Wall Street
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A volatile calm - the paradox of 2016 financial markets
EghtesadOnline: Traditional measures of volatility at historic lows and Wall Street stocks at new record highs went hand-in-hand in 2016 with traders fretting about bouts of wild stock-price…
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Wall Street little changed in muted pre-holiday trading
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks were little changed in muted pre-holiday trading on Wednesday as investors paused, a day after the Nasdaq Composite and the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit record…
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Wall Street extends rally but Germany truck deaths reduce gains
EghtesadOnline: Wall Street extended a recent rally on Monday but finished the session short of earlier highs after several people were killed by a truck driven into a Christmas market in Germany.
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Wall Street to Fed: Not so fast; dealers see only two hikes in 2017 - Reuters Poll
EghtesadOnline: Wall Street's top banks were not immediately swayed Wednesday by signals from the Federal Reserve that the pace of interest rate hikes could pick up significantly next year, sticking…
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Boring Wall Street Analyst Notes Are Out. Bold and Funny Are In.
EghtesadOnline: Call it clickbait for Wall Street. But instead of 17 Cat Vines That Will Slay You Every Time, Bank of America Merrill Lynch is putting its hard-won reputation as the world’s top-ranked…
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Fed official stands by Wall Street reforms, says must complete work
EghtesadOnline: The United States "absolutely must" complete unfinished work ending the too-big-to-fail bank problem that helped plunge the global economy into recession eight years ago, an influentia…
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Wall Street Wins Again as Trump Chooses Bankers and Billionaires
EghtesadOnline: Hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson was feeling happy Wednesday morning. After Donald Trump ridiculed Wall Street on the campaign trail, the President-elect tapped former Goldman…
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Wall St. slips as banks, discretionary stocks drag
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks declined on Monday for their worst performance in nearly a month, weighed down by a pullback in the financial and consumer discretionary sectors as some investors…
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US retail stock rally leaves few bargains for investors
EghtesadOnline: Wall Street expects consumers to open their wallets a little wider this holiday shopping season but bargains among red-hot retail stocks could be hard to find, especially as profit…
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Asia stocks share some Wall St joy, U.S. yields a burden
EghtesadOnline: Asian stocks bounced to one-week highs on Wednesday as investors tried to share in the exuberance of Wall Street's record run, while high U.S. bond yields kept the dollar well…
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Wall St. opens lower as health stocks weigh
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks opened lower on Wednesday as a drop in the healthcare sector took the shine off a post-election rally that had powered Wall Street to record levels.
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U.S. stock futures point to extension of post-election rally
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stock index futures were higher on Tuesday, pointing to an extension of the post-election rally, a day after Wall Street closed at record levels on hopes that President-elect…
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Record highs for Wall Street quartet send other stocks higher
EghtesadOnline: World stocks on Tuesday rode the slipstream of the first joint all-time high for Wall Street's four main markets since 1999, while oil prices hit their highest level since October.
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Hensarling Could Be Wall Street’s Best Hope or Worst Nightmare
EghtesadOnline: With some in the finance industry salivating over the prospect of deregulation under Donald Trump, a key power broker is emerging who might bring headaches for Wall Street.
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Trump Brings in Wall Street Veterans to Talk Top Treasury Post
EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump interviewed top investment executives for the role of Treasury Secretary as the president-elect continues stitching together the administration that will take over…
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Wall Street keen for a fellow traveler at Treasury
EghtesadOnline: With President-elect Donald Trump promising to spend as much as half a trillion dollars on infrastructure and slash taxes – initiatives that could add dramatically to the U.S.…
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Wall Street slips, led by healthcare decline
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday, with healthcare stocks leading the declines, as investors cashed in on a post-election rally and waited for clarity on the next administration's…
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U.S. needs higher rates; banks need more capital: FDIC's Hoenig
EghtesadOnline: The Federal Reserve should demand more capital from Wall Street while the central bank slowly increases interest rates, a leading U.S. regulator said on Thursday as he outlined…
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Wall St. opens flat ahead of Yellen's testimony
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks opened little changed on Thursday, a day after the Dow broke a seven-day rally, as investors await a testimony by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen.
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Wall Street ends flat as financials' rise offsets tech drop
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks closed little changed on Monday after rising dramatically the week before and a decline in the technology sector offset a steep rise in financial stocks as investors…
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Victorious Donald Trump Is Devil Wall Street Doesn’t Know
EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump, the financial sector hardly knows yet. During the campaign, a group of bankers from around the country -- plane tickets in hand -- were looking forward to meeting…
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Wall Street elite stunned at Trump triumph
EghtesadOnline: From plush penthouse apartments on the Upper East Side to bars in midtown Manhattan, New York’s financial community watched in stunned dismay on Wednesday as Republican Donald…
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Trump’s Wall Street fans cheer as markets churn
EghtesadOnline: Wall Street supporters of Republican Donald Trump chanted "USA, USA" and clinked glasses on Tuesday as he won the key battleground state of Ohio in a nail-biting presidential…
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U.S. stock futures surge after Clinton cleared by FBI
EghtesadOnline: U.S. equity index futures rallied at the open on Sunday as bullish sentiment returned to Wall Street following the largest streak of losses on the S&P 500 since 1980.
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Hillary Clinton: Wall Street's favorite enemy
EghtesadOnline: Hillary Clinton began her presidential campaign by promising to do what it takes to rein in Wall Street.
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Wall Street set to open lower as Apple drags
EghtesadOnline; U.S. stock index futures pointed to the second straight day of decline at the open, with Apple dropping on disappointing quarterly sales and oil prices pressured by lingering…
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Asia stocks slide on Wall Street losses, oil drops on inventory rise
EghtesadOnline: Asian shares on Wednesday followed in the footsteps of Wall Street, which pulled back overnight on disappointing earnings, while the dollar inched down from a seven-month high…
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Wall St. set to open lower ahead of Fed minutes
EghtesadOnline: Wall Street looked set to open lower on Wednesday as investors eyed the finer details of the Federal Reserve's September policy meeting.
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Asian stocks eke out gains, dollar nears a nine-month high
EghtesadOnline: Asian stocks eked out gains but lacked clear direction on Monday after Wall Street's sluggish performance late last week, while the dollar hit a near nine-month high as comments…
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Regulators taking another look at costs of Wall Street safety rule
EghtesadOnline: Just as memories of the financial crisis are fading and tough new banking regulations are beginning to bite, some current and former regulators wonder whether one of the rules…