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The Wall Street Journal: Major Backers Of Facebooks Libra May Be Getting Cold Feet

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Cracks are forming in the coalition Facebook Inc. assembled to build a global cryptocurrency-based payments network. ... Read more

Trump Trade War Collides With Domestic Discontent In China

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Five hundred days into the U.S.-China trade war, after a dozen unproductive high-level meetings between the two countrie... Read more

Bond Report: 10-year Treasury Note Yield Logs Biggest Monthly Increase Since Last September

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Treasury yields fall from their highs on Monday as bond fund managers bought debt as part of routine rebalancing operati... Read more

The 2020 Social Security COLA Is Expected To Be Minimal — And Thats Not Even The Worst Part

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Social Security follows inflation rates tagged to expenses of workers, not retirees Read more

Deep Dive: Index Funds May Hold More Danger Than You Realize — Heres A Way To Cut Your Risk

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‘What you don’t own in a portfolio can be more helpful than what you own,’ says Kimball Brooker of the $50 billion... Read more

The Ratings Game: Wells Fargo New CEO Removes Major Overhang For Stock, But Buyers Beware

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Wells Fargo & Co. investors and analysts cheered the bank’s announcement of a new chief executive, but there is al... Read more

Currencies: Like It Or Not, The U.S. Dollar Is Cementing Its Role As A Global Safe Haven

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The U.S. dollar’s rally this week in the face of rising domestic political uncertainty underlines the currency’s cre... Read more

Congress Could Rewrite The Rules On Forced Arbitration — 3 Reasons Every American Should Care

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There are more than twice as many arbitration agreements as there are people in America, by one count. Read more

TaxWatch: Americans Save A Record Amount In 529 Education Plans — Why Thats Not Necessarily A Good Thing

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These tax-advantaged saving plans show people are planning for their children’s future, so why are some experts concer... Read more

Deep Dive: These Bank Stocks Could Be Crushed If The Fed Keeps Lowering Interest Rates

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KBW paints a dire scenario for 20 U.S. financial-services companies. Read more

Market Extra: Shadow Banks Could Be Playing Role In Repo-market Drama, Economist Says

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The trouble in the financial system’s plumbing might be due to trouble in the shadow banking sector, says economist Jo... Read more

Market Extra: Noble Energy Joins A Crush Of U.S. Companies Using Ultra-low Rates To Redeem Old Debts

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Concerns about the growing $9 trillion pile of U.S. corporate debt aren’t going away, but this month has seen even deb... Read more

Businesses Only Targeting Profits Will Die — Slower Economy Spooks CEOs, But Resolve For 2030 Sustainability Remains

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Despite pockets of progress and innovation since the goals among executives were agreed to in 2015, socioeconomic, geopo... Read more

Upgrade: The No. 1 Thing People With Fat Savings Accounts Scrimp On That You Likely Dont

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New research shows that more than four in 10 people who are saving a ton for retirement are slashing this essential expe... Read more

The Technical Indicator: Charting A Delayed Breakout Attempt, S&P 500 Hesitates Near Record Territory

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Technically speaking, the U.S. benchmarks continue to draw muted September selling pressure, preserving a late-year brea... Read more

Capitol Report: House Expected To Pass Cannabis-banking Bill, But Getting Senates OK Still Looks Tricky

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The Democratic-controlled House on Wednesday is expected to pass a bill protecting banks that work with the marijuana in... Read more

The Fed: Powell Has Started To Push Back On Trump, Dudley Says

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Former New York Fed President William Dudley says that he’s pleased that Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has started to pus... Read more

Money Expert Jean Chatzky On How Americans Should Save For Retirement And What Youre Getting Wrong About The FIRE Movement

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We all know we need to save for the future, but immediate gratification is more appealing Read more

Upgrade: I Could Live On My Social Security And Still Save Money: This 66-year-old Left Chicago For Calming Costa Rica — Where He Now Plans To Live Indefinitely

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But he says it’s important not to ‘over-glorify’ Costa Rica, as it is ‘not without its problems.’ Read more

Upgrade: Heres The No.1 Way People Blow A Job Interview

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October is the month when the most new job listings are posted, new data shows. Here’s how to land a job — even if y... Read more