Author: super@dmin
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Market Snapshot: Stocks vault higher on upbeat earnings reports from Walmart, Cisco
Stocks rally higher Thursday, with the Dow rising by triple digits after upbeat earnings from two blue chips, as investors weighed the latest developments on the trade front
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The Fed: Fed’s Brainard says ‘new normal’ means central bank needs to let inflation run hotter, employ capital buffers
Federal Reserve Gov. Lael Brainard made the case that the “new normal” of low interest rates requires the central bank to let inflation run hotter than usual as well as to employ tools like increased capital requirements to check financial market exuberance.
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Half of Americans are just one paycheck away from financial disaster
Many consumers would turn to dangerous fallback options in order to make ends meet.
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Economic Report: Mortgage rates slump to 2-month lows amid market turmoil
Rates for home loans fell, a boon for buyers in a brightening housing market.
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Outside the Box: When you play the Game of Loans, you pay either way
Money and life lessons we learned from ‘Game of Thrones’
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Soon more borrowers will be able to use vacation days to pay off student-loan debt
It’s an added twist to an increasingly popular employee benefit.
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This chart proves the existence of a Trump ‘put’ in the stock market
The president has impeccable timing in propping up the market when it falls.
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Congress gets serious about retirement saving
The government wants Americans to take more initiative for retirement planning.
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Bond Report: Treasury yields come off session lows as equity futures turn higher
Treasury prices fall slightly Thursday, pushing yields higher, as the rally in equity futures weighs on demand for haven assets like government paper.
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Need to Know: There’s one big threat to this popular investment for 2019 says State Street
Our call of the day, from Michael Arone, chief investment strategist for State Street Global Advisors, who tells investors to keep a close eye on the dollar, as strength in that currency could prove a setback for one asset class that’s been popular in 2019.