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PHILADELPHIA (MarketWatch) - The Federal Reserve should scrap the famous Taylor Rule once and for all as a key benchmark for interest-rate policy because using it in the wake of the financial crisis led the Fed to make policy choices that kept both job growth and prices "needlessly low for years," said Narayana Kocherlakota, the president of the Minneapolis Fed, on Friday. Specifically, Kocherlakota said the Fed used the rule as a guide in November 2009 just after the Great Recession, and, as a result... Читать дальше...

For a large share of students who make it to college, poverty can be hard to escape.

Oil futures ended with heavy losses Friday, falling after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed to keep pumping crude at current levels despite a global glut. Nymex West Texas Intermediate futures for January delivery fell $1.11, or 2.7%, to settle at $39.97 a barrel.

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J.P. Morgan Chase plans to fire the market maker of its stock on the NYSE floor, KCG Holdings, because of poor performance during the sharp stock market selloff on Aug. 24.

Apple leads pack as all 30 components contribute to 350-point DJIA gain

Ne’re-do-wells point to a 319,000 jump in the number of Americans who could only find part-time work in an otherwise healthy jobs report for November. But the increase should be ignored and here’s why.

Metals rose across the board even though November U.S. jobs data further strengthened expectations the Federal Reserve will deliver a rate hike later this month.

Data from Baker Hughes showed that the number of active U.S. oil-drilling rigs fell by 10 to 545 as of Friday. The total active U.S. rig count, which includes natural-gas rigs, was down 7 at 737. Compared to last year, the total rig count has fallen by 1,183, with the oil rig count down 1,030. December crude was at $40.01 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, down $1.08, or 2.6%. It was trading at $40.04 before the data.

Jefferies analysts initiated coverage on Mattel and Hasbro, saying parents will still buy their traditional toy offerings.

Jefferies analysts initiated coverage on Mattel and Hasbro, saying parents will still buy their traditional toy offerings.

OPEC’s move could either be considered ‘stupid’ following oil’s price plunge, or the ‘right call’ to defend market share against outside producers, but prices are doomed to fall either way.

The euro edged lower Friday after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said there's "no doubt" the ECB would expand its stimulus regimen if needed. The euro tumbled to $1.0838 after the remarks from $1.0890 shortly beforehand. The remarks were made during a speech at the Economic Club of New York a day after the ECB disappointed investors by announcing a weaker-than-expected expansion of its stimulus efforts. The decision sparked a massive short-covering rally in the euro, which posted its largest daily move since March 2009. Читать дальше...

Outsourcing these tasks to robots may free up humans for more rewarding work

Outsourcing these tasks to robots may free up humans for more rewarding work

Outsourcing these tasks to robots may free up humans for more rewarding work

Outsourcing these tasks to robots may free up humans for more rewarding work

These personal finance books from 2015 can help get you through 2016.

These personal finance books from 2015 can help get you through 2016.

U.K.’s benchmark stock index closed at its lowest level in more than two weeks on Friday as heavyweight oil companies slump after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries unexpectedly raised its production ceiling.

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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is pushing virtual-reality headsets this holiday season, and now it is debuting fresh content that it hopes will give buyers something exciting to watch after they unwrap a Gear VR.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is pushing virtual-reality headsets this holiday season, and now it is debuting fresh content that it hopes will give buyers something exciting to watch after they unwrap a Gear VR.

Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed to maintain a production ceiling that reflects "current actual production," OPEC President Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu said Friday. While OPEC had previously had a production target of 30 million barrels a day, actual output has been closer to 31.5 million barrels, according to some market estimates. Kachikwu, who is also Nigeria's oil minister, said OPEC members saw no need at the meeting to specify a production target. Kachikwu... Читать дальше...