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Market Extra: Short Bets Against Long-term Treasury Bonds Hit Record As Economic Pessimism Wanes

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Speculators accumulate record short bets in long-term government bond futures, which have seen a significant run-up in g... Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Notches Highest Finish In More Than 6 Weeks To Kick Off A Short Holiday Week

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Gold prices settle higher on Monday to begin a shortened week of holiday trade, with the precious commodity punching abo... Read more

Asia Markets: Asian Markets Little Changed In Quiet Pre-Christmas Trading

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Asian markets were mixed Monday in quiet trading ahead of Christmas holidays for many markets. Read more

Market Snapshot: S&P 500, Dow And Nasdaq Close At Record Highs, Notch Fourth Straight Week Of Gains

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The U.S. stock-market set intraday and closing records Friday, after steady U.S. economy data and positive tones on trad... Read more

Bond Report: 10-year And 30-year Treasury Yields Book Biggest Weekly Rise Since Nov. 8

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U.S. Treasury yields retreat from their highs on Friday, but leave a week long increase intact, as strong economic data ... Read more

Futures Movers: U.S. Oil Prices End 1.2% Lower As Rig-count Data Show Weekly Increase

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Oil futures finish sharply lower Friday, with declines accelerating after a weekly report on drilling rigs showed a big ... Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Prices Settle Lower After U.S. Third-quarter Growth Holds Steady At 2.1%

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Gold futures close lower Friday after U.S. third-quarter GDP came in at 2.1%, matching growth expectations and taking a ... Read more

Asia Markets: Asian Markets Lackluster After Yet More Records On Wall Street

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Stocks were mixed in early trading in Asia on Friday after Wall Street posted more record highs, extending the market’... Read more

Key Words: Im 100% In Equities. … Youre Never Going To Make Enough Money If You Have 40% Of Your Money In Bonds, Says CNBC Anchor

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CNBC’s Becky Quick on Thursday morning explains that she’s all but abandoned allocating any portion of her personal ... Read more

Market Extra: Heres How The Dow And S&P 500 Perform In Years After They Ring Up Gains Of 20%

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If statistics over the past 70 years hold true, next year is likely to produce healthy, if not stellar, gains. Read more

Market Extra: Heres When Markets Will Be Closed For Christmas And The New Year

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U.S. stock investors are in a holly, jolly mood heading into year-end, a sharp departure from the turmoil felt at the en... Read more

Market Snapshot: Dow, S&P 500 And Nasdaq Clinch Closing Records Again As Investors Shrug Off Trump Impeachment

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All three benchmark U.S. stock indexes scored record highs again Thursday, unfazed by President Donald Trump’s impeach... Read more

Bond Report: Treasury Yields Edge Lower As Investors Buy Bond-market Dip

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U.S. Treasury yields end lower Thursday as bond buyers find it difficult to resist a surge in government bond yields tha... Read more

Key Words: One Of The Most Successful Stock-market Investors Says These 3 Events Would Definitely Trigger A Bear Market

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Stanley Druckenmiller, one of Wall Street’s most successful investors, acknowledges that the markets are riding high a... Read more

Market Snapshot: Nasdaq Ekes Out Record To Log Fifth Straight Record Close; S&P 500 And Dow Winning Streak Ends

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U.S. stocks finish mixed Wednesday with only the Nasdaq Composite able to extend its winning streak to a fifth record cl... Read more

Bond Report: 10-year Treasury Yield At Five-week High As Investors Shrug Off Washington Impeachment Drama

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U.S. Treasury yields rise Tuesday as investors look past impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, focus o... Read more

Market Snapshot: S&P 500, Dow And Nasdaq Score Fresh Records At Close

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The U.S. stock market closed at records again on Tuesday, supported by positive U.S. economic data and optimism around t... Read more

Bond Report: Treasury Yields Come Off Lows As Housing, Industrial Data Highlight Economic Positives

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U.S. Treasury yields bounce off lows on Tuesday as better-than-expected housing and industrial data underline resilience... Read more

Bond Report: Treasury Yields Climb As Upbeat China Data And Hope Of A Trade Detente Lift Stocks

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U.S. Treasury yields follow global stock-markets higher on Monday amid growing hopes for a de-escalation of tensions bet... Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Ends With A Modest Loss, Pressured By Strength In Bond Yields, As Investors Assess Trade Deal

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Gold prices settle modestly lower on Monday, weighed down by strength in U.S. bond yields, as investors assessed a phase... Read more