Author: super@dmin
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Market Snapshot: Stock market bulls look to put faith in Fed as earnings continue to roll in
The final days of January are likely to be action packed for the stock market as the Federal Reserve, corporate earnings, and politics all converge to create a volatile backdrop for trading.
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How federal government workers should approach their debt as shutdown ends (for now)
Many banks and credit unions offered no- or low-interest loans — and now workers will need to pay them off.
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Why are Latino businesses so often denied funding?
A Stanford study found that Latino-owned businesses are far less likely to secure funding than white-owned firms.
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Market Snapshot: Stocks rally to close higher on earnings as deal reached to end government shutdown
U.S. stocks close higher Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining for a fifth week in a row, as investors focused on a broadly positive picture painted by earnings season so far.
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Mutual Funds Weekly: Let unloved stocks grow on you — and your portfolio
It often pays to go against Wall Street’s herd.
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Capitol Report: Maxine Waters calls into question FHFA independence after MarketWatch reports Fannie, Freddie privatization plan
The head of the House Financial Services Committee and the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee are raising questions about the independence of Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s regulator after a MarketWatch report.
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Market Extra: Why the yen is still a haven despite Japan’s sluggish economy
Don’t underestimate the Japanese yen’s status as a haven — and its ability to buoy the currency despite lackluster economic fundamentals.
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The Tell: Capital flows are turning against the dollar, says Oxford Economics
Capital flows have been supportive of the U.S. dollar of late but this trend might just be ready to turn, challenging already stretched dollar bulls, according to Oxford Economics’ director of macro strategy Gaurav Saroliya.
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The Tell: Blockchain adoption tepid and interest in bitcoin waning, say JPMorgan analysts
The hype surrounding cryptocurrencies and blockchain — the distributed ledger technology that underpins all cryptocurrencies — is a little overblown with inroads to mainstream finance patchy at best, say analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Outside the Box: Trump has the chance of wiping out the U.S. trade deficit with China
The president holds (most of) the cards in the dispute, as China’s economy is showing signs of serious trouble.