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The U.S. economy is near full employment, but there’s little spending on buildings, roads, equipment and technology, writes Rex Nutting.

Caesars Entertainment Corp. shares fell in the extended session Friday after a bankruptcy court judge refused to shield the company from bondholder lawsuits. Caesars shares dropped 12% to $6.60 after hours. Late Friday, a U.S. bankruptcy judge in Chicago said that Caesars Entertainment, the parent company of the bankrupt Caesars Acquisition Co., could not shield itself from about $11 billion in claims from bondholders, according to a Reuters report.

Matt Quinlan of the Franklin Equity Income Fund favors J.P. Morgan, Wells Fargo and U.S. Bancorp, writes Phil van Doorn.

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Gold futures settle with a modest gain with traders eyeing moves in the dollar following comments from Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen and Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer that both hinted at a potential U.S. interest-rate hike as early as next month.

U.S. stocks finished lower Friday after comments from Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer doubled down on a speech by Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen that asserted the case for a rate increase is gathering steam. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 53.01 points, or 0.3%, to end at 18,396.40, with the blue-chip gauge swinging in a more then 200-point range on the day in a choppy session. The S&P 500 index closed down 3.43 points, or 0.2%, at 2,169.04, but also pared its worst losses of the day. Читать дальше...

The U.S. central bank can and should continue to raise interest rates in a patient manner, said Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell on Friday.

St. Louis Fed President James Bullard on Friday said Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz is behind a left-leaning group seeking to change the way the powerful central bank works.

U.S. stocks close mostly lower Friday; Nasdaq's weekly win streak halted

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Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester said she wants gradual rate hikes but demurs when asked about the exact timing of the moves.

The Fed’s own forecast of 200 basis points in rate hikes is damaging the economy and the central bank’s credibility, said St. Louis Fed President James Bullard on Friday.

Oil futures settled higher for the session Friday, but suffered a decline of about 3% for the week. Prices found support from data revealing that the number of active U.S. oil rigs was unchanged for the week, following eight weeks of increases. Traders also assessed the likelihood of a interest-rate increase at the next Federal Reserve meeting September, following comments from the top two officials at the central bank. October WTI crude rose 31 cents, or 0.7%, to settle at $47.64 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Читать дальше...

Dow industrials down more than 100 points near intraday lows

BlackBerry Ltd. said it will notify holders of its 6% unsecured convertible debt that it will redeem all of the principal amount of the debt on Sept. 2. The debt will be redeemed at a price of 106.7212% of the outstanding principal amount. Prior to the redemption, the debt holders remain entitled to convert the debt to common stock at a price of $10.00 a share. The stock, which has been halted for news, last traded at $7.92, which is 21% below the conversion price. Separately, BlackBerry said... Читать дальше...

Gold futures settled with a modest gain on Friday, but finished the week with a loss of about 1.5%--the worst in six weeks. Prices were volatile, with the metal tracking moves in the U.S. dollar as traders assessed comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen and Vice Chair Stanley Fischer, which hinted at the potential for an interest-rate increase as early as next month. December gold rose $1.30, or 0.1%, to settle at $1,325.90 an ounce.

Apple Inc. may be a hot stock a majority of analysts recommend to buy, but a few members of the iPhone maker’s supply chain might also prove solid for people with a long-term investment strategy.

Apple Inc. may be a hot stock a majority of analysts recommend to buy, but a few members of the iPhone maker’s supply chain might also prove solid for people with a long-term investment strategy.

Oil futures continued to trade modestly higher on Friday after data from Baker Hughes revealed that the number of active U.S. rigs drilling for oil was unchanged at 406 in the latest week. That followed eight straight weeks of increases. The total active U.S. rig count, which includes oil and natural-gas rigs, fell by 2 to 489, Baker Hughes said. October crude was at $47.39 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, up 6 cents from Thursday's settlement.

Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer said Friday that Janet Yellen’s speech was consistent with possible two hikes this year

Carnegie Mellon University professor Marvin Goodfriend thinks negative rates is the best policy for the Federal Reserve in an era of low interest rates but we need a sea-change in our understanding of paper currency to make it work

Carnegie Mellon University professor Marvin Goodfriend thinks negative rates is the best policy for the Federal Reserve in an era of low interest rates but we need a sea-change in our understanding of paper currency to make it work

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen says the case for another interest-rate hike is strengthening, sending a strong signal the U.S. central bank is preparing to increase rates as soon as next month.

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen says the case for another interest-rate hike is strengthening, sending a strong signal the U.S. central bank is preparing to increase rates as soon as next month.