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ETF Focus: Robotics ETFs, Big Gainers In 2017, Could See Another Boost From The Tax Bill

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While a number of prominent economists have expressed concern over the impact that automation and robotics could have on... Read more

Mitsubishi UFJ In $4B Deal For Indonesia Bank

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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. said it planned to take a majority stake in a midsize Indonesian bank in a deal like... Read more

Asia Markets: Struggling Shipbuilders Drag Down South Koreas Kospi

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Asia-Pacific stocks were mostly higher Wednesday, though South Korea’s benchmark underperformed again. Read more

FA Center: These Top-ranked Index Funds Arent Built To Handle A Stock-market Crash

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Equal-weighted funds are poor long-term bets, writes Mark Hulbert. Read more

Heed Warren Buffetts Warning: Bitcoin Is Pure FOMO

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Cryptocurrency mania rests on greater fools, writes Mitch Tuchman. Read more

CryptoWatch: Crypto Today: Investor Makes Derivatives Bet That Bitcoin Will Hit $50,000 In 2018

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Here are all the latest developments in the cryptocurrency sector on Tuesday. Read more

Market Snapshot: Dow Ends Lower As Slide In Apple Offsets Gains In Retail, Energy Stocks

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U.S. stocks Tuesday finish slightly lower as a decline in Apple Inc. more than offset postholiday gains in the retail se... Read more

Bond Report: Treasury Yield Curve Resumes Flattening To Kick Off Postholiday Trade

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Long-dated yields fall further than their short-dated peers on Tuesday amid expectations for an aggressive Federal Reser... Read more

One Sure-fire Prediction For 2018: Americans Will Take On Even More Debt

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Consumers have an increasingly complex relationship with credit. Read more

The Wall Street Journal: How To Find Part-time Work To Boost Your Retirement

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Part-time work enables people to beef up their retirement savings. But other benefits are equally important. Read more

The Tell: I Need A Blockchain Vacation — Heres What Looks Overhyped In Fintech For 2018

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We asked players in the fintech industry what looks overhyped as 2018 nears, as well as what appears underappreciated. T... Read more

Asia Markets: Asian Markets Lag In Meager Christmas Trading

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Chinese stocks dropped by midday Monday after opening higher, led by smaller, more tech-focused markets, in slim Christm... Read more

CryptoWatch: Ho, Ho . . . Whoa: Bitcoin, Other Cryptocurrencies Take Wild Ride On Christmas Eve

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The price of bitcoin veered as sharply as Santa’s sleigh in pre-Christmas weekend trading, plunging more than 14% at o... Read more

CryptoWatch: Bitcoin Back Above $15K, A Roughly 40% Bounce From Fridays Lowest Level

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Bitcoin is back north of $15,000 in Saturday’s trading, according to price tracker CoinDesk, a some 40% bounce from it... Read more

Hedge Funds: The Hedge-fund Industry Just Did Something Not Done In More Than Two Years

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While overall performance continues to lag the broader market, the news continues to improve for the beleaguered hedge-f... Read more

The Wall Street Journal: Prosecutors Examine Loan Made To Kushner Cos. Before Election

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Federal prosecutors in New York are examining a $285 million loan that Deutsche Bank AG made one month before election d... Read more

CryptoWatch: Bitcoin Investors Could Have Avoided Huge Losses By Respecting Price

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Support levels broke on Dec. 19, an ominous warning, says Thomas H. Kee Jr. Read more

CryptoWatch: Bitcoin, Because Of Massive Borrowing, Could Crash The Financial Markets

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An exchange’s member brokerage firms promise to absorb any losses, and that’s where the danger lies. By Patrick Wats... Read more

The Moneyist: My Sisters Only Spent $2 On My Christmas Gift

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‘I give them thoughtful presents,’ this woman writes, ‘but they give me hostile and trivial ones’ Read more