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IPO Report: 5 Things To Know About Levi Strauss & Co. Before It Goes Public

Iconic blue jeans company Levi Strauss & Co. has filed for an IPO. Read more

Love & Money: Marrying A Man With Good Prospects Is Still A Womans Primary Route To The 1%

The glass ceiling is even more depressing for the 1%, a new study finds. Read more

Love & Money: Your Partners Credit Score Could Reveal Red Flags That Have Nothing To Do With Money

Some single people give a great deal of attention to these three digits. Read more

The Moneyist: I Just Discovered That My Husband Is Leaving His Personal Savings To His Mother

‘I’m so frustrated that we don’t have a will that I’m almost ready to write my own without him.’ Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Ends At 2-week High, Up For The Week On Reports Of Sino-U.S. Trade-talk Progress

Gold futures settled at a two-week high on Friday, as progress in trade talks in the final day of this week’s round of... Read more

Mark Hulbert: Why The Stock Market Might Soon Careen Down A Dangerous Slope Of Hope

The prevailing mood has shifted from extreme pessimism to extreme optimism, says Mark Hulbert. Read more

Economic Report: Mortgage Rates Hit A 12-month Low As Economic Expansion Looks Vulnerable

Rates for home loans fell again, offering a respite for home buyers, even as skittish investors search for safer assets.... Read more

Capitol Report: Solid Fannie-Freddie Earnings Are A Foundation For Mortgage Giants Next Act

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored enterprises that guarantee mortgages to provide liquidity to the ho... Read more

The Moneyist: My Boyfriend And I Have Two Kids — Should I Pay Off His $130,000 Student Debt?

This woman says her partner of 10 years earns less than $25,000 a year and racked up six-figure debts. Read more

Capitol Report: Commerce Department Report Backing 25% Tariffs On Auto Imports Could Hit Sunday

The auto industry and its investors are bracing for a long-awaited Commerce Department report offering recommendations o... Read more

Europe Markets: European Stocks Log Best Weekly Gain In 3½ Months As Banks Gets A Bump From ECB

European stocks finish sharply higher Friday, helping the pan-European benchmark produce its best weekly gain since earl... Read more

Vitaliy Katsenelson's Contrarian Edge: Why It Matters To Stock Investors When Corporate Mergers Fail

Companies tout ‘synergy’ and downplay challenges and culture clashes, writes Vitaliy Katsenelson. Read more

Trump Today: Trump Today: President Predicts Lawsuits As He Declares Emergency Over Border And Reports Progress On China Trade Talks

President Donald Trump said Friday he’s declaring a national emergency to build his long-proposed border wall, as he s... Read more

Market Snapshot: Dow On Track For 8th Straight Weekly Gain Amid U.S.-China Trade-talk Euphoria

Stocks trade near intraday highs Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq on track to gain for an ei... Read more

Jeff Reeves's Strength In Numbers: 9 Fintech Stocks To Invest In This Year

You know PayPal, Square and, yes, Visa, but how about BlackLine and Envestnet? Read more