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How a shrinking cash pile at the Fed can aid liquidity in the $26 trillion Treasury market
A popular pandemic spot for banks, money-market funds and financial institutions to park cash overnight with the Federal Reserve could…
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Inflation is falling but interest rates are going to stay higher for longer. Way longer.
Even with the recent partial retreat in long-term real and nominal interest rates, they remain well above the ultra-low levels…
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Nvidia and Microsoft CEOs say industrial companies will benefit most from AI. Here are stocks to put on your watch list.
Artificial intelligence has been a dominant theme for investors during 2023, as data centers have installed the equipment and software…
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Wall Street’s ‘dash for trash’ is heating up as small caps, unprofitable tech and other speculative bets rally
A mad rush for small-cap stocks, shares of unprofitable technology companies and heavily-shorted names has revived talk of a “dash…
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After best stretch since 2020, how much higher can stocks climb?
U.S. stocks pulled back on Monday following the best five-week stretch for the S&P 500 since 2020, according to Dow…
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Here’s why bitcoin and gold are both in rally mode approaching year-end
Bitcoin and gold both rallied during the weekend, pushing up the yellow metal on Sunday to its highest intraday high…
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How investors can profit if the markets get carried away with 2024 rate-cut hopes
A top strategist at Goldman Sachs Group has a recommendation for traders who think markets have once again been too…
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Why the U.S. economy isn’t out of the woods as stock market soars
A rally in the U.S. stock and bond markets in the past week defied the bears and fueled hopes for…
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U.S. job-growth data looms large on markets’ radar this coming week
Markets seem captivated by the prospect of future declines in U.S. inflation, Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts and no recession. These…
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Why these stocks could lose money even if the market gains
“Short sellers play a valuable role in keeping stocks from becoming overvalued. ” Certain stocks are likely to fall in…
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