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By Jon D. Markman On June 17, 201906:28 AM Eastern
Stocks modestly retreated on Friday as investors swept into bonds, gold, and other safe havens amid intensifying fears of trouble in the oil tanker routes in the Middle East.
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By Jon D. Markman On June 14, 201903:00 PM Eastern
Stocks are retreating modestly in early action Friday as investors swept into bonds, gold and other safe havens amid intensifying fears of trouble in the oil tanker routes in the Middle East.
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By Mike Larson On June 14, 201912:00 PM Eastern
Tech stocks are swinging wildly, but “Safe Money” sectors are surging. The reason: Recession risk is rising and asset bubbles are leaking air. Here’s how to profit amid this ongoing volatility …
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By Sean Brodrick On June 14, 201911:18 AM Eastern
Crude oil jumped more than 2% yesterday, on news that someone is firing torpedoes at tankers in the Gulf of Oman. That waterway leads right into the Strait of Hormuz. This is the second attack on...
By Tony Sagami On June 14, 201908:45 AM Eastern
Recessions? What are those?
According to the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research, the official statistic arbiter of recessions, our economy hasn't had a recession in 10 years. This ties...
By Mike Larson On June 14, 201908:00 AM Eastern
What’s your best friend as an investor? Data. Impartial, accurate, timely data. It’s not going to paint a rosy picture for you — it’s going to tell you what you need to hear, when you need to hear...
By Jon D. Markman On June 14, 201906:28 AM Eastern
A sudden, stunning boom in energy companies’ shares pushed the major indexes higher on Thursday, letting the broad market gregariously record its first gain in three lonely days.
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By Jon D. Markman On June 13, 201902:40 PM Eastern
Rising shares of energy companies are pushing the S&P 500 higher Thursday, putting the broad index on pace for its first gain in three days.
Shares of ExxonMobil (XOM), Hess (HES), Chevron (CVX)...
By Jon D. Markman On June 13, 201906:28 AM Eastern
Stocks sidestepped lower on Wednesday in a sleepy, sloppy, slippy session that came a day after they snapped a weeklong winning streak.
The narrative was mostly about lingering trade tensions...
By Jon D. Markman On June 12, 201903:13 PM Eastern
Stocks are extending their slide Wednesday, a day after snapping a weeklong winning streak amid lingering trade tensions and questions over the direction of Federal Reserve policy.
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