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Hillary and Bill Clinton paid an effective federal tax rate of 34.2% in 2015, the Democratic presidential nominee’s campaign announced Friday, as it challenged rival Donald Trump to release his own returns.

Famed billionaire investor David Tepper's Appaloosa LP hedge fund reduced its exposure to stocks by one third in the latest quarter, to $3.80 billion as of June 30 from $5.66 billion on March 31, according to regulatory filings filed late Friday. During the second quarter, the stakes of companies he sold off entirely included the 1.6 million shares of Facebook Inc. , the 7.0 million shares of Bank of America Corp. , the 2.5 million shares of Pfizer Inc. , the 945,000 shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. Читать дальше...

Nelson Peltz's hedge fund Trian Fund Management LP made few changes in the second quarter, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Friday. Trian eliminated its small stake in Tiffany & Co. and 11-million-share stake in Legg Mason Inc. , while adding slightly to its stake in Bank of New York Mellon Corp. and trimming slightly its position in DuPont .

Dan Loeb's hedge fund Third Point LLC dumped a host of positions to pick up tech picks, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Friday. Third Point added new positions of 3 million shares of Activision Blizzard Inc. and 3.8 million shares of Facebook Inc. . At the same time, Third Point cut its position in Alphabet Inc. , while eliminating positions in Amgen Inc. , Broadcom Ltd. , Kraft Heinz Co. , Time Warner Cable , 21st Century Fox Inc. and VMware Inc. .

Oil futures end sharply higher Friday, with West Texas Intermediate crude prices closing at a three-week high, and posting their largest weekly gain in about four months.

The state of the consumer was one of four themes identified by a Goldman Sachs analysis of second-quarter earnings calls.

The state of the consumer was one of four themes identified by a Goldman Sachs analysis of second-quarter earnings calls.

Expect choppy waters as central banks fumble and populism spreads, but little headway up or down, analysts say.

U.S. stocks ended mostly lower Friday, but still eked out small weekly gains, as weakness in shares of mining and chemical companies, along with a rise in active oil rigs, blunted an advance in the energy sector and rising oil prices. Still the Nasdaq closed at an all-time high, one session after all three benchmarks posted record closes on the same day for the first time since 1999. The S&P 500 index ended down 1.8 points, or 0.1%, at 2,183.99, weighed by sharp declines in Alcoa Inc. and Nucor Corp. Читать дальше...

Friday’s top personal finance stories

Nasdaq ekes out a second straight record high at Friday's stock-market close

Gold futures finish lower, with prices suffering from their fourth weekly loss in five.

The USDA expects ending stocks for the corn to finish they crop year at their highest in almost three decades, but demand remains strong.

Bad ratings can’t keep moviegoers from seeing “Suicide Squad,” which should top the weekend box office for a second-straight week.

Gold futures finish lower, with prices suffering from their fourth weekly loss in five.

Gold futures finish lower, with prices suffering from their fourth weekly loss in five.

The state of the consumer was one of four themes identified by a Goldman Sachs analysis of second-quarter earnings calls.

Gold futures settled with a loss on Friday, after spending much of the session trading higher following disappointing economic data from the U.S. and China. Prices lost about 0.09% for the week, which marks the fourth weekly loss in five. Gold for December delivery lost $6.80, or 0.5%, to settle at $1,343.20 an ounce.

MarketWatch articles to read this weekend

Rupert Murdoch, executive chairman of News Corp. , named Friday a new team to run Fox News, a division of 21st Century Fox Inc. , after former CEO Roger Ailes resigned last month amid allegations of sexual harassment. Fox Television Stations Chief Executive Jack Abernethy and Senior Executive Vice President Bill Shine were named co-presidents of Fox News Channel and Box Business Network, effective immediately. Fox News Chief Financial Officer Mark Kranz will retire, after 19 years at the network. Читать дальше...

Oil futures pared their gains Friday after data from Baker Hughes showed that the number of active U.S. rigs drilling for oil rose for a seventh straight week. The U.S. oil-rig count climbed by 15 to 396 as of Friday. The active U.S. oil-rig count also increased by 17 to 481. September crude was at $44.10 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, up 61 cents, or 1.4%, from Thursday's settlement. It traded at $44.34 before the data.

Alibaba’s stock shoots up to a 15-month high after Raymond James upgraded the China-based e-commerce giant to its highest ‘strong buy’ rating after robust quarterly results.

Alibaba’s stock shoots up to a 15-month high after Raymond James upgraded the China-based e-commerce giant to its highest ‘strong buy’ rating after robust quarterly results.

Clintons paid effective federal tax rate of 34.2% in 2015, campaign says

A closely watched consumer-confidence gauge rises slightly as Americans’ positive views about the future of the economy offsets tighter personal budgets.