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Wall Street's main indexes see-sawed before slumping in the final 30 minutes of trading to close sharply lower, as investors absorbed the Federal Reserve’s ... Show more   reut.rs/3S6fjpC
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Why beating inflation is turning out to be as hard as losing weight: Annual inflation proved to be hotter than expected last month, staying stubbornly above 3% ...
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Why beating inflation is turning out to be as hard as losing weight
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Biden's bad news on inflation: Inflation is rearing its ugly head again and it's a nightmare for Biden on several fronts.
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Biden's bad news on inflation
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Fed Chair Powell says there has been a 'lack of further progress' this year on inflation
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Fed Chair Powell says there has been a 'lack of further progress' this ...
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Watch Fed Chair Powell speak live during a policy forum in Washington: Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks to the Wilson Center's Washington Forum on the Canadian ...
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Watch Fed Chair Powell speak live during a policy forum in Washington
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US job growth beats expectations in March; wages increase steadily: U.S. job growth blew past expectations in March and wages increased at a steady clip ...
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US job growth beats expectations in March; wages increase steadily
Quick Glance: US economy adds impressive 303,000 jobs last month
  • Employers added 303,000 jobs in March, bringing the unemployment rate down to 3.8%.

  • US stock futures rose slightly on Friday morning, but markets have had a rough week.

  • The S&P 500 companies are expected to report positive first-quarter earnings, fueling optimism in the market.

  • Investors are hopeful for a strong earnings season to continue the stock rally amidst concerns about inflation and interest rates.
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Why gold prices are at record highs: From central banks to Costco customers, it seems everyone is buying gold these days.
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Why gold prices are at record highs
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Mortgage rates are rising again as inflation fears mount: The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage hit a 2024 high this week
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Mortgage rates are rising again as inflation fears mount
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US Economy Has 'Expanded Slightly' Since Late February, Fed Beige Book Says
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US Economy Has 'Expanded Slightly' Since Late February ...
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Volatility uncorked as U.S. solo surge unleashes dollar: An almost eerie period of low financial market volatility appears to be ending
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Volatility uncorked as U.S. solo surge unleashes dollar
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Economist who predicted no 2024 rate cuts blames Fed for inflation resurgence: Trillions of dollars in newly created household wealth has kept inflation elevated ...
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Economist who predicted no 2024 rate cuts blames Fed for inflation ...
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Stock-market rally faces key test: Will hot inflation data kill rate-cut hopes?: Can the stock market rally continue if rate cuts no longer appear imminent? ...
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Stock-market rally faces key test: Will hot inflation data kill rate-cut ...
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Citi explains why US stocks have plenty of room to rally further after shrugging off their pullback
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Citi explains why US stocks have plenty of room to rally further after ...