US stocks
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Stocks rally after Mnuchin says Sino-U.S. trade war 'on hold'
EghtesadOnline: Stocks rose on Monday after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin declared the U.S.-China trade war “on hold” following their agreement to suspend the tariff threats that roiled…
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U.S. Stocks Start May Lower, With Eyes on Apple
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks opened lower on a day when much attention will be focused on Apple Inc.’s earnings report after the close. The dollar extended its rally, while U.K. equities climbed…
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Stocks Advance as Deals Greet Week; Dollar Climbs
EghtesadOnline: Stocks in the U.S. rose amid a flurry of dealmaking at the start of another busy week for earnings and economic news. The dollar climbed while the pound declined as Prime Minister…
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Stocks Fall on Tech Selloff, Bond Slide Deepens
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks stumbled into the weekend, as renewed selling in technology shares overshadowed what has so far been a solid earnings season. Inflation concerns sent the dollar higher…
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U.S. Stock Futures Climb on Earnings, Geopolitics
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stock futures rose, extending gains a third day as investors took heart from a solid start to the earnings season and signs of improving relations between America and North…
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Stocks Get Boost From Earnings as Treasuries Fall
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks rose amid better-than-expected earnings from several industry heavyweights, adding to evidence that the strengthening economy is lifting corporate profits.
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U.S. Stock Futures Rally, Bonds Fall After Syria
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stock futures rallied and bonds fell with oil as traders speculated there would be limited repercussions from the weekend’s missile strikes in Syria.
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U.S. Stock Futures Rise as Investors Assess U.S.-China Tensions
EghtesadOnline: After a deep selloff in U.S. stocks on Friday, investors are now taking a step back to assess President Donald Trump’s order for a review of more tariffs that prompted an aggressive…
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Stocks Gain, Treasuries Steady Before Key CPI Data
EghtesadOnline: U.S. equity-index futures gained, the dollar edged lower and Treasuries were steady before a key inflation report that may throw more light on the Federal Reserve’s policy path.…
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U.S. Stocks Set for More Pain as Volatility Climbs
EghtesadOnline: The global equity rout extended on Tuesday as a gauge of world stocks headed for the biggest three-day slide since 2015. U.S. shares were poised for more losses, with a measure…
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Treasuries Slide, Dollar Gains as Busy Week Begins
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Treasuries extended a selloff that’s taken yields to the highest since early 2014 as traders gear up for a hectic week of data and policy announcements. The dollar climbed…
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Wall Street closes lower, Treasury prices higher
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks closed lower on Monday after starting the day at record highs, weighed down by the tech and industrial sectors, while U.S. Treasury prices inched higher in thin volume.
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Dollar Gains on Rates, U.S. Tax Plan; Stocks Mixed
EghtesadOnline: The dollar extended gains after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen boosted expectations for an interest-rate rise in December and ahead of the U.S. president laying out his tax-reform…
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U.S. Stocks Dip as Investors Digest Trump Tax Plan
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks slid as investors weighed the impact of the Republican tax proposal that would dramatically cut levies on corporations and the wealthy. Politics dominated trading…
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Traders Hold Back Before Fed Decides on Policy
EghtesadOnline: Stocks fluctuated near peaks and the dollar held above its recent lows with a highly anticipated Federal Reserve policy decision pending, and as investors girded for another round…
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Stocks Fall, Bonds Rally Amid Korea, Irma Threats
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks slipped while Treasuries rallied the most in 10 months as tensions with North Korea mounted and another Atlantic hurricane threatened to make landfall.
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Stocks Rise, Bonds Decline After Weak Jobs Number
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks rose and Treasuries declined as reports showing a gain in consumer sentiment and an increase in manufacturing offset a mediocre August employment report.
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U.S. Stocks, Treasuries Rise After Yellen's Speech
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks and Treasuries rose while the dollar sank after Janet Yellen’s speech didn’t take the hawkish tone some expected. Oil gained as Hurricane Harvey churned toward the…
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Stocks, Not Bonds, Are Market to Watch Amid U.S. Funding Drama
EghtesadOnline: There’s a new sheriff in town and it’s stocks. So says Strategas Research Partners LLC, which argues that equities have supplanted bonds as the market to watch as drama builds…
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Fed's Big Bond Unwind May Clobber U.S. Stocks, Corporate Debt
EghtesadOnline: Stocks and corporate bonds may be the surprise big losers once the Federal Reserve starts reducing its $4.5 trillion balance sheet.
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Traders Might Be About to Get a Big Buy Signal for U.S. Stocks
EghtesadOnline: Traders have been selling U.S. stocks so heavily lately they might be giving themselves a good reason to buy.
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Summer rumblings could herald a stormy fall for U.S. stocks
EghtesadOnline: The Trump-fed rally in stocks, lately showing signs of faltering as the long Wall Street summer nears its end, faces a key test in the weeks ahead with the approach of a historically…
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Stability concerns focus at Fed ahead of Yellen speech
EghtesadOnline: The stock market's steady rise, still low long-term bond yields and a sagging dollar are girding the Fed's intent to raise interest rates again this year despite concerns about…
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U.S. Stocks Gain, Volatility Slips as Tension Ebbs
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks rose and volatility eased as markets showed signs of stabilizing after days of verbal sparring between the U.S. and North Korea. The dollar fell after American inflation…
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Wall Street opens flat as tech stocks slip
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks opened little changed on Thursday, with the Dow barely above 22,000, a milestone it breached a day earlier on the back of Apple's strong quarterly results.
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U.S. Stocks Mixed Near Records, Pound Drops on BOE
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks opened mixed as investors assessed the latest batch of corporate results ahead of Friday’s jobs report. The British pound slumped after the Bank of England cut its…
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Trump’s Dollar Mess: Losses Pile Up as Political Drama Mounts
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump loves to trumpet the record run in U.S. stocks. “Stock market hits another high with spirit and enthusiasm so positive,” he tweeted on July 12, in one of…
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Fund Managers and Strategists Think the Bull Market Is Ending Next Year
EghtesadOnline: America’s second-longest bull run in stocks on record will end by late 2018, when U.S. credit also will enter its first bear market since the global crisis, according to a Bloomberg…
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Stocks Fall, Dollar Sinks as Politics Take a Toll
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks sank Friday and the euro climbed to its highest level against the dollar since January 2015 as investors assessed an investigation into U.S. President Donald Trump…
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Record S&P 500 Failing to Stem Steadiest Fund Outflow Since 2009
EghtesadOnline: Even as the S&P 500 Index clawed its way to a fresh record and squeezed out a third consecutive weekly gain, signs of fading enthusiasm in U.S. stocks have become increasingly…