A pedestrian walks past an electronic board displaying the Nikkei 225 index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on Wednesday. AFP/Getty Images Asian markets were mixed in early trading Wednesday, as investors weighed the results of the U.S. presidential election. Japan’s Nikkei 225 NIK, +1.71% rose 1.9% and South …
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SAN ANSELMO, CA – AUGUST 29: In this Photo Illustration, Twenty dollar bills sit in a wallet on August 29, 2017 in San Anselmo, California. The dollar fell to a two and a half year low to 91.77 Tuesday following the latest missile launch by North Korea. The U.S. dollar …
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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE Next week’s trading action could mark the culmination of some of the most significant hang-ups confronting investors, including the possible return to March-style shutdown as cases of COVID-19 rise domestically and elsewhere in the world. See full story. Next week will be full of key U.S. economic …
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Could the 2020 U.S. presidential election be the most highly wagered on event in history? The Nov. 3 vote has tallied over $ 260 million in wagers thus far, according to Pete Watt, spokesman for OddsCheckerUS, during a Wednesday interview on “The Dan Abrams Show” on SiriusXM. That means bets …
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Everett Collection “ ‘No one knows the future, but given the general lack of investor confidence amid a pandemic and political polarization, there is a chance that a negative, self-fulfilling prophecy will flourish. This highlights the importance of being well diversified in asset classes — including Treasury securities, which are …
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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE The S&P 500’s tech giants will vie for attention as they barrage the market with third-quarter earnings in the week before the Nov. 3 election. See full story. Ready for another Big Tech hearing/earnings doubleheader? Three months ago, Big Tech’s biggest names traipsed into a Congressional hearing …
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iStockphoto “ ‘Within 18 months, it’s going to crack pretty hard. I think that you want to be avoiding it for the time being. When the next big meltdown happens, I think the U.S. is going to be the worst performing market, actually, and that’ll have a lot to do …
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White House physician Sean Conley (second right, with medical staff, arrives to give an update on the condition of President Donald Trump on Sunday. Brendan Smialowski/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Stock-index futures rose modestly Sunday evening as investors tracked President Donald Trump’s response treatment for COVID-19 after he was hospitalized for the …
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People walk past a sign encouraging social distance in a shopping street in Solihull, central England on September 14, 2020. oli scarff/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images European stocks rose on Monday, as foreign investors went shopping for bargains in a flurry of activity. Down 3.6% last week in its worst performance since …
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