Commodity/Financial Market News
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Currencies
Switzerland Shocks With Interest Rate Cut. What It Means for the Rest of Europe.
The Swiss National Bank delivered a surprise interest-rate cut this past week, kicking off what’s likely to become a widespread…
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Investment
Factory orders sink 3.6% on fewer Boeing contracts. U.S. business investment still weak.
Published: March 5, 2024 at 10:02 a.m. ET Story developing. Stay tuned for updates here. The numbers: U.S. factory orders…
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Opinion: One reason for stock market’s rally: Expectations that AI will stay unregulated
There seems to be a bizarre disconnect between the surging U.S. stock market and the sad state of American politics.…
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Financial Market
Discover Financial Services stock outperforms competitors despite losses on the day
Published: March 4, 2024 at 5:02 p.m. ET Shares of Discover Financial Services DFS dropped 0.61% to $120.07 Monday, on…
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Financial Market
Stock rally, rate-cut forecasts get tested by Powell’s testimony and jobs report
A four-month-long U.S. stock market rally, partly fueled by investors’ expectations for interest rate cuts in 2024 by the Federal…
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Financial Market
MFA Financial Inc. stock underperforms Wednesday when compared to competitors
Published: Feb. 28, 2024 at 5:32 p.m. ET Shares of MFA Financial Inc. MFA dropped 0.83% to $10.75 Wednesday, on…
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Financial Market
The Wilshire 5000 Was the First Total Market Stock Index. At 50, It has Gone Global.
Welcome to the golden anniversary of the first U.S. total stock market index, which boasts an eventful and little-known history…
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Why a drop in oil 10 years ago suggests the U.S. stock market is headed for a decline
U.S. stocks and oil can sometimes move together, but a period of decline for oil ten years ago indicates potential…
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