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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

Market Extra: Stock-market Optimism Gauge Hits An Extreme — And That Explains A Lot, Analyst Says

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Axioma’s ROOF score shows stock-market investors as extremely optimistic 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

Its Hard For Shoppers To Avoid Amazon — Even In Their Investments

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Amazon.com Inc. makes up an outsize share of the biggest consumer discretionary ETFs, a fact investors should keep in mi... 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

Critics Say KKRs Responsible Investment Stance Is Being Clouded By Its Stake In A Controversial Tear-gas Maker

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Executives from KKR & Co. Inc. have raised more than $1 billion in 2019 for their “impact fund“ as the alternati... Read more

Asia Markets: Asian Markets Gain Amid Fresh Hopes For U.S.-China Trade Deal

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Asian shares were mostly higher Monday amid some optimism that the U.S. and China may edging closer to a trade deal. ... 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

Market Snapshot: Dow Ends Up Over 100 Points, But Trade Concerns Pull Stock Market Lower For The Week

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All three major indexes closed the week lower after investors shrugged off positive comments on a trade deal by Presiden... 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

Jim Chanos On Tesla: We Are Still Bears

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Legendary short seller Jim Chanos dispels rumors he has covered his Tesla shorts, saying that Tesla “is and remains on... Read more

Market Snapshot: Dow, S&P 500 Close Lower For Third Consecutive Day Amid Anxiety Over Trade

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U.S. stocks closed slightly lower Thursday as investors digested mixed headlines on the progress of U.S. - China trade t... 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

Market Snapshot: Stocks Close Lower On Report Trade Deal May Not Be Completed This Year

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U.S. stocks close lower Wednesday after a report that a trade deal might not be done this year and after China condemned... Read more

Bond Report: 10-year Treasury Yield Hits Close To Three-week Low As Trade Deal Hopes Wane

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U.S. Treasury yields fall Wednesday after news reports suggest a phase one trade deal between Washington and Beijing may... Read more

Mark Hulbert: Stocks Are Likely To Slide In Coming Weeks Because Market-timers Are Too Bullish

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Investors’ ‘wall of worry’ to climb is giving way to a downward ‘slope of hope,’ writes Mark Hulbert. Read more

Market Snapshot: Nasdaq Closes At New High; Dow, S&P Retreat From Records On Earnings And Doubts About China Trade Deal

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U.S. stocks slipped back from record highs on Wednesday on disappointing earnings results and doubts about a U.S. - Chin... Read more

Futures Movers: Oil Futures Mark Lowest Settlement Of The Month So Far

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Oil futures fall sharply on Tuesday to mark the lowest settlement so far this month, pressured by expectations for a fou... Read more