Author: super@dmin
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Capitol Report: Buttigieg criticizes Democrats for playing ‘identity politics’ | Rosenstein blasts Comey
Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg is getting attention for a speech in which he called out fellow Democrats, while the just-retired Rod Rosenstein is unloading on former FBI Director James Comey.
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Metals Stocks: Gold fights to hold above $1,300 as stocks attempt to bounce back from trade anxieties
Gold futures on Tuesday slip slightly, struggling to hold above a psychologically significant price above $1,300 an ounce as equity benchmarks attempted to stage a modest bounceback from a period of trade-related uncertainty.
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Europe Markets: Oil, luxury goods drive rebound for Europe stocks
nvestors licked their wounds after a bruising selloff Monday, using the opportunity to pick up oversold mining and financial stocks
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Cryptos: Bitcoin cracks $8,000, now up 120% year-to-date
Bitcoin prices continued to march higher on Tuesday, trading through $8,000 for the first time in more than nine months.
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London Markets: London markets rally after lowest unemployment in 45 years
Government statistics showed the U.K.’s jobless rate had not been so low since 1974
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The Wall Street Journal: Payday lenders mobilize behind rule repeal, including with duplicate supportive comments: consumer group
Payday lenders have been mobilizing their customers to push the federal government to ease Obama-era regulations of the industry, according to research by a consumer advocacy group that favors the rules.
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The Wall Street Journal: Fed’s Williams: Government can do its part to help boost stubbornly low neutral rates
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said Tuesday governments can help play a role in changing the post-financial crisis environment where short-term rates are lower than they have been historically.
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Tim Mullaney: Now Trump is coming for your iPhone
President’s China tariffs cost American consumers and investors, writes Tim Mullaney.
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Mark Hulbert: Why the stock market’s wild 2010 ‘flash crash’ matters now
A 9% one-day market decline occurs every 9 ½ years, on average, writes Mark Hulbert.
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NerdWallet: If you’re headed for college, make these moves now to lighten the load of student debt
Here are tips for students and parents to make the loans more manageable before, during and after college.