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The Fate Of The Market This Year Could Be In The Hands Of The 'Powell Put'

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In a Fed connotation, a put would be a point at which Powell would not let the market fall below before he steps in with... Read more

After Climbing To Start 2019, The Stock Market Comeback Is On Hold – Here's Why

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average clinched its first three day loss of 2019 on Friday and there are a few key reasons the... Read more

Skechers Surges 15% After 'a Year Of Record Sales' And Strong Guidance

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Skechers stock rocketed higher after giving strong profit guidance for the quarter ahead while reporting better-than-exp... Read more

Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal Offers 'economic Security' For Those 'unwilling To Work'

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The Green New Deal looks to create a more environmentally sound country with economic benefits for everyone — even tho... Read more

Kudlow: There's 'a Pretty Sizable Difference' Before A China Trade Deal Happens

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Larry Kudlow's comments coincided with a sharp drop in the stock market that sent the Dow industrials down more than 200... Read more

US Weekly Jobless Claims Fall From A One-and-a-half-year High

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First-time claims for state unemployment benefits were expected to total 221,000 in the most recent week, down from the ... Read more

Fed's Powell Reveals What He Thinks Is The Biggest Challenge Over The Next Decade

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Sluggish productivity and a widening wealth gap are the biggest challenges facing the U.S. over the next decade, the cen... Read more

Janet Yellen: Possible Next Fed Move Is A Cut If Global Growth Continues To Slow

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The former central bank chief cited "slowing global growth" as the biggest threat to the economy she once watched over. Read more

Here's Where The Jobs Are — In One Chart

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CNBC studied the net changes by industry for January jobs based on the data from the Labor Department. Read more

Payrolls Surge By 304,000, Smashing Estimates Despite Government Shutdown

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Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had expected payrolls to rise by just 170,000. Stock futures and yields surged in react... Read more

Trump Considering Former Presidential Candidate Herman Cain For The Fed

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Former presidential candidate and Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain is under consideration for a Federal Reserve appoint... Read more

US Weekly Jobless Claims Jump To A Near One-and-a-half Year High

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The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits surged to near a 1-1/2-year high last week, which ... Read more

December Pending Home Sales Drop To Lowest Point In Five Years, Despite Much Lower Interest Rates

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House hunters signed 2.2 percent fewer contracts to buy existing homes in December, according to the National Associatio... Read more

Private Companies Add 213,000 Jobs In January, Easily Topping Expectations: ADP/Moody's Analytics

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Private payrolls grew in January at a much faster pace than expected as the labor market shrugged off the longest U.S. g... Read more