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Gift-giving is a major component to the holidays, but sometimes the unexpected happens. Here are four easy ways to save your gift list at the last minute.

Why the American Dream of owning a McMansion may be overrated.

Treasury prices rise, pushing yields sharply lower, on Monday to start off the holiday-truncated week as investors jump into the perceived safety of government paper after stocks slump on political developments emanating from out of Washington.

Tree farmers say millennials are buying more live trees, but that may not counteract an all-ages obsession with artificial varieties.

Never mind finding coal in your stocking for the holidays. Wall Street investors scored a rare — and unwanted — gift this year.

The U.S. dollar edges lower on Monday, as the U.S. government is partially shut down and the greenback is still recovering from last week’s Federal Reserve interest-rate increase.

U.S. oil prices take biggest drop in 3 months, tumbling along with stocks Monday

Crude-oil futures on Monday logged their worst one-day drop in about three months and closed at the lowest level in about two years. February West Texas Intermediate crude oil shed $3.06, or 6.7%, to settle at $42.53 a barrel. That close represents the lowest for WTI since around 2016, and the worst single-session decline for the U.S. oil benchmark since Nov. 23, according to FactSet data. Nagging concerns about global crude output and fears of an economic slowdown internationally have eroded appetite for crude... Читать дальше...

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s meeting with banks over adequate liquidity could bring attention to the dearth of trading in fixed-income markets

The 500 people on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index are down to a combined net worth of $4.7 trillion as of Friday’s close.

Gold jumps 1% to highest level in 6 months, benefiting from stock meltdown

Shares of Apple Inc. sank 2.6% in Monday's abbreviated session to close at the lowest level since July 12, 2017, amid a broad-market selloff. The decline has pushed the technology giant's market capitalization below the $700 billion mark for the first time since Feb. 10, 2017, according to FactSet data. Apple's stock has now plunged 36.7% since it the Oct. 3, 2018 record close of $232.07, with the market cap plummeting about $404.5 billion from its peak of about $1.10 trillion. The stock's price... Читать дальше...

Stocks ended sharply lower Monday in a holiday-truncated session, putting key equity benchmarks on track to log their worst month and a year in a decade. The S&P 500 slipped 2.7% to end near 2,352, based on preliminary numbers. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 644 points, or 2.9%, to end near 21,794. The Nasdaq Composite was down 2.2% to finish around 6,193. The Dow recorded its fifth session with a 2% decline in December, its most in a month since Sep. 2011. Equities saw no respite... Читать дальше...

Elected representatives must set limits on the president now, writes Chris Edelson.

Santa abandons Wall Street as stocks suffer worst Christmas Eve losses ever

American Eagle Outfitters Inc. shares were up 2.5% in Monday trading with Wedbush analysts saying the retailer is enjoying a holiday season with sales up 7% and gross margin improvement. "Both core American Eagle and Aerie brands show record sales volumes on comparably less promotional activity with broad-based strength across the board," Wedbush said in a Friday note. "Assortment focus on newness and accessories in holiday seems to resonate strongly with the consumer, and we see continued runway... Читать дальше...

Never mind finding coal in your stocking for the holidays. Wall Street investors are on the verge of getting a rare — and unwanted — gift this year.

Gold futures settled sharply higher Monday, extending a climb toward a six-month peak, underpinned by a weaker dollar and a rout in the stock market. February gold advanced $13.70, or 1.1%, to finish at $1,271.80 an ounce. The gold market closed at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time, an hour earlier on Christmas Eve. The surge for the yellow metal, to a its highest since June, comes as the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 index are down by about 2% and on pace for the worst month since 2008. Читать дальше...

Christmas Eve selloff puts Dow industrials on track to close at 15-month low

The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday was set to end at the lowest level in about 15 months, amid a broad-market selloff on Christmas eve. The Dow had fallen below 21,987, retreating below 22,000, a psychological round-number level first achieved back in August of 2017. The last time the Dow was below 21,000 was early September, according to FactSet data. Most recently, the Dow was down 460 points, or 2.1%, at 21,983, the S&P 500 index was off 1.9% at 2,369, while the Nasdaq Composite... Читать дальше...

U.S. stock indexes trade sharply lower early Monday in a holiday-shortened session after the worst week of trading since the financial crisis of 2008.

Hedge-fund billionaire Tepper says stocks have tumbled too sharply today

Hedge-fund star David Tepper says that the stock market’s violent Christmas eve selloff has compelled him to nibble at beaten-down stocks.

President Trump on Monday kept trying to pin blame for a government shutdown on Democrats, said the only problem with the economy is the Federal Reserve and continued to defend his much criticized military pullout in Syria.

President Donald Trump continues Fed bashing in most recent tweet.