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ETFs, Born From 1987 Market Crash, Are So Far Making 2020 Less Awful

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Liquidity stress is getting scary across swaths of the financial markets, but ETFs might be providing a buffer against m... Read more

Weight Watchers Still Banks On Oprah Amid Competition From Other Diet Plans And Its Own Subscription Programs

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WW International Inc., more commonly known as Weight Watchers, is banking on another well-known name to drive growth –... Read more

Goldman Sachs Becomes First Major U.S. Bank To Stop Funding Arctic Drilling, Pulls Back On Coal

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Goldman Sachs announces the strongest fossil-fuel finance restrictions of any major U.S. bank, a move cautiously embrace... Read more

Tech Innovation Is Changing The World, And This Fund Manager Has Big Bets On How Its Going To Work

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Cathie Wood, founder and CEO of ARK Invest, which runs several innovation technology exchange-traded funds, among other ... Read more

Bond Yields Cant Stay Low Forever, Dudley Says. Not So Fast, Says One Analyst.

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A former high-ranking Federal Reserve official says interest rates may jump, but an economist points out the flaws in th... Read more

Market Snapshot: Dow Opens Higher After China Says Trade Representatives Are In Close Contact With U.S.

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U.S. stocks are higher for a second session early Thursday, with investors optimistic about prospects for a partial U.S.... Read more

Deep Dive: These Numbers Will Tell You If Your Tech Stock Is A Plodding Dinosaur Or A Speedy Raptor

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Some companies spend to gain market share, while others burn cash to beat quarterly earnings estimates. Read more

Hedge Funds Drop Challenge To $3.4 Billion Takeover Of Inmarsat

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Controversial $3.4 billion takeover of U.K. satellite company set to go ahead after hedge funds drop challenge Read more

Code Green: Activist Investors Are Coming For Environmental Offenders

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Activists are targeting European companies with a track record of poor environmental, social and governance issues. ... Read more

Why Stock Markets Are Better Than Banks At Fixing Climate Change

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New paper from ECB economists finds that countries with deep stock markets are better equipped to finance global warming... Read more

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Will Soon Let Borrowers Take Out Mortgages Over $500K

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The Federal Housing Finance Agency has raised the maximum conforming loan limit for the fourth straight year. Read more

The Wall Street Journal: NYSE Seeks SEC Approval For Plan To Let Companies Raise Capital Through Direct Listings

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The New York Stock Exchange has submitted a proposal with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that would allow c... Read more

The Wall Street Journal: Major Stakeholders Criticize SoftBank Over Bad Investments

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SoftBank Group Corp.’s biggest investors are putting pressure on the tech conglomerate over its governance and for a s... 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

The Wall Street Journal: SoftBank Part Of $1 Billion Investment In India Mobile-payments Startup Paytm

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The parent company of popular Indian mobile-payments startup Paytm said it has secured $1 billion in fresh funds from Ja... Read more

Mark Hulbert: 2 Powerful Reasons To Pass On Investing In A Combined Charles Schwab-TD Ameritrade

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Margins at discount brokers keep shrinking, so where will profits come from? Read more

Market Extra: Charles Schwab And TD Ameritrades Reported Tie-up Means A Wave Of Consolidation Is Afoot, Experts Say

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A prospective merger between Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. may just be the start of a wave of consolida... Read more