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U.S. Grain Export Inspections Turn Lower
In its latest Grain Export Inspections report published Monday, the USDA said that for the week ended April 17, corn inspections totaled 1.7 million metric tons, soybeans were 550,924 tons, and wheat ...
Gold ETF posts sharp rally Monday, bringing year-to-date gain to 30%
Shares of a popular exchange-traded fund that buys gold were climbing sharply Monday, with investors appearing to view the yellow metal as a haven after President Donald Trump’s tariffs shocked ...
Fed could be forced into steep rate cuts if U.S. economy is a casualty of trade wars, Citi says
Wonder why President Donald Trump is attacking the Federal Reserve chairman and demanding lower interest rates now? Well, ...
Dow down nearly 1075 points on losses in shares of NVIDIA Corp., Salesforce
The Dow Dow Jones Industrial Average was most recently trading 1,071 points, or 2.7%, lower, as shares of NVIDIA Corp. NVIDIA Corp. and Salesforce Salesforce Inc. are contributing to the index's ...
Big daily price moves may offer an 'early clue' that gold is approaching a near-term top: Kitco.com analyst
Gold prices climbed 3% Monday to top $3,400 an ounce and mark fresh record highs, but such big daily price moves in gold may be one "early clue ... that a near-term market top may be close at hand ...
A falling dollar isn't helping stocks of companies that should benefit the most
One might think investors in companies that generate most of their revenue overseas might be happy with a falling dollar, since the value of that revenue earned in foreign currency increases when ...
‘She brags about having $75K saved for retirement’: My friend cleaned out her father’s bank account and travels on credit. How can I help?
In order to retrieve any money from her late father’s retirement, her brother would need to have evidence to take a successful case against her and the alleged fraud/theft would also need to have ...
Oil prices fall as tariffs 'ricochet' across the global economy
Oil prices were down sharply Monday, after climbing by more than 5% last week, with tariffs "ricocheting across the global economy and diplomacy doing its best to drag Iran back into the fold" —making ...
Why Trump's pressure on the Fed could end up backfiring
A team of strategists at Barclays weighed in Monday with their expectations for a continued weakening in the dollar due to concerns about the Federal Reserve's independence. "While we still treat a ...
NVIDIA Corp., Salesforce share losses lead Dow's nearly 800-point fall
Shares of NVIDIA Corp. and Salesforce are trading lower Monday morning, leading the Dow Jones Industrial Average slump.
Stocks, Treasurys, dollar tumble in unison on 'increasingly forbidding' growth backdrop
Investors are in the process of assessing new threats to the Federal Reserve’s independence "against an increasingly forbidding growth backdrop in the world’s largest economy," said Karl Schamotta, ...
Bond investor Hoisington is worried about a recession
Tariffs, monetary policy and a handful of other important economic factors are set to drive a slowdown in U.S. growth for this year and next, according to Hoisington Investment Management, which ...