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Metals Stocks: Gold Moves Up From 2-month Low After Fed Largely Sticks To Script

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Gold futures gain Thursday, maintaining a post-Fed meeting advance that lifted the precious metal from a two-month low. ... Read more

Economic Report: Jobless Claims Rebound Only Slightly From Last Weeks 49-year Low

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U.S. jobless claims rose a seasonally adjusted 2,000 to 211,000 in the week ended April 28, the Labor Department said Th... Read more

Peer Pressure Can Make You Rich (or Save You Money)

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Not all peer pressure is a bad thing Read more

Bond Report: Treasury Yields Pull Back Slightly As Traders Await Economic Data

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Treasury yields retreated early Thursday ahead of a batch of economic data, a day after the Federal Reserve left rates u... Read more

The Fed: As Market Churns, Fed Will Say It Has Inflation Situation Under Control

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The Federal Reserve’s policy statement will seek to calm market jitters by stressing that while inflation is moving hi... Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Steadies Near 2-month Low As Dollar Pauses Its Rally Ahead Of Fed Decision

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Gold futures make modest moves Wednesday, holding ground near the two-month low hit a day earlier as the dollar paused a... Read more

Currencies: Dollar Stalls Ahead Of Fed Meeting Conclusion

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The U.S. dollar on Wednesday pauses a rally that had flipped the currency to green for 2018. Read more

Why The Fed Should Give Everyone A Checking Account

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A digitally evolving Federal Reserve should let everyone open up bank accounts directly at the central bank, according t... Read more

The Wall Street Journal: Banks, Credit-card Cos. Explore Tracking Gun Purchases In Possible Prelude To Restrictions

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Banks and credit-card companies are discussing ways to identify purchases of guns in their payment systems, a move that ... Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Eases For Session And Heads For April Loss In Shadow Of Firming Dollar

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Gold slumped to start the week and headed for a roughly 0.9% April drop, retreating as the dollar index looked set to cl... Read more

Market Snapshot: The New Stock-market Fear: Signs That A Period Of Harmonious Global Growth Is Crumbling

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It was just three months ago that stock-market investors were being swept up by a euphoria pinned to the idea of economi... Read more

Americans Are Hoarding Money In Their Checking Accounts — And That Could Be A Problem

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Checking account customers have all been doing the same thing in recent months. Read more

How Redlining Still Hurts Home Values

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The racist lending policy continues to affect consumers to this day. Read more

How To Make The Best Of All That Credit-card Junk Mail (yes, Really)

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There are signs this aggressive kind of direct mailing is falling out of favor with companies. Read more

If Bill Cosby Goes To Jail, Hell Be One Of Many Older Americans In The Prison System

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Prisons are transforming to accommodate older inmates. Read more

CryptoWatch: Is The Tokyo Bitcoin Whale Set To Strike Again?

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Speculation is growing that the trustees for the defunct Mt. Gox cryptocurrency exchange are getting set for another sig... Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Prices Creep Up From 5-week Low As Dollar Slips

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Gold prices creep higher Thursday morning, attempting to bounce back from its lowest finish in five weeks a day earlier ... Read more

The Wall Street Journal: American Express Is Ready To Charge Into China

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American Express Co. cleared a hurdle in its yearslong effort to operate in China, potentially becoming the first U.S. c... Read more

Economic Report: Jobless Claims Fall To Lowest Level In 48 Years

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The rate of layoffs in the U.S. fell in late April to the lowest level since 1969, yet another sign that a roaring labor... Read more

Currencies: Dollar, Euro Stick To Tight Range, As ECB Leaves Rates Unchanged

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The U.S. dollar and the euro trade in tight ranges Thursday morning, as the European Central Bank left interest rates un... Read more