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Here’s what bond and gold traders are signaling about Russia’s nuclear shift
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Traditional flight-to-safety trades took off on Tuesday in response to the worsening conflict between Russia and Ukraine, but a closer look at the extent of the bond market’s moves and a rise in gold prices reveal traders were probably less rattled than initially thought.
Treasury yields end at lowest in over a week after Putin signs new nuclear doctrine
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Treasury yields fell to their lowest closing levels in more than a week on Tuesday, after the Kremlin revised its nuclear doctrine in response to missile strikes by Ukraine and reduced Russia’s threshold for using nuclear arms.
Oil prices end higher following latest developments in Russia-Ukraine war
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Crude futures settled a bit higher on Tuesday as traders tracked developments in the Russia-Ukraine war that looked to raise the risk of oil-supply disruptions from one of the world’s largest producers.
Vaccine-maker stocks like Moderna, Pfizer drop as Trump picks RFK Jr. to lead HHS
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Shares of vaccine makers lost ground Thursday, hit by news that President-elect Donald Trump was naming vaccine skeptic and former presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his pick to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
2-year Treasury yield jumps after the close, with Powell patient about rate cuts
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The policy-sensitive 2-year Treasury yield edged higher after 3 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, following fresh comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that indicated the central bank isn’t in a hurry to cut interest rates again.
Michael Burry added to bets on Chinese stocks last quarter — but there’s a catch
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Michael Burry, the hedge-fund investor made famous by Michael Lewis’s book “The Big Short,” upped his bets on Chinese stocks during the third quarter — but he’s also making sure to protect his downside.
Oil prices settle higher but stay on track for a weekly loss
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Oil futures finished higher for a third consecutive session on Thursday, but prices remained lower for the week on the back of strength in the U.S. dollar and the latest forecast from the International Energy Agency anticipating a glut in crude supplies next year.
Paramount stock jumps after report of new bid for parent company
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Paramount Global’s stock rose after The Wall Street Journal reported that media executive Edgar Bronfman Jr. was preparing an offer to buy National Amusements, the family company that owns the legacy media business.
Trump blasts Harris’s proposed price-gouging ban, saying it would drive up prices
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During a wide-ranging news conference Thursday, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump criticized Democratic rival Kamala Harris’s call for a federal ban on corporate price gouging for groceries and other food items.
This popular Japan ETF has whipsawed as the yen carry trade unwinds. Here’s how investors should react.
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One of the most popular Japan-focused equity ETFs has lost its luster this month after a surging yen triggered a rapid exit by investors who had relied on it to strip out currency volatilities.
Two Magnificent Seven companies report this week. Only one will likely be among the biggest profit drivers.
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Second-quarter earnings reporting season is heating up, with much of the action likely hitting markets on Tuesday, when both electric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc. and Google parent Alphabet Inc. — two Magnificent Seven companies whose stocks are headed in opposite directions — report quarterly results.