Fed Raises Rates for the 7th Time The Federal Reserve raised interest rates today. I think this is the 7th rate hike. Six of these
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Summary: Amazon Buys Whole Foods The Dow was up today; mainly on the surprise announcement that Amazon, the king of on-line retailing, is buying Whole
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Summary: Gold and gold stocks are moving to new highs as the dollar index continues its slide. Although some connect this move to market jitters
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Today U.S. stocks extended their losing streak to 9 consecutive days We haven’t had a losing streak this long since 1980 – that was 36
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Aliens didn’t invade the Earth, and the Federal Reserve didn’t raise interest rates If you remember, I was pegging the probability of each at roughly
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Today was a day of damage control for the Federal Reserve It almost seems like whenever they discuss the possibility of a rate hike, they’re
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Another volatile day in the stock market sees the major averages deep in the red The Dow was down just over 1%; down 180 points,
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The U.S. stock market finished up its worst week since August, when everybody though a rate hike was just around the corner Substantial triple-digit losses
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We finally got some economic news today, all of it bad All of it “unexpected”… Hope springs eternal on Wall Street That’s why the Federal
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Once again the Fed’s bite has failed to live up to its bark. Despite months of expectations that it would finally raise rates for the
