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Capitol Report: Heres Whats Inside The Feds Attempt To Streamline The Volcker Rule

The Federal Reserve took the lead in unveiling Wednesday a much-anticipated revision of the Volcker Rule nearly five yea... Read more

Outside The Box: Heres How To Understand Your Financial Advisers Conflicts Of Interest (even With A Fee-only Service)

Conflicts go beyond paying commissions or a percentage of assets under management, so invest with your eyes wide open. ... Read more

Volcker Revision Will Boost Banks, Which Are Already Well-positioned

A rollback of some trading regulations will benefit banks even more. Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Futures Inch Higher, But Head For A Monthly Drop

Gold prices head higher Thursday, working to shave a sliver from their monthly drop, as the dollar index pulled back fro... Read more

Outside The Box: This Investor Rivals Warren Buffett — And You Probably Havent Heard Of Him

The Berkshire Hathaway CEO so admired Lou Simpson that he suggested the Geico CIO could step in for him if needed. ... Read more

Market Snapshot: Dow Drops Over 200 Points As U.S. Tariffs Reignite Trade-war Fears

U.S. stocks trade lower Thursday, under pressure as the U.S. imposes steel and aluminum tariffs on imports from the Euro... Read more

Economic Report: Mortgage Rates Retreat After Wild Ride, Offering Buyers A Break

Some small relief was in sight for home buyers as mortgage rates eased from the 7-year high they touched earlier in May.... Read more

Should Women Feel Ashamed For Earning More Than Their Male Partners?

The gender wage gap can have lifelong, harrowing effects. Read more

Yes, Sears Is Likely To Collapse, But Its Biggest Stakeholder Will Be Just Fine

After years of asset sales, store closures, debt exchanges and real estate moves, Sears is still suffering huge losses a... Read more

The Wall Street Journal: Grosss Bond Fund Gets Whacked Amid Italys Political Turmoil

Bill Gross’s Janus Henderson Global Unconstrained Bond Fund dropped more than 3% on Tuesday, an unusually big decline ... Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Turns Higher, Tracks Weaker Dollar

Gold moves slightly higher as a recovering euro dents the dollar index, a barometer that often moves inversely to U.S.-p... Read more

Currencies: Euro Rebounds From 10-month Low But Italian Political Crisis Stays In Focus

The euro rallies on Wednesday, rebounding from a roughly 10-month low and pushing the U.S. dollar down. Read more

The Carnage In Emerging Markets Stocks Is Just Beginning

Down 12% since its 2018 high, the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF could fall another 37% when the hard landing in Chin... Read more