Author: super@dmin
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Commodities Corner: Corn prices may climb back to last year’s highs
The corn market looks ripe for gains, based on increased use of the commodity to make ethanol and flooding in the U.S. Midwest, which both threaten to significantly tighten global supplies.
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Market Snapshot: Stocks struggle for direction as worries over slowing growth offset U.S.-China trade optimism
Stocks struggle for direction as investors weighed data showing U.S. economic growth slowed from above-trend rates in the fourth quarter and reports that the U.S. and China have made new progress toward a trade deal.
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Economic Report: Mortgage rates plunge at the fastest pace in a decade as growth fears resurface
Rates for home loans tumbled in the wake of a more-dovish-than-expected Federal Reserve meeting which sent investors piling into bonds.
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Cryptos: The crypto market is healthier than you probably think, so this chart says
On the surface, it’s hard to make a case the crypto industry is in a healthy place., in fact, most would contend it’s in the mud.
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The Fed: Here’s how one FOMC member says the Fed can stop contributing to income inequality
St. Louis Fed President James Bullard argued in a blog post Thursday the best way for the central bank to avoid fostering income inequality would be to adopt nominal GDP targeting.
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Key Words: Former Morgan Stanley Asia chairman: Be prepared to dump stocks ‘very quickly’
Stephen Roach, Yale University senior fellow and former Morgan Stanley Asia chairman visited CNBC’s “Trading Nation” this week to talk about the fallout from a U.S.-China trade deal.
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Six reasons why the dollar may weaken, and 12 ways to profit from it
The catalysts that have kept the U.S. dollar strong might soon fade away, says Michael Brush.
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Kevin O’Leary: This easy math trick helps you crush retirement goals
Think you understand compounding? What about negative compounding?
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Metals Stocks: Gold drops below $1,300, on track for 3-session skid
Gold prices on Thursday head lower for a third straight day, with a settlement below the key $1,300 mark for the first time in two weeks in sight for the precious metal as a firmer dollar helps to undercut demand.
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The Fed: Fed’s Clarida says ‘timely’ moves to ease policy can help ward off global shocks
Timely moves to ease monetary policy have helped the U.S. central bank ward off contraction from global shocks, said Fed Vice Chairman Richard Clarida, on Thursday.