Markets
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American consumers are feeling less confident as concerns about jobs take center stage
Sep 24, 2024 9:58 am - American consumers are feeling less confident this month as concerns about jobs rose significantly.
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What the Fed’s rate cut means for consumers, businesses and investors
Sep 18, 2024 2:01 pm - The Federal Reserve cut interest rates this week for the first time in four years, putting an end to its longest cycle of rate increases in roughly a decade. “This will i...
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Citadel Securities pulls back on plan to trade directly with Fed
Sep 18, 2024 10:56 am - Citadel Securities has quietly shelved plans to join one of Wall Street’s most prominent clubs: The ranks of bond dealers that trade directly with the Federal Reserve. Fo...
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Edgy traders brace for potentially ‘pivotal’ Trump-Harris debate
Sep 10, 2024 8:14 am - Investors weighing election risks ahead of the first U.S. presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are already a lot mor...
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Wall Street’s next big test is looming with Nvidia’s profit report
Aug 25, 2024 5:38 am - How much hype is left in Nvidia's stock? Anyone with an S&P 500 index fund is hoping to get an answer to that weighty question next week.
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Annual U.S. inflation falls to 3-year low, clearing the way for the Fed to begin cutting rates
Aug 14, 2024 7:51 am - WASHINGTON — Year-over-year inflation reached its lowest level in more than three years in July, the latest sign that the worst price spike in four decades is fading and ...
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What investors should do when there is more volatility in the market
Aug 07, 2024 9:50 am - NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are bouncing back after the market experienced its worst day in two years on Monday, but the average investor may still be understandably spooked. ...
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What are carry trades and how did they contribute to this week’s global market mayhem?
Aug 06, 2024 12:48 pm - BANGKOK — The mayhem that swept across world markets this week was partly caused by a market strategy known as the “carry trade.” Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 plunged 12...
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A ‘Textbook Turnaround Tuesday’ doesn’t mean meltdown is over
Aug 06, 2024 7:53 am - It’s an old cliché but the phenomenon known as Turnaround Tuesday — when markets rebound from a sell-off at the start of the week — is an opportunity that shows up time a...
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Calm returns to Wall Street, and stocks bounce back after their worst drop in nearly 2 years
Aug 06, 2024 6:56 am - Stocks rose on Wall Street as calm returned to the market a day after its worst drop in nearly two years. The S&P 500 rose 1% Tuesday to break a brutal three-day losing streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.8%, and the Nasdaq composite added 1%.