Author: super@dmin
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A growing number of Americans have more credit-card debt than savings
Some say now is a great time to pay off debt.
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Asia Markets: Asian markets mostly higher, boosted by energy stocks
Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday, cheered by prospects for a resolution to the costly trade dispute between the U.S. and China, which had also sent Wall Street indexes higher.
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Deep Dive: This stock picker continues to outperform by using volatility as a ‘friend’
Amy Zhang of the Alger Small Cap Focus Fund gives an update on her holdings.
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Consumers requested the lowest number of credit inquiries since 2003 — why that’s a cause for concern
Consumer demand for credit appears to be declining.
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Deep Dive: These stocks rose the most as Washington (apparently) averted another shutdown
Investors expect President Trump to sign a new spending bill and avoid a Feb. 15 deadline.
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Market Extra: For the stock market, a trade-war win may be a hollow victory
For the past 50 decades, the U.S. stock market has comparatively outperformed when the trade deficit widened and vice versa, suggesting that even if the U.S. wins the trade war with China, investors may have few reasons to rejoice.
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Market Extra: 4 charts that show why a stock-market rally has taken hold on Wall Street in February
Stocks are levitating higher on Wall Street, with major benchmarks and a few market gauges offering some more definitive signs that a rally that took hold in January may give way to a more lasting uptrend.
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Cryptos: Overstock founder Patrick Byrne pitches radical transformation of government services via blockchain
Never one to shy away from a big bet, crytpo evangelist Patrick Byrne has some bold plans for his company in the distributed ledger field.
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Bond Report: Treasury yields string back-to-back climb as progress in shutdown talks buoys stocks
Treasury prices fall Tuesday, pushing yields higher, as a tentative agreement to avert another partial government closure fosters appetite for assets perceived as risky and away from so-called havens like government paper.
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America’s biggest philanthropists cut their giving in half last year
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife MacKenzie topped the list of America’s biggest donors for the first time.