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Wal-Mart to Wall Street dream dies as Citadel Securities CEO out

  Bloomberg Kevin Turner, who joined Citadel Securities as chief executive officer after a career that led from Wal-Mart cashier to the top-paying job at Microsoft Corp., is leaving the market-making firm just months after he was hired. Peng Zhao, previously global head of market making, replaced Turner as CEO, said company spokesman Zia Ahmed. When it was announced in ...

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US stocks fluctuate amid earnings, dollar jumps

Bloomberg The rally in US stocks stalled on Thursday as investors sorted through a raft of corporate results that delivered a mixed picture on the state of the American economy. The dollar rebounded and Treasuries slipped with gold. The Dow Jones Industrial Average held above 20,000 after topping the round-number milestone for the first time Wednesday. Caterpillar Inc. edged higher ...

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Canada stocks rally to record, joining global equity surge

  Bloomberg Canadian stocks climbed to a record, joining a global rally in stocks amid expectations of stronger global growth as US President Donald Trump tries to shift the US economy into higher gear. The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose as much as 0.4 percent to 15,674.30, topping the previous closing record of 15,657.63 set on Sept. 3, 2014. The intraday ...

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Dollar at 6-week low boosts metals; stocks mixed

  Bloomberg The dollar slipped to a six-week low, boosting commodities from copper to crude as the post-election rally continued to falter in the Trump administration’s early days. US stocks fluctuated as investors assessed a slate of mixed corporate results. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index headed for its longest slump since November, extending losses after weak housing data. Johnson & ...

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US stocks climb on earnings as commodities rally

  Bloomberg US stocks advanced after the largest American housing company’s earnings topped estimates in a sign the tighter labor market is boosting consumers. The dollar slipped, sending a gauge of commodities to a seven-month high. An S&P measure of housing stocks surged more than 3 percent after D.R. Horton Inc.’s results, helping the S&P 500 Index to a gain ...

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European stocks hit three-week low as Trump reality sets in

  Bloomberg European stocks and bond yields dropped on Monday and the dollar hit a six-week low after U.S. President Donald Trump began his term in office with a protectionist speech that pushed a nervous market into safe-haven assets. World stocks hit multi-year highs earlier this month on expectations Trump would boost growth and inflation with extraordinary fiscal spending measures. ...

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US stocks gain after inauguration; consumer shares increase

  Bloomberg US stocks rose as an increase in crude oil spurred gains in energy companies. The benchmark index pared earlier gains as President Donald Trump delivered his inauguration address. Consumer staples shares climbed as Procter & Gamble Co. reported quarterly earnings that topped estimates. The S&P 500 Index added 0.3 percent to 2,271.29 at 4 p.m. in New York ...

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European stocks little changed as investors focus on Trump oath

  Bloomberg European stocks closed little changed as investors turned their focus to the inauguration of Donald Trump as US president, and whether he can continue to fuel investor expectations of stronger economic growth boosted by more deficit spending and tax cuts. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index fell less than 0.1 percent at the close. The index has lost momentum ...

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Chinese investors see silver lining for stocks as bonds tumble

  Bloomberg For some China investors, the outlook for bonds is becoming a compelling reason to buy stocks. December’s debt selloff, the biggest in six years, may just be the start as policy makers crack down on speculative trading, according to HFT Investment Management Co. With the Shanghai Composite Index one and a half years on from its own bubble ...

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Kenyan stocks, world’s worst this year, set to fall further

Bloomberg Kenyan stock prices at more than three-year lows may have further to fall with domestic investors favoring bonds and foreign buyers waiting for lower valuations, the head of the bourse said. Shares on the Nairobi Securities Exchange have dropped 6.9 percent since Jan. 1, extending last year’s 8.5 percent decline, because of jitters among investors about elections scheduled for ...

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