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Economic Report: Thats A Lot Of Jobs! Economists Exclaim After Strong Payrolls Report
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Economists called November’s payrolls report a “blowout,” citing the higher-than-expected 266,000 jobs created in ... Read more
Bond Report: U.S. Government Bond Yields Extend Recent Climb After Jobless-claims Report
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U.S. Treasury yields climbed Thursday morning after a report on jobless claims came in better-than-expected, reflecting ... Read more
Economic Report: U.S. Trade Deficit Falls 7.6% In October To 16-month Low On Decline In Chinese Imports
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The nation’s trade deficit dropped almost 8% in October to a 16-month low, largely because of lower imports from China... Read more
Economic Report: U.S. Jobless Claims Tumble Again To 203,000 And Return To Near A 50-year Low
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The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits at the end of November fell to the lowest level in seven m... Read more
Bond Report: Yields Rise On Trade Optimism Ahead Of U.S. Data
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Yields on U.S. government debt rose Wednesday as Treasury prices gave back some of the previous session’s large gains ... Read more
Market Snapshot: Dow Futures Turn Lower After Trump Says China Deal May Be Best After 2020 Election
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Stock-index futures point to a lower start for Wall Street on Tuesday, after President Donald Trump said he found appeal... Read more
Bond Report: Treasury Yields Tick Higher Ahead Of Corporate Debt Sales In December
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U.S. Treasury yields ended higher Friday as corporate underwriters sold Treasurys in anticipation of heavy corporate deb... Read more
Market Snapshot: Stocks Close At New Records On Rosier U.S. Economic Data, Trade Deal Hopes
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Stocks edged up for a fourth straight day to close at new records Wednesday, supported by rosier U.S. economic data and ... Read more
Bond Report: Treasury Yields Pop Higher After Economic Data Underlines Resilient U.S. Growth
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U.S. Treasury yields are higher Wednesday in a holiday-truncated week as a round of data highlights a rebound in investm... Read more
The Fed: Fed Beige Book Sees Slight Pickup In U.S. Economy Just Ahead Of The Holiday Season
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The U.S. economy expanded “modestly” from October through mid-November and the outlook “generally remained positiv... Read more
Market Snapshot: U.S. Stocks End At All-time Highs, S&P 500, Nasdaq Clinch 10th Record Close Of November
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All three major U.S. stock-market indexes closed at fresh highs Tuesday, as U.S.-China trade optimism pushed the benchma... Read more
The Tell: When Do Markets Close For Thanksgiving?
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Financial markets are closed for America’s homegrown holiday Thursday, and take a half-day on Friday in deference to t... Read more
Bond Report: Treasury Yields Retreat As Solid Bond Sale Underlines Appetite For Debt
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Treasury yields fell from session highs on Monday to kick off the holiday-truncated week amid strong demand for a govern... Read more
Economic Preview: The Holiday Season Will Showcase The Best And Worst Of The U.S. Economy
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The holiday season is ready to kick this week after the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, but not every part of the econ... Read more
Bond Report: Treasury Yields Come Off Lows On Upbeat U.S. Economic Data
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U.S. Treasury yields came off session lows on Friday after purchasing managers’ surveys show a steady upturn in activi... Read more
The Tell: JPMorgan Anticipates Disorderly Year-end Funding Pressures Again As Banks Retrench
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The liquidity problems in U.S. money markets that pushed up short term interest rates in September may recur at the end ... Read more
Key Words: Head Of The Worlds Largest Hedge Fund Says Report Of A Massive $1 Billion Bet That The Stock Market Will Tumble By March Is Wrong
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Bridgewater Associates disputes elements of a Wall Street Journal report on Friday indicating that his fund was putting ... Read more
In One Chart: Danger Could Be Lurking In The Most Defensive Corners Of Your Portfolio
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Defensive positioning makes sense in this market environment. After all, the bull market in U.S. stocks is getting long ... Read more
Bond Report: Treasury Yields Rise Most In Two Weeks On Tentative Trade Optimism
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U.S. Treasury yields edged up Thursday, reversing some of this week’s decline, after a report said Beijing was pushing... Read more
Mutual Funds: This Chart Shows How Vanguards Explosive Growth Has Taken On A Life Of Its Own
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Vanguard commands an outsize portion of U.S. assets under management, and also dominates flows of incoming money, making... Read more