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Bond Report: 10-year Treasury Yield Lifts Off 15-month Low After Bond Auction

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Treasury yields mostly rise Thursday, lifting off from session lows, following an auction of short-dated government bond... Read more

Currencies: Dollar Climbs To 3-week High As Final Fourth-quarter GDP Estimate Lowered

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The U.S. dollar on Thursday strengthens across the board against its G-10 and emerging market rivals, with bulls shaking... Read more

Cryptos: Bitcoin Surges Through $4,000, On Track For Its Best Session In Three Weeks

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Bitcoin prices jumped higher on Wednesday, trading back through $4,000 and putting the cryptocurrency on track for its b... Read more

Currencies: New Zealand Dollar Dives On Dovish Central-bank Message

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The New Zealand dollar is the weakest major currency on Wednesday as its central bank joins the dovish tone among policy... Read more

Market Snapshot: Stocks Close Lower As Worries About Slowing Global Growth Mount

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U.S. stocks bounce off lows but still closed lower Wednesday as health care and energy shares weighed on the market whil... Read more

Bond Report: 10-year Treasury Yield Sets Fresh 15-month Low As ECBs Draghi Underlines Dovish Stance

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U.S. Treasury yields slip Wednesday, adding to their recent decline, as European Central Bank President Mario Draghi sai... Read more

Key Words: Michael Avenatti Avoided Paying Taxes As He Lived Lavishly In A $123,825-a-month Apartment, Prosecutors Charge

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Michael Avenatti’s may not have been a celebrity until he took the gig as the lawyer for pornstar Stormy Daniels, but ... Read more

Bond Report: Treasury Yields Little Changed As Bond Rally Pauses

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U.S. Treasury yields saw little change Tuesday, erasing an earlier rise as bidders snapped up an auction of two-year not... Read more

Cryptos: Bitcoin Rebounds, But Expects Further Downside, Says Analyst

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Bitcoin prices moved higher on Tuesday, recovering part of the prior session’s losses that saw the digital currency tr... Read more

Market Snapshot: Stocks Close Higher As Energy, Financial Sectors Rally

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U.S. stocks gain Tuesday as energy and financial sectors buoyed the market but main indexes came off their intraday high... Read more

The Ratings Game: Bed Bath & Beyond Upgraded Twice, Shares Soar After Investor Activism Revealed

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An activist group would like to see the board of Bed Bath & Beyond replaced. Read more

Capitol Report: DeMarco Says Senate Hearing Was Constructive Step Toward Taking Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Out Of Conservatorship

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The former head of Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s chief regulator said a Senate hearing was a “constructive” ste... Read more

Market Extra: Why An Inverted Yield Curve Doesnt Mean Investors Should Immediately Sell Stocks

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Tony Dwyer, chief U.S. markets strategist for Canaccord Genuity, is urging investors to view a yield curve inversion as ... Read more

Cryptos: Bitcoin Falls More Than 2% After Notching 5th Straight Weekly Win — Longest In 11 Months

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Bitcoin prices tumbles lower on Monday, losing as much as 2.5% and surrendering some recent gains that saw the best-know... Read more

Market Snapshot: Stocks Close Mostly Lower As Growth Fears Linger

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U.S. stocks close mostly lower Monday after data showing weakness on the global economic front triggered heavy losses at... Read more

Currencies: Dollar Edges Lower As Currencies Retrace Fridays Moves

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Many currencies, including the majors, are retracing last week’s movements on Monday, leading to little action in the ... Read more

Market Extra: Why Stock Market Investors Should Worry About A Bearish Divergence In Financials

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There’s something brewing in the financial sector that could be very worrisome to stock market investors, especially t... Read more

Currencies: Dollar Boosted As Economic Worries Undercut Euro

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The U.S. dollar climbs in Friday trading, as investors grapples with an inverted U.S. Treasury yield curve and another r... Read more

The Fed: Stephen Moore, Trumps Pick For Fed, Will Be Lightning Rod For Presidents Opponents

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President Donald Trump on Friday named Stephen Moore, an former editorial writer with The Wall Street Journal, for a sea... Read more

The Tell: S&P 500 Could Fall 40% As Yield Curve Inverts, Says Analyst Of One Of 2018s Best Hedge-fund Returns

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A macro hedge fund says investors should monitor the growing number of yield curve inversions in the U.S. Treasurys mark... Read more