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Global Payments CEO Says Earnings Highlight Competitive Moat Of Tech Offerings

Global Payments Inc. shares are up nearly 4% in midday trading Wednesday, after the financial-technology company beat ex... Read more

Venture Capitalists Still Give Most Of Their Money To White Men, Study Finds

Investors are biased against women and minority-owned businesses, the report concludes. Read more

Cryptos: Embattled Crypto Exchange Accidentally Sent $370,000 Of Bitcoin To Dead Owner

The saga of QuadrigaCX, the Canadian crypto exchange that can’t access users’ funds because the owner passed away, c... Read more

Market Extra: Why Bond Traders Are Breathing A Sigh Of Relief Over A Tentative Deal To Avoid Another Government Shutdown

Market participants say another partial government closure could complicate efforts to plan for one of the most frenetic... Read more

Cryptos: Bitcoin Prices On Track For Three-day Skid

Bitcoin prices fall Wednesday afternoon, extending the slide that has seen the cryptocurrency fall 5% since making a thr... Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Settles Higher With Dollars Win Streak In Jeopardy

Gold prices settle higher Tuesday, with the dollar on track to snap a stretch of eight straight wins. Read more

Americas Biggest Philanthropists Cut Their Giving In Half Last Year

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife MacKenzie topped the list of America’s biggest donors for the first time. ... Read more

Market Snapshot: Stocks Rally On Tentative Deal To Avert Another Government Shutdown

U.S. stocks gain Tuesday after lawmakers reached a tentative deal to prevent a government shutdown and as optimism grew ... Read more

Mark Hulbert: Do Bucket Strategies Stand The Test Of Time?

A 115-year comparison of bucket and non-bucket approaches to retirement. Read more

The Fed: Powell Says Rural Poor Need Help With Education, Credit Access

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday the rural poor need more help with their education, credit Read more

Market Extra: The Swiss Franc Suffers A Mini Flash Crash: Heres What Happened

The Swiss franc suffers a sudden drop across the board during Monday’s Asian trading session, seemingly out of nowhere... Read more

The Technical Indicator: Bull Trend Strengthens, S&P 500 Rattles Cage On 200-day Average

Technically speaking, the S&P 500 continues to trend higher, writes Michael Ashbaugh, rising to its second test of m... Read more

Aurora Cannabis Is A Prime Example Of Why Marijuana Investors Should Focus On Money Flows

With Aurora Cannabis and most other marijuana stocks, sentiment and short squeezes are directing price action. Read more

Managers Increase Gold Exposure As Dovish Fed Paves Way For Price Rally

Asset allocators are increasing their weighting to gold in reaction to the increasingly dovish Federal Reserve seen in ... Read more

Treasury And Economic Affairs Committees Call For Flawed Inflation Measure Fix

The Treasury Select and Economic Affairs Committees are looking for consent from Chancellor Philip Hammond to fix the f... Read more