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Stocks Gain as U.S. Debt Nears Worst Run Since ’74: Markets Wrap

March 10, 2017-6:26 am Stevie 0

Bloomberg Energy stocks rallied, leading a third day of gains for European equities as crude prices bounced. Treasuries flirted with the longest losing streak in more than four decades before a U.S. jobs report expected […]

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Profitable Companies, No Taxes: Here’s How They Did It

March 9, 2017-6:35 am Stevie 0

New York Times By PATRICIA COHEN MARCH 9, 2017 Complaining that the United States has one of the world’s highest corporate tax levels, President Trump and congressional Republicans have repeatedly vowed to shrink it. Yet if […]

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This $430 Billion Wealth Manager Says to Pass on U.K. Stocks

March 9, 2017-6:09 am Stevie 0

by Aleksandra Gjorgievska March 9, 2017, 12:00 AM EST Bloomberg In a world where investors are betting on stocks tied to economic growth, the U.K. equity market is not the place to be. According to […]

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Oil Drops Below $50 for First Time Since December on Supply Glut

March 9, 2017-5:56 am Stevie 0

Bloomberg Oil dropped below $50 for the first time since December after concerns that OPEC’s output cuts aren’t tempering a surplus in the U.S. triggered the biggest slump in more than a year. Futures dropped […]

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U.S. Stock Futures Head for Longest Slump Since Trump’s Victory

March 8, 2017-6:09 am Stevie 0

Bloomberg Futures trading suggests the record-setting U.S. equity rally may be running on empty. E-mini contracts on the S&P 500 Index are falling for a fifth day after a two-session pullback in the underlying gauge. […]

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Trump Sends Pharma Stocks Down With New Tweet on Drug Prices

March 7, 2017-12:30 pm Stevie 0

Bloomberg President Donald Trump jumped back into the debate over drug pricing on Tuesday, sending pharmaceutical stocks down again with a tweet promising to lower medicine costs for American people. In a tweet shortly before […]

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Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day

March 7, 2017-7:03 am Stevie 0

Get caught up on what’s moving markets. Lorcan Roche Kelly and Isobel Finkel Bloomberg Trump introduces a revamped travel ban, the euro area grows as expected, and Saudi Aramco surprises. Here are some of the things people […]

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The Esteemed WSJ Believes Commodities Are Coming Back

March 6, 2017-8:44 pm traderscott 0

The Entry Points The commodities market for awhile has been concerning to me. There are too many confident new bulls. I did the post about markets at extremes on Dec. 12th. Copper was one of those […]

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If Trump Wants Growth, He’ll Need Immigrants

March 6, 2017-10:32 am Stevie 0

Bloomberg By Mark Whitehouse Any day now, President Donald Trump is expected to sign a revised order barring citizens of certain countries from entering the U.S. — part of a broader effort to limit immigration. […]

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Farms Are Turning to Solar as Electricity Prices Soar

March 6, 2017-8:37 am traderscott 0

Motherboard MEREDITH RUTLAND BAUER Feb 22 2017, 4:02pm Solar energy is now cheaper than fossil fuels for many large farms. Step onto a farm in California, and you’re likely to find solar panels planted near […]

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