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Stocks Under Pressure Despite Strong Jobs Report As Investors Fear Bigger Fed Rate Hikes
Topline The stock market was mixed Friday after the U.S. economy added back a better-than-expected 528,000 jobs in July, with…
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This Is Why We Are Not In A Recession Yet, But It’s Just A Matter Of Time
The market bounce may be short-lived if it thinks that the Fed is going to become less aggressive … [+]…
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M&T, Credit Suisse see biggest jumps in stress capital requirements
M&T Bank Corporation and Credit Suisse Holdings will have to increase their stress capital buffers by more than 2 percentage…
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Dow Jumps 400 Points As Stocks Rebound Thanks To Solid Earnings, Upbeat Economic Data
Topline The stock market rallied on Wednesday, reversing losses from earlier this week thanks to stronger-than-expected economic data which helped…
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Here’s Why More Fed Officials Are Warning That The Market Is Getting Ahead Of Itself
Topline An increasing number of Federal Reserve officials are pushing back against the latest market rally, dismissing recent optimism about…
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Powell says rate hikes aren’t a stability risk. Others are less convinced.
The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates at its fastest pace in decades in an effort to stomp out inflation,…
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Here’s Why Stocks Are Rallying Despite Troubling GDP Report—History Shows It’s Not Unusual And They Could Keep Rising
Topline Stocks rallied on Thursday even after the U.S. economy posted its second consecutive quarter of negative growth which technically…
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Fed Raises Interest Rates By 75 Basis Points Again As Investors Brace For Recession
Topline The Federal Reserve on Wednesday doubled down on its most aggressive economic tightening campaign in nearly three decades to…
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Dow Jumps 400 Points After Fed Hikes Rates By 75 Basis Points
Topline The stock market jumped on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 75 basis points for the…
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Stocks Rally Ahead Of Fed Decision, Microsoft And Alphabet Rise After Earnings
Topline The stock market moved slightly higher on Wednesday morning thanks to a boost from Big Tech stocks like Microsoft…
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Bull Stock Market Arrives As Optimism Returns
A trader smiles and gestures another for a high-five at New York Stock Exchange (Photo by Chris … [+] Hondros)…
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Here’s What Another China Lockdown Could Mean For The U.S. Economy
More Covid lockdowns in China would be “another headache” for the Federal Reserve in its battle against inflation, experts say,…
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Inflation Dynamics Point To A Slowdown
Various components of the CPI (like used cars) could dampen inflationary rise getty Inflation often gets reduced to a simple…
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Dow Falls 200 Points Despite Solid Earnings From Goldman, Bank Of America
Topline The stock market fell on Monday to kick off a big week of earnings as the latest quarterly results…
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Buy Healthcare Stocks To Beat Surprise Scourge Of Deflation
Investors should be weary of what the downturn in key commodity prices portends. While the large … [+] investment research…
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Dow Jumps Over 600 Points After Strong Retail Sales, Mixed Bank Earnings
Topline Stocks surged higher on Friday—recouping some of their losses from this week—as investors assessed the latest batch of corporate…
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Dow Jumps 400 Points After Strong Retail Sales, Mixed Bank Earnings
Topline Stocks opened higher on Friday—attempting to recoup some of their losses from this week—as investors assessed the latest batch…
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Dow Loses 100 Points After ‘Underwhelming’ Bank Earnings As Investors Fear Bigger Fed Rate Hikes
Topline The stock market fell on Thursday as several big banks kicked off earrings season with disappointing results and warnings…
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Democrats urge Fed to toughen investment rules for senior officials
Democratic senators are urging the Federal Reserve Board to strengthen its ethics policies and bring more oversight to the actions…
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Fake Inflation Report Circulates, Sending Stocks Spiraling
NORTH MIAMI – FEBRUARY 20: Evelyn Bonilla shops for groceries at Lorenzo’s Supermarket as a new … [+] government report…
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The “Pasta Bowl Recession” – What It Means For Investors
AFP via Getty Images Key takeaways Sean Snaith predicts that the U.S. is on its way to a “Pasta Bowl…
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Dow Falls 300 Points After ‘Ugly’ Inflation Report Adds To Recession Fears
Topline The stock market tanked on Wednesday after the Labor Department reported inflation unexpectedly surged to new highs in June,…
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Small-bank executives in near-universal agreement that recession is coming
Small-bank executives overwhelmingly think the U.S. economy will fall into a recession by 2023. In an online survey conducted June…
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S&P 500 Loses Over 1% As Investors Brace For Shaky Earnings Season, Looming Inflation Report
Topline Stocks fell on Monday as markets brace for the start of earnings season—with several major companies reporting quarterly results…
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Tech Rebound Drives Equity Advance As The Dollar Hits New Highs
(Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) Getty Images Stocks indices in the U.S. posted significant gains last week, led by a…
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Stocks Fall After U.S. Economy Adds Back 372,000 Jobs In June
Topline The stock market moved higher on Friday and posted solid gains this week, as investors assessed a stronger-than-expected jobs…
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Dow Jumps Over 300 Points As Stocks Aim For Rare Winning Week
Topline The stock market moved higher on Thursday, adding to recent gains a day after the Federal Reserve reaffirmed its…
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Federal Reserve Prepares More Big Rate Hikes Amid Risk That High Inflation Could ‘Become Entrenched’
Topline Federal Reserve officials reaffirmed their commitment to fighting inflation with big rate hikes and pledged to use “more restrictive…
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Fed bans former Golden Pacific investor from banking industry
Karl K. Klessig, an investor who sought to acquire the former Golden Pacific Bancorp in Sacramento, California, was banned from…
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Should the Fed decide who gets a master account?
A long-running debate about which institutions can access the Federal Reserve’s services is nearing a tipping point. The question has…
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Fed to publish stress test results June 23
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve announced Monday that it will release the results of its supervisory stress tests on June…
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All together now: Regulators tout benefits of CRA revamp
WASHINGTON — Banking regulators put on a united front in defending their revamp of anti-redlining legislation in the first time…
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Dow Jumps 600 Points, Oils Hits 11-Year High As ‘Investors Are Whipsawed’ By Rate Hikes And Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Topline The stock market jumped on Wednesday—despite oil prices skyrocketing to their highest level since 2011 amid Russia’s invasion of…
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Fed’s Bullard still wants to hike rates 100 basis points by July
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard continues to back raising interest rates by 1 percentage point by…
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