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Market Snapshot: Stocks Close Lower As Investors Brace For A Protracted U.S.-China Trade Standoff

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U.S. stocks bounce off intraday lows but still finish lower Thursday as big losses in technology and energy sectors drag... Read more

The Fed: For Some Time — Fed Expects Interest Rates To Remain Steady, Minutes Show

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Don’t expect any quick moves on interest rates from the U.S. central bank, minutes from the last Fed meeting show. ... Read more

The Tell: Heres What Happens When You Trade The Medias Bubble Calls As Buy Signals

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Back in the second quarter of 2017, Bloomberg’s Joe Weisenthal suggested that going long assets that journalists flag ... Read more

Economic Report: Existing-home Sales Fall For The Second Straight Month In April

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Sales of previously-owned homes fell for the second month in a row, another sign of a struggling market, even as the Rea... Read more

Market Snapshot: Stocks Close Lower As Tech Takes Brunt Of Trade Tensions

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U.S. stocks finish lower Monday as souring U.S.-China trade relations continued to weigh on sentiment with technology sh... Read more

Trump Today: Trump Today: President Directs McGahn To Defy Subpoena As He Blasts Deutsche Bank Report

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President Donald Trump on Monday directed former White House Counsel Don McGahn to defy a congressional subpoena, as he ... Read more

Bond Report: 2-year Treasury Yield Hits Highest In More Than A Week As U.S.-China Trade Talks Stall

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Treasury yields rise on Monday, after an earlier slide, with the two-year Treasury note hitting a 10-day high as U.S.-Ch... Read more

Cannabis Watch: Push For Legislation Allowing Banks To Serve The Cannabis Business Is Gaining Momentum

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The push for legislation that would allow banks do business with cannabis companies without the risk of federal enforcem... Read more

Outside The Box: When You Play The Game Of Loans, You Pay Either Way

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Money and life lessons we learned from ‘Game of Thrones’ Read more

Market Snapshot: Whats The Main Driver For The Stock Market: Trade, Earnings Or The Fed?

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U.S. stocks on Friday wrap up a Byzantine journey into negative territory, a period that began with the worst day for st... Read more

CryptoWatch: Bitcoins Tumble Has Caused A Lot Of Technical Damage, Says Analyst

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A surge in bitcoin prices that took it well above $8,000 appears to be coming to a halt, as the world’s No.1 crypto as... Read more

The Tell: A Group Of Superrich Investors, Spooked By China And Potential Black Swans, Raises Cash To Levels Not Seen In Years

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The 750 members of Tiger 21, a coalition of investors with some $75 billion in assets, increased their cash holdings by ... Read more

Market Extra: Heres One Reason Wall Streets Fear Gauge Didnt Explode Amid The Stock Markets Recent Skid

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Stocks are in a phase of apparent recovery after a tariff-sparked selloff threatened to put a lasting end to the bull ru... Read more

Market Snapshot: Stocks Close Higher For Third Straight Day On Upbeat Earnings From Walmart, Cisco

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Stocks close higher for the third session in a row Thursday, with the Dow up by triple digits after upbeat earnings from... Read more

Bond Report: Treasury Yields Rise Amid Healthy Economic Data And Higher Stocks

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Treasury prices fall slightly Thursday, pushing yields higher, as the rally in equity futures weighs on demand for haven... Read more

Market Extra: The Woman Who Nailed The 2018 Stock-market Volatility Blowup Has Kicked Off An Actively Managed ETF

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Nancy Davis, the chief investment officer and founder of advisory firm Quadratic Capital, is the brain behind a new exch... Read more

CryptoWatch: If Youre Not A Billionaire In 10 Years Its Your Own Fault, Says 20-year-old Bitcoin Tycoon

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Bitcoin is mounting an uncanny resurgence from the depths of a virtual winter for the cryptocurrency market, with bullis... Read more

Cannabis Watch: Tilray CEO Says Pot Supply Is Still An Issue, But Sales Triple And Push Stock Higher

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Tilray Inc. shares rose 5% in the extended session Tuesday after the Canadian weed maker topped consensus revenue estima... Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Notches A Slim Weekly Gain As Trade Battle Escalates

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Gold futures settled higher for a second straight session on Friday, prompting prices to post a modest weekly rise, as t... Read more

Key Words: Trumps Push For Rate Cuts Could End In Disaster, Billionaire Sam Zell Warns

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President Donald Trump recently that if the Federal Reserve were to follow his suggestion and cut its benchmark rate by ... Read more