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As U.S. election heats up, investors brace for volatility

A U.S. stock market that has weathered trade wars, weak corporate earnings, and now a U.S.-Iran conflict to continually hit record highs faces a new obstacle: the 2020 U.S. election season.



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Stock Futures hold gains after December jobs report

U.S. stocks futures held on to their gains on Friday after job growth slowed more than expected in December, but the pace of hiring remains more than enough to keep the longest economic expansion in history humming along.



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U.S. job growth slows in December; unemployment rate steady at 3.5%

U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in December, but the pace of hiring remains more than enough to keep the longest economic expansion in history on track despite a deepening downturn in a manufacturing sector stung by trade disputes.



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Ex-Goldman tech chief Marty Chavez joins start-up seeking to disrupt cancer diagnosis

Chavez left Goldman at the end of last year after spending almost two decades at the Wall Street firm

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$3 billion worth of gift cards go unused each year. Don't let your cards go to waste

Each year, up to $3 billion on gift cards go unused. Here's why you should use your card sooner rather than later.

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Ex-Goldman tech chief Marty Chavez joins start-up seeking to disrupt cancer

Chavez left Goldman at the end of last year after spending almost two decades at the Wall Street firm.

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Wall Street hits record opening high on tech boost

Wall Street's main indexes opened at record levels on Friday, powered by technology stocks, but data showing slower-than-expected domestic job growth in December kept further gains in check.



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Takeaway declares victory in Just Eat bid battle

Dutch online food ordering service Takeaway.com on Friday declared victory in its bid to buy Britain's Just Eat in a deal worth 5.9 billion pounds ($7.7 billion).



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U.S. job growth slows in December, but labor market tightening

U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in December, but the pace of hiring likely remains sufficient to keep the longest economic expansion in history on track despite a deepening downturn in a manufacturing sector stung by trade disputes.



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U.S. December payrolls up less than expected

U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in December, but the pace of hiring remains more than enough to keep the longest economic expansion in history on track despite a deepening downturn in a manufacturing sector stung by trade disputes.



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Oil slips towards $65 as Middle East tensions ease

Oil slipped further towards $65 a barrel on Friday as tensions in the Middle East over Iran eased for now and investors focused on rising U.S. inventories and other signs of ample supply.



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This costly Social Security mistake could result in years of regret

Claiming Social Security early is common, but retirees could get larger monthly paychecks by waiting even just one additional year.

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Take Five: The burning bush

A swathe of Australia the size of South Korea is being razed by fire. The toll so far: 27 lives, more than 1,800 homes, a billion animals. But that's probably a fraction of the eventual costs. Analysts who have done the sums expect a drag as much as 0.4% this quarter on an economy already stuck in second gear. Given the bushfires have consumed an area 20 times greater than a similar conflagration in 2009, the cost will dwarf the $3 billion price attached to that disaster.



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Dow surpasses 29,000 as investors look past weak jobs data

The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Friday crossed the 29,000 mark for the first time, as gains in technology and healthcare stocks offset concerns from a report showing slower-than-expected U.S. jobs growth in December.



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Boeing supplier Spirit to lay off more than 20% of workforce in Kansas: memo

Boeing Co's biggest supplier, Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc , plans to lay off more than 20% of the workforce at its Wichita-Kansas base as it grapples with halted production and uncertainty over when 737 MAX jets will return to service, according to a company memo seen by Reuters.



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