US stocks
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U.S. Stocks Post Worst Week Since Election as Health Bill Fails
EghtesadOnline: The Trump Trade just took a big hit. U.S. stocks fell the most since the week leading up to the U.S. election as President Donald Trump suffered a major setback when he was forced…
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Stocks Fall, Bonds Rise as Health Vote Pulled
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks rose from session lows to end little changed as investors assessed the fallout from a failed health-care vote that has raised questions on Trump administration’s ability…
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Healthcare vote delay worries stocks, dollar
EghtesadOnline: All eyes in global financial markets were fixed on stuttering Republican efforts to pass a replacement for Obamacare on Friday, with failure likely to undermine faith in Donald…
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Markets fret as Trump agenda shows signs of cracks
EghtesadOnline: The steepest pullback in stocks since the U.S. presidential election reveals investor angst about President Donald Trump's ability to push through major reforms, leaving stocks…
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Protectionism worry drags on stocks, dollar hits six-week low
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. dollar slumped to a six-week low on Monday on worries over a dovish Federal Reserve, while U.S. and European stock markets dipped amid concerns about G20 financial leaders'…
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Crude Retreat Weighs on U.S., European Equities
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks slipped with European equities as oil fell toward $48 a barrel, with investors digesting fresh signs that the U.S. intends to rewrite the terms of global trade. The…
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Post-Fed boost for small-cap stocks may be limited
EghtesadOnline: Small-cap stocks benefited from a dovish lining to the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates this past week, but strategists warn it will take more to make these…
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Wall Street opens higher as oil rebounds; Fed eyed
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks opened slightly higher on Wednesday as oil prices rebounded and investors counted down to the conclusion of the Federal Reserve's two-day meeting, where the central…
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Wall Street drifts with eyes on Fed; Intel drops
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks ended little changed in light volume on Monday, with traders eyeing a Federal Reserve meeting expected to result in an interest rate increase later this week.
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U.S. Stocks Slump With Bonds as Dollar Fluctuates
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks headed for the third decline in four days, Treasuries slipped and the dollar churned in place as investors come to terms with the likelihood that interest rates will…
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Wall Street slips on wiretap accusation, geopolitical worries
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks opened lower on Monday amid losses across sectors as investors' appetite for risk was curbed by geopolitical tensions in Asia and President Donald Trump's accusation…
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Lack of Specifics from Trump Are No Problem for Market Bulls Bent on Reflation
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump took credit for the $3 trillion surge in the value of U.S. stocks since his election. But a growing chorus of analysts are contending it’s the economy that…
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Fed trumps Trump as dollar, U.S. Treasury yields soar
EghtesadOnline:The dollar and U.S. Treasury yields jumped on Wednesday, while stocks were mixed, as investors focused less on U.S. President Donald Trump's first speech to Congress and more on…
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Stocks Post Gains Before Trump Speech to Congress
EghtesadOnline: Equities rallied in the last half-hour of trading Friday to recover losses from earlier in the session, as investors set their sights on U.S. President Donald Trump’s speech before…
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Stocks Rise To Records, Dollar Gains With Bonds
EghtesadOnline: Most U.S. stocks rose, taking the S&P 500 Index to a fresh record amid deal action ahead of the holiday weekend. Treasuries advanced and the dollar erased losses for the week…
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Apple, banks push Wall Street to all-time high
EghtesadOnline: Major U.S. stock indexes established record highs on Tuesday, led by bank stocks after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said it would be unwise to wait too long to raise interest…
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Trump tax cut talk, Chinese data spur risk rally
EghtesadOnline: The dollar rose and U.S. stock futures held near record highs as investors cheered upbeat Chinese trade data and hopes of business-friendly tax cuts in the United States, although…
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Wall St. Week Ahead: Dollar's sudden weakness could help U.S. profit picture
EghtesadOnline: Stock investors could have at least one less worry in the next earnings period: the suddenly limp U.S. dollar.
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Wall St. edges up on gains in consumer stocks
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks reversed course and were up slightly on Thursday, as a rise in consumer shares helped offset losses in financials, but investors remained cautious over President Donald…
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Trump Trades Falter as Dollar Falls, Bonds Gain
EghtesadOnline: The reflation trades that boosted the dollar and torpedoed bonds after the U.S. election showed renewed signs of fading amid Donald Trump’s latest foreign-policy rhetoric and…
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Warren Buffett: I bought $12 billion of stock after Trump won
EghtesadOnline: The failure of Warren Buffett's favored candidate to capture the White House has not dimmed the billionaire's appetite for stocks
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Gold Gains as Trump Shocks Markets by Doing What He Said He’d Do
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump’s policies have brought gold back to life. Gold futures rose for a second day, posting the biggest monthly gain since June, on investor concern over moves…
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Trump Rally Hits Speed Bump on Immigration Concern
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks fell the most since the November election, while Treasuries advanced with gold as Donald Trump’s order on immigration raised concern that he may follow through with…
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Global shares, dollar retreat on Trump travel ban, weak U.S. GDP
EghtesadOnline: Asian share markets and U.S. stock futures fell on Monday after President Donald Trump introduced immigration curbs that sparked criticism at home and abroad, adding to fears…
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Wall Street slips after soft GDP data, earnings
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks edged lower for a second consecutive session on Friday as some underwhelming corporate earnings and gross domestic product data offset recent enthusiasm over policy…
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Wall St. slightly lower at open
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks were slightly lower at the open on Friday as investors took a breather following the Dow Jones Industrial Average's three-day winning streak, which has kept the index…
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Investors curb their enthusiasm ahead of Trump era
EghtesadOnline: A month ago, the dollar and stock markets were riding high as investors bet that the Trump administration, together with the Republican-controlled Congress, would usher in an…
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Wall St. opens higher ahead of Trump inauguration
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks advanced at the open on Friday ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration as the 45th president of the United States.
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Investment Focus: History suggests Trump month will be stocks down, dollar up
EghtesadOnline: For financial markets, the Trump era begins on Monday, and if history is any guide the following month should be a rocky one for Wall Street but positive for the dollar.
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Stocks Rise, Dollar Drops as Trump Effect Fades
EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump’s first press conference as president-elect spurred a brief bout of volatility on U.S. financial markets before stocks, the dollar and Treasuries drifted back toward…