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US stocks advance as consumer shares get boost from Macy’s results

Bloomberg US stocks advanced as consumer shares got a boost from Macy’s Inc.’s results and Treasuries rebounded from Tuesday’s selloff. The euro fell amid political uncertainty in Italy. The S&P 500 Index pushed above its average price for the past 100 days, with Macy’s results providing more insight into the strength of the American consumer. The 10-year note yield slipped ...

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Oil trades near $71 as rising supply counters Middle East risk

Bloomberg Oil traded near $71 a barrel as rising stockpiles and signs of slower demand growth countered concerns Iranian supplies will soon be curbed by sanctions. Futures dropped as much as 0.7 percent in New York. The International Energy Agency trimmed estimates for demand growth, and boosted those for supply, as prices have jumped to three-year highs. US industry data ...

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Ten-year Treasury yield tops 3%, US stocks slide as dollar surges

Bloomberg The 10-year Treasury yield topped 3.05 percent for the first time in four years, stocks slumped from two-month highs and the dollar rallied as speculation grew that signs of a firm American economy won’t derail the Federal Reserve from its rate path. The S&P 500 Index halted a four-day rally, ending a risk-on mood that had propelled equities to ...

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Coinbase goes after Wall Street with new cryptocurrency tools

Bloomberg Coinbase Inc. became the best-known cryptocurrency exchange in the US by bringing Bitcoin to the masses. Now it’s looking to crack Wall Street. The San Francisco-based company is developing several tools to lure institutional investors onto its platform. They include custodial services where investors can store large amounts of digital currencies, as well as enhanced trading capabilities, such as ...

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US stocks rise as trade tensions ease, Treasuries edge back 3%

Bloomberg US stocks edged higher as trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies showed signs of abating. The dollar slipped and the 10-year Treasury yield pushed towards 3 percent. The S&P 500 Index climbed as technology shares paced gains after President Donald Trump made a major reversal on an earlier move to block telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp. from ...

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Exit polls vex stocks, rupee as majority seen eluding Indian PM

Bloomberg India’s equities gave up gains to close little changed, while the rupee and bonds declined Monday as exit polls signaled that majority may prove elusive for PM Narendra Modi’s BJP in elections in a key southern state. At least four polls, including Today’s Chanakya, which accurately predicted Modi’s victory in 2014 elections, showed the BJP as the single largest ...

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Flat US yield curve is question for parade of Fed speakers

Bloomberg The fate of the flattening US yield curve now rests squarely in the words of Federal Reserve officials. Bond traders have already reached their verdict. The yield spread between 5- and 30-year Treasuries narrowed last week to as little as 26.2 basis points, the lowest since August 2007. The prospect of an inverted curve, which has presaged past recessions, ...

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Mahathir’s return as PM may spur moves in Malaysian stocks

Bloomberg Brace for a volatile day when Malaysia’s stock market reopens Monday after a three-day break that saw the opposition party win office for the first time in six decades. Malaysia’s FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index was shut for three days as Mahathir Mohamad led an alliance to unexpectedly beat the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition. In his first remarks as ...

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Oil jumps on supply bets as Treasury yield tops 3 percent

Bloomberg Oil rallied after President Donald Trump’s decision to walk away from a nuclear deal with Iran, while the dollar slipped and 10-year Treasury yields topped 3 percent ahead of a key bond auction. US stock indexes edged higher. Energy shares advanced after West Texas oil reversed Tuesday’s slump to trade above $71 per barrel as the market came to ...

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BlackRock eyes spare change with bet on small-time investors

Bloomberg BlackRock Inc., already sitting on a mountain of assets, is turning its attention to a much smaller market — your pocket change. The $6.3 trillion money manager said it became an anchor investor in Acorns, an app that allows rookie investors to put spare change from everyday purchases into diversified exchange-traded fund portfolios, according to a news release on ...

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