Author: super@dmin
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Cryptos: Bitcoin trades higher, but struggles to regain $4,000
Cryptocurrency prices are trading mostly higher on Tuesday, looking to claw back some of the ground lost on Monday.
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Market Snapshot: Dow futures drop 100 points, as doubts over U.S.-China trade deal emerge
U.S. stock-index futures set up stocks for losses, as investors re-examine trade concerns.
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Currencies: Dollar gets whacked as 3-year and 5-year government bond yields invert
The U.S. dollar drops versus its major rivals on Tuesday, led lower by weaker Treasury yields that saw the three-year and five-year yield curve invert. Elsewhere, the British pound bounces higher on the news that the U.K. could unilaterally overturn Brexit.
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Jeff Reeves’s Strength in Numbers: 5 smart ways to buy bonds and stabilize your portfolio
A pitch for bonds may sound insane, but this isn’t the usual approach.
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The Wall Street Journal: McConnell says lawmakers will avoid government shutdown
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell predicts lawmakers would avert a government shutdown when a proposed stopgap measure expires later this month, saying neither party wants the political blame for a lapse in funding.
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Love & Money: This couple works together in a financial planning firm, but is it plain sailing at home?
A husband and wife team run a service to help people in their 30s and 40s with their finances.
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Mark Hulbert: Stocks are twice as likely to finish 2019 with a gain than a loss
U.S. stocks average calendar-year advances two-thirds of the time, writes Mark Hulbert.
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Howard Gold’s No-Nonsense Investing: The stock market made President Trump and the Fed’s Powell blink
This autumn’s stock market bloodbath prompted tactical retreats for the two.
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Asia Markets: Asian markets take a break a day after big gains
Asian equities were broadly lower following Monday’s jumps across the region, with a number of indexes sitting near session lows as the day’s action progressed.
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Walmart, Target among the retail winners from the tariff truce: Wells Fargo
Many retailers benefit from the tariff halt Trump announced over the weekend, with industry groups holding out hope for a final resolution with China.