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The Federal Reserve is making a ‘huge error’ by hiking interest rates because it believes the labor market is tight, a leading academic said Monday.

U.S. stock-index benchmarks rise slightly early Monday as a series of deals highlights optimism about U.S. economic health and investors remain upbeat that progress would be made toward resolving contentious trade disputes between the U.S. and China

Steve Einhorn has helped investing legend Leon Cooperman deliver market-trouncing returns in his multibillion-dollar Omega Advisors hedge fund for nearly 20 years, and part of the duo’s successful approach involves heeding a bear-market checklist. So what’s it telling them now?

Having the estate inherit IRA assets usually results in the worst outcomes

One gauge of the yield curve’s slope hit its flattest levels since 2007.

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged five individuals and four companies on Monday for allegedly selling shares of now-bankrupt Ponzi scheme Woodbridge Group of Companies LLC to retail investors even though they were not registered broker-dealers. The SEC previously charged Woodbridge Group, which filed for bankruptcy in December 2017, and its owner with operating a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme. Barry M. Kornfeld, Ferne Kornfeld, Lynette M. Robbins, Andrew G. Costa, Albert D. Klager, and their companies... Читать дальше...

Nike Inc. was upgraded to overweight from neutral at Piper Jaffray on a number of factors including the company's "lean" inventory, its shift to direct-to-consumer sales, its product pipeline and expansion in China. Piper Jaffray raised its price target to $93 from $72. Analysts led by Erinn Murphy think the athletic category is an "extremely healthy" one with North America tracking for acceleration thanks to inventory improvements. "Consumer shift to digital commerce is a significant tailwind... Читать дальше...

President Donald Trump complained to donors at a Hamptons fundraiser that the Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has not been "cheap money," Bloomberg News reported, citing three sources. The Fed has hiked interest rates twice this year and is expected to make another quarter-point increase as soon as September.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday is on the brink of bursting out of correction territory for the first time in more than six months, underscoring some signs of renewed optimism on Wall Street.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday is on the brink of bursting out of correction territory for the first time in more than six months, underscoring some signs of renewed optimism on Wall Street.

Pepsi’s SodaStream acquisition moves it further into healthy categories, but Wells Fargo says it won’t solve the problems with the company’s core products.

After the report on systematic sexual abuse in Pennsylvania involving 1,000 children over 7 decades, some worry their donations have been enabling a culture of secrecy.

Sentiment ultimately dictated the direction of Apple and Netflix shares.

It’s no secret that despite the struggles in the U.S. stock market thus far in 2018, Wall Street has been doing phenomenally better than other major regions of the global equity market.

Speculators have built up record positions betting on 10- and 30-year Treasury prices to fall, potentially setting the stage for “quite a squeeze,” says bond maven Jeffrey Gundlach.

First Lady Melania Trump warned on Monday that social media can be “destructive and harmful” when misused – a speech made just hours after President Trump blasted special counsel Robert Muller’s team as “Angry Democrat Thugs” in a series of messages on Twitter.

G-10 currencies see muted trade on Monday and a popular gauge of the U.S. dollar relinquishes some modest gains, as investors await an important central bank retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyo., later this week.

Motley Fool fund manager Tony Arsta looks way beyond the short-term disruptions that are dominating the news.

Fewer people are taking 401(k) loans but more millennials are anxious, research shows.

A slide in long-dated Treasury yields Wednesday helped to flatten the yield curve, narrowing the spread between the 2-year note and the 10-year note to its tightest since August 2007. The 10-year Treasury note yield fell 4.7 basis points to 2.826%, while the 2-year note yield was down 2.4 basis points to 2.596%, according to Tradeweb data. That helped to narrow the yield gap between the two maturities to 22.80 basis points, or 0.228 percentage point. A narrowing spread between yields for short-dated... Читать дальше...

J.C. Penney launching big-and-tall brand with NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal

Over the past month, the U.S. stock market has twice come within striking distance of record levels before retreating, a frustrating trend for investors looking for an end to the months-long trading range it has been stuck in.

J.C. Penney Co. Inc. said Monday that it is launching an exclusive big-and-tall brand with Shaquille O'Neal that will feature men's clothing and accessories. Shaquille O'Neal XLG will including 60 styles like shirts, ties and belts at affordable prices (a suit for about $200), with separates and sports coats to size 64 and belts to 4XL. Shaquille O'Neal became a J.C. Penney big-and-tall brand ambassador in March. J.C. Penney shares are down nearly 6% in Monday trading, and down more than 32% for the past month. Читать дальше...

Inflation used to be tame, but not anymore — all my costs are going up, says Allan Ripp.