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Stimulus hopes buoy Wall Street, financials lead gains

Wall Street's main indexes edged higher on Monday as investors bet on increased chances of monetary stimulus from central banks around the world to boost slowing growth.



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California highway barrier repairs 'ineffective' before Tesla crash: NTSB

The National Transportation Safety Board said Monday that California state transportation officials should ensure timely repairs of highway traffic safety hardware in the aftermath of a March 2018 Tesla crash.



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Apple may spark upgrade rush with new iPhones, tight pricing

Apple Inc could sell as many as 200 million of its latest iPhones from existing users upgrading their older devices and much of that demand will come from China despite an ongoing trade war, several Wall Street analysts said on Monday.



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Tech, healthcare weigh on Wall Street, stimulus hopes flicker

Early gains on Wall Street fizzled out by afternoon on Monday as losses in technology and healthcare stocks overshadowed increased expectations of stimulus from central banks around the world.



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Social Security 'break-even' calculations can be very misleading for retirees

Your total retirement benefits over your lifetime should be one factor in your decision on when to claim benefits.

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Lloyds and Barclays hit by $4 billion insurance mis-selling claims

Lloyds and Barclays on Monday said a surge in late claims could see them pay out around $2 billion more each to settle Britain's costliest consumer banking scandal, the mis-selling of payment protection insurance (PPI).



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California highway barrier not repaired before fatal Tesla crash

California state transportation officials failed to repair a highway safety device seriously damaged in a high-speed crash 11 days before a fatal collision in March 2018 involving a Tesla in Autopilot mode, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Monday.



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U.S. states launch antitrust probe of big tech; Google ads in focus

Attorneys general from 48 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have opened an antitrust probe into big tech companies that focuses on Alphabet's Google , Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton formally announced on Monday.



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Stocks give up early gains, pound hits 6-week high

A gauge of global stocks gave up initial gains on Monday as investors questioned whether likely stimulus measures from the world's central banks would be enough to deter slowing growth, while the pound hit a six-week high in choppy trading.



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Factbox: Big Tech faces growing number of federal, state probes

Several U.S. state attorneys general are set to launch antitrust probes of large technology companies such as Alphabet's Google and Facebook amid concerns that the companies have too much power and are harming users and stifling competition.



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Real US debt levels could be 2,000% of economy, a Wall Street report suggests

Putting all that together paints a daunting picture but one that requires nuance to understand.

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Activist short seller explains bet against Church & Dwight as due to 'extreme overvaluation'

Spruce Point Capital founder Ben Axler published a report last week expressing "significant concerns" about Church & Dwight.

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Citigroup tempers net interest income guidance

Citigroup Inc said on Monday that it expects net interest income to be up between 3% and 4% for the year, compared with prior guidance of 4% growth.



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Facebook and Amazon are among JP Morgan's top internet picks despite regulatory scrutiny

J.P. Morgan likes Facebook, Amazon, Twitter, Netflix and media company IAC as its top internet sector picks in the second half of 2019.

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S&P 500, Nasdaq edge down, pulling back with tech

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were down slightly in Monday afternoon trading, led by losses in technology shares, as the market pulled back following gains last week.



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