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Stocks Flirt with 6-day Rally; Nasdaq Set for Best Week Since 2011

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U.S. stocks edged slightly higher on Friday, aiming for the best week in years following five straight daily gains. Investors watched for any signs of inflation in the economy, the threat of which sparked recent ...

Stock Market’s Wild Swings: It’s a ‘Trader’s Paradise’, Says Wall Street Legend

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Wall Street traders are riding high amid increased volatility. Not everyone is yanking their hair out after a resurgence of once-dormant volatility. For one traders, whose lifeblood is unearthing profit from the vagaries of asset ...

Amazon to Launch Delivery Service that Competes with FedEx, UPS

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The company is preparing to begin the offering in Los Angeles with its ‘third-party merchants’ and then roll it out more broadly Amazon.com Inc. is preparing to launch a delivery service for businesses, positioning it ...

Opinion: The Stock Market’s Plunge isn’t the Sound of a Bubble Bursting

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Evidence shows the stock market hasn’t been in a bubble Whatever it is that’s bringing the stock market down sharply, it’s not the bursting of a bubble. That’s because the recent market — overheated and ...

Jeff Bezos’ Fortune Tops $120 billion as Amazon Shares Surge After Hours

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Amazon CEO saw his wealth grow by $17.4 billion in January alone. Jeff Bezos got a little bit richer Thursday after Amazon.com Inc. shares soared in after-hours trading, sending his personal fortune above $120 billion. ...

Opinion: 13 Stocks These Winning Stockpickers Recommend Now

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I rise, your Honor, in defense of stock picking. I admit I’m an unlikely public defender for the stockpicking industry, since I have made a career of pointing out how difficult it is to beat ...

Dow, S&P 500 Set for Records as GDP Reading Shows 2.6% Fourth-Quarter Growth

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The Dow and S&P 500 on Friday extended trade to all-time highs after a reading of fourth-quarter gross domestic product came in slightly softer than expected but likely healthy enough not to derail the perception ...

This is What Happens in the Stock Market When the Government Shuts Down

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With the U.S. government partially shutting down over the weekend, will the stock market’s nearly uninterrupted march higher also come to a close? The federal government shutdown is poised to stretch into a third day ...

Opinion: Prepare for These 5 Tech Stocks to Move Big on Earnings

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A number of high-profile stocks have already made headlines this earnings season. But arguably the most important reports are yet to come, given that big names in technology are set to report over the next ...

Gold Prices Steady Near 4-Month Peak

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Gold prices were little changed on Thursday, sticking to the almost four-month high hit this week, as a stabilizing dollar kept the yellow metal’s move in check. February gold GCG8 was up about $2.20, or ...