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Treasury prices rise, pushing yields lower, early Friday trade as geopolitical concerns, including those centered on global trade and Italian politics, stoke appetite for assets considered havens like U.S. government paper.

This goes for public colleges and private nonprofit institutions as well as for-profit schools.

Friday’s top personal finance stories

A man discovered his ex-boyfriend was still able to access the camera.

More than 100 people are feared dead after a Boeing 737 airliner crashed and burned after takeoff from Havana, Cuba’s, international airport Friday.

Small-cap stocks are leaving their large-cap peers behind. The outperformance may be just getting started.

GS Acquisition Holdings Corp. is looking to raise up to $690 million in an initial public offering, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing late Friday. The "blank check" company, sponsored by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and headed by former Honeywell chief David Cote, was formed for "effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses" in the industrial sector. Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank are managing the offering... Читать дальше...

Things are getting better — for some people.

Applied Materials Inc. lead semiconductor-related stocks lower Friday to swing to a weekly loss as the chip-maker materials supplier’s outlook indicates a possible slowing in the recently hot sector.

U.S. stocks closed mostly lower on Friday, with major indexes posting a weekly decline as investors grappled with lingering uncertainty over trade negotiations between the U.S. and China, as well as bond yields that climbed this week to the highest level since 2011.

U.S. stocks closed mostly lower on Friday, with major indexes posting modest weekly declines as investors grappled with lingering uncertainty over trade negotiations between the U.S. and China, as well as bond yields that climbed this week to the highest level since 2011. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed nearly unchanged at 24,715.09, leaving it with a 0.5% weekly loss. The S&P 500 index fell 7.15 points, or 0.3% to 2,712.98 and ended the week 0.5% lower. Meanwhile the Nasdaq Composite declined 28.13 points... Читать дальше...

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Dow posts Friday gain but broader market hit by weakness in energy, financials

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In a world of elusive alpha and popularity of passive index investing, the path to enhanced returns lies through combining socially responsible and impact investing with another factor, such as dividend yield of value, according to analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Silicon Valley’s idea of successful young entrepreneurs is all wrong.

While a basic understanding of computer science may always be valuable, it is not a future-proof skill.

Crude-oil futures settle lower Friday, but gain for the week, as investors wrestle with persistent growth in U.S. crude production against the backdrop of expected disruptions to the flow of oil in the Middle East.

Professional gamers are like professional athletes, making money from endorsements and winnings.

Stock-market investors are loving the unexpected surge in oil prices—at least for now.