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Oil prices have lost more than 8% this month, but investors should be aware that a roughly 40% spike from last week’s levels to more than $100 is possible this year.

Amazon.com Inc. said Friday that it will add 1,500 full-time jobs with a new fulfillment center in Spokane, Wash. Spanning more than 600,000 square feet, workers will sort and ship housewares, games, school supplies and more. Amazon has more than 50,000 employees across Washington state, where the company is headquartered. Amazon shares are up 55.5% for 2018 to date, while the S&P 500 index is up 5% for the period.

U.K. blue-chip stocks fell Friday, returning to negative territory after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to place tariffs on $500 billion in Chinese imports, potentially ramping up his administration’s trade dispute with officials running the world’s second-largest economy.

Knee-jerk reaction aside, financial markets aren’t sweating President Donald Trump’s criticism of the Federal Reserve’s decision to tighten monetary policy.

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Microsoft Corp.’s rally on the heels of strong earnings is helping to keep the Dow Jones Industrial Average barely in the green, as tariff concerns weigh on others in the market.

The gap between the onshore and offshore-traded Chinese yuan is growing, offering evidence that the People’s Bank of China is not willfully devaluing its currency, says Dankse Bank chief analyst Allan von Mehren.

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Treasury yields rise Friday after investors grappled with President Donald Trump’s comments criticizing the Federal Reserve’s monetary tightening.

Employees at the Environmental Protection Agency were so worried that a fancy desk that their former boss Scott Pruitt had ordered for his office might contain high levels of a known carcinogen that they arranged to set it up in a warehouse and let it air out for a week. The same office suppressed a report on the substance that showed Americans are highly exposed to it.

Most people will need to adjust their withdrawals up or down as they move through retirement

Oil futures see mixed trading Friday, finding some support as Saudi Arabia expects to reduce exports in August, easing some concerns of coming oversupply in the market.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has a tape of President Donald Trump discussing payments to a former Playboy model, according to a report from the New York Times. The article published Friday morning indicates that the president's longtime lawyer, Michael Cohen, recorded a conversation with Trump two months before his 2016 election in which payments to a former Playboy model were discussed, the paper wrote, citing lawyers and others familiar with the matter. That former Playboy model was identified by the Times as Karen McDougal. Читать дальше...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has a tape of President Donald Trump discussing payments to a former Playboy model, according to a report from the New York Times. The article published Friday morning indicates that the president's longtime lawyer, Michael Cohen, recorded a conversation with Trump two months before his 2016 election in which payments to a former Playboy model, the paper wrote, citing lawyers and others familiar with the matter. That former Playboy model was identified by the Times as Karen McDougal. Читать дальше...

The tax cut was a con job of epic proportions, writes Allison Preiss.

The U.S. economy relies on the contributions of immigrants, so we must create a more inclusionary vision of nationalism, argues Jason Furman.

President Donald Trump on Friday said actions by the Federal Reserve, the European Union and China are damaging the U.S. economic outlook

U.S. stocks rose slightly on Friday, with technology stocks leading the day’s advance following strong results from Microsoft, one of the industry’s most closely watched bellwethers.

A new study looked at the link between secularization and economic prosperity.

FBI has tape of Trump and Cohen discussing Playmate payment: N.Y. Times

Wells Fargo says it has lost confidence in Skechers: ‘Basically, there are question marks up and down the P&L that we simply can’t get comfortable with.’

U.S. stocks rose slightly on Friday, with technology stocks leading the day’s advance following strong results from Microsoft, one of the industry’s most closely watched bellwethers.

Valuations today are very high and sentiment is very positive — a bad combination, says Nigam Arora.

Money flows show which ones are still attractive.

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