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The S&P 500 index late Monday traded below its lows hit back in early February as a broad-based sell-off in the equity market gathered steam ahead of a key Federal Reserve meeting. The S&P 500 was down 2.539.06, down 2.4%. If the broad-benchmark held current levels it would fall below its nadir in 2018 set on Feb. 8 when it closed at 2,581. All 11 sectors of the index were trading lower, led by declines of at least 3% in real estate and utilities. Market technicians few a decline below... Читать дальше...

41% of Americans have opened a balance-transfer card.

President Donald Trump’s tweet criticizing the Fed also turns up the heat on Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, analysts say

T-Mobile US Inc. (TICKER:TMUS)  won approval from U.S. national-security officials for its planned takeover of Sprint Corp. (TICKER:S) , according to people familiar with the matter, bringing the two rivals a step closer to closing their roughly $26 billion combination.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled by more than 500 points on Monday afternoon as the equity benchmarks in the U.S. carved out new lows on the session. The Dow was down 591 points, most recently, or 2.5%, at 23,508, heading for its lowest close of 2018, the S&P 500 index declined by 2.5% at 2,536, while the Nasdaq Composite Index was trading 184 points, or 2.7%, lower at 6,727. All three U.S. main equity benchmarks were trading at or near their worst levels of the day, coming fresh... Читать дальше...

Stock losses continue to grow, with the Dow now down 550 points

“2019 will be a make-or-break year for alternative tobacco product manufacturers to regain control of the flavors debate,” says Stefanie Miller of Height Capital Markets in a note Friday.

Shares of U.K. e-commerce retailer Asos PLC closed down 37.6% on Monday after the company guided for a sales deceleration, but Wells Fargo analysts say they remain confident the company will reach its long-term goal of £2.5B in sales and 4% margins. Asos lowered its fiscal year guidance to 15% growth from 20% to 25% growth previously, saying November fell below expectations. "The current backdrop of economic uncertainty across many of our major markets together with a weakening consumer confidence... Читать дальше...

Stocks head into last hour of trading near their lows of the day, Dow off 450

Gold climbs on Monday, with declines in a leading dollar index, Treasury yields and the U.S. stock market, as well as comments from a well-known fund manager, prompting prices to settle at their highest in just over a week.

Chick-fil-A is poised to overtake the competition and move closer to the top U.S. sales spot currently held by McDonald’s.

U.S. oil prices fall, settling at lowest level in more than a year

Oil futures fell on Monday, with U.S. prices settling at their lowest since early October 2017. Data from Genscape reportedly revealed a jump in crude stocks at the U.S. storage hub last week, raising concerns that a government report due Wednesday will confirm a large inventory increase at the hub in Cushing, Okla. A report from the Energy Information Administration also forecast another monthly climb in U.S. shale oil production, with January output expected to rise by 134,000 barrels a day. Читать дальше...

Currency traders expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates for a fourth time this year on Wednesday, but more than on the rate hike itself, the focus will be on guidance for next year’s agenda.

Amazon.com Inc. said it plans to build a new fulfillment center, creating more than 600 full-time jobs, in Canada. The e-commerce and cloud services giant said the new 1-million-square-foot customer fulfillment facility will be in Leduc County, Alberta, the second in the province, where the company already employs more than 1,500 people. The company had about 566,000 employees at the end of 2017, according to the company's 2017 annual report. The stock slumped 4.1% in afternoon trade, after it... Читать дальше...

Around $1 billion in gift cards goes unused every year.

The Nasdaq is down 120 points, giving up the last of its year-to-date gains

Crude-oil production from seven major U.S. shale plays is forecast to climb by 134,000 barrels a day in January to 8.166 million barrels a day, according to a report from the Energy Information Administration released Monday. Oil output from the Permian Basin, which covers parts of western Texas and southeastern New Mexico, is expected to see the largest climb among the big shale plays, with an increase of 73,000 barrels a day in January from December. January West Texas Intermediate oil continued to decline... Читать дальше...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled by more than 350 points on Monday as the equity benchmarks in the U.S. forged new lows on the session. The Dow was down 404 points, most recently, or 1.7%, at 23,694, heading for its lowest close of 2018, the S&P 500 index declined by 1.8% at 2,554, while the Nasdaq Composite Index was trading 125 points, or 1.8%, lower at 6,785. All three U.S. main equity benchmarks were trading at or near their worst levels of the day, coming fresh off an ugly... Читать дальше...

The Nasdaq Composite Index on Monday erased all of its gains for the year as stock benchmarks touched fresh lows in a session that briefly saw the technology and internet-stock laden index in positive territory on the day. The Nasdaq , most recently, was down 125 points, or 1.8%, with that decline saddling the index with a 1.7% year-to-date decline, according to FactSet data. The Nasdaq on Friday finished the session barely in positive territory for 2018. All three benchmarks on Monday, including... Читать дальше...

Are you a failure? Try waking up earlier, slacker. Like, 4 a.m., maybe. Apple’s Tim Cook, Starbucks’s Howard Schultz and Michelle Obama all apparently do it, so it must work, right? Wrong, if the reaction to a tweet from Inc. is any indication

‘Benevolent sexism’ could foreshadow certain attractive traits.

Stocks have hit their lows of the day, the Dow now off more than 350 points

Gold futures climbed on Monday, buoyed by weakness in the dollar and losses in the stock market, to mark their highest settlement in just over a week. Prices for the metal got an added boost to intraday highs after Doubleline Capital Founder Jeff Gundlach, in an interview with CNBC, "predicted the U.S. dollar would struggle in the coming new year, and that U.S. equities will enter a bear market," said Jim Wyckoff, senior analyst at Kitco.com. February gold rose $10.40, or 0.8%, to settle at $1,251.80 an ounce... Читать дальше...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled by more than 350 points on Monday as the equity benchmarks in the U.S. forged new lows on the session. The Dow was down 352 points, most recently, or 1.5% at 23,749, heading for its lowest close of 2018, the S&P 500 index declined by 1.5% at 2,559, while the Nasdaq Composite Index was trading 110 points, or 1.6%, lower at 6,801. All three U.S. main equity benchmarks were trading at or near their worst levels of the day, coming fresh off an ugly Friday... Читать дальше...