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S&P 500, Dow climb as health insurers, financials gain

S&P 500, Dow climb as health insurers, financials gain

The Dow and S&P 500 rose on Thursday to close at record highs as health insurers gained after the Trump administration scrapped a plan designed to rein in prescription drug prices, while financial shares climbed with bond yields.



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The Fed 'put' could insulate stocks from trade wars, send the Dow to 28,000

With a potentially negative earnings season looming, investors see easy Fed policy as the security blanket the stock market needs as it breaks to new highs.

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Venture giant Andreessen Horowitz doubles down on fintech with newest hire from Credit Karma

Andreessen Horowitz is hiring Credit Karma's Anish Acharya as its newest general partner to hunt down investments in financial technology.

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Goldman gets bullish on big box retailers, likes Target, Home Depot and Walmart

In a world of retail "winners and losers" Goldman Sachs is betting on a few big-box retailers it feels will shoot up over the next year.

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This charitable investing strategy was an early investor in Beyond Meat

One donor-advised fund gave investors access to Beyond Meat before its surprise hit of an IPO. Here's how these charitable strategies could make it easier for mass affluent investors to give.

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When the Fed cuts rates without a recession, stocks go higher 100% of the time

Rate cuts can be a great thing for the stock market, or a sign of trouble ahead — depending on the timing.

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Volvo solves autonomous revenue riddle with package deals

Volvo solves autonomous revenue riddle with package deals

Swedish truckmaker AB Volvo's first commercial autonomous truck deal shows how it is bundling services to generate revenue from a technology that is years away from wide deployment.



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Oil up $2 on U.S. crude stocks draw, Gulf of Mexico storm

Oil up $2 on U.S. crude stocks draw, Gulf of Mexico storm

Oil prices gained $2 a barrel on Wednesday after U.S. crude inventories shrank more than expected and as major producers evacuated rigs in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of an expected storm.



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Powell says Fed is looking into Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency, flags 'serious concerns'

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says Facebook's cryptocurrency project raises serious concerns.

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Exxon evacuating workers from Gulf of Mexico platforms as storm nears

Exxon evacuating workers from Gulf of Mexico platforms as storm nears

Exxon Mobil Corp on Wednesday said it has removed non-essential staff from three U.S. Gulf of Mexico platforms, but expected a storm forming in the Gulf to have little effect on its oil and gas production.



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Fed's Powell explains why a return to the gold standard would be so damaging to the economy

Powell told Congress that he doesn't think a return to the gold standard in the U.S. would be a good idea.

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Fed's Powell, in Trump's crosshairs, gets backing from Congress

Fed's Powell, in Trump's crosshairs, gets backing from Congress

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell came to Capitol Hill on Wednesday with two goals: cementing the case for an interest rate cut at the end of this month, and bolstering his own Congressional wall of protection against a president who has made a daily habit of Fed bashing unseen since the 1970s.



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Fed's Powell bolsters rate cut view on trade, global growth concerns

Fed's Powell bolsters rate cut view on trade, global growth concerns

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday set the stage for the first U.S. interest rate cut in a decade later this month, pledging to 'act as appropriate' to defend an economic expansion threatened by trade disputes and a global slowdown.



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This risk could wipe out everything you own. How to prepare

Think your homeowners insurance will adequately cover your dwelling during a hurricane? You could be wrong. Here's how to prepare your house and your wallet for a disaster.

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Major grain traders face one-two punch from U.S. floods, trade war

Major grain traders face one-two punch from U.S. floods, trade war

Severe U.S. weather likely dented earnings for large grain companies including Archer Daniels Midland Co and Bunge Ltd for a second straight quarter, adding to headwinds from a still-unresolved U.S.-China trade war, analysts and economists said.



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