers: U.S. Oil Prices Settle Lower As Crude Supplies Log First Weekly Slump In 3 Weeks

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U.S. oil futures settle lower Wednesday, after the government reported a weekly decrease in domestic crude supplies, the... Read more

Cryptos: Heres What Bitcoins Relationship With The Stock Market And Gold Looks Like Over The Past 90 Days

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The world’s No. 1 cryptocurrency, bitcoin, has enjoyed a very loose relationship with other assets during its brief hi... Read more

Market Snapshot: Dow Up More Than 200 Points After Fed Minutes

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Stocks trade sharply higher, maintaining most of the early gains for the session, after minutes from Federal Reserve’s... Read more

Key Words: Bank Of Americas CEO Has One Simple Reason Why He Doesnt See A Recession Looming

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Bank of America Corp.’s CEO Brian Moynihan says he doesn’t see a recession in the offing because the U.S. consumer r... Read more

The Fed: Fed Officials Shied Away In July From Planning Future Interest-rate Cuts

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Federal Reserve officials at their meeting on July 30-31 agreed to cut short-term interest rates but shied away from say... Read more

Upgrade: What Retirement Crisis? Number Of 401(k) And IRA Millionaires Hits Record High

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Plus, expert advice on how you can hit the $1 million mark too Read more

The Moneyist: Im 34 And Have 5 To 10 Years To Live — I Want To Spend $50K On A New Kitchen, But My Wife Is Vehemently Opposed

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‘With my limited time left, I want to invest in a new kitchen — both as a gift to my wife and as something positive ... Read more