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Asian stocks follow Wall Street lower on renewed virus fears
| February 20th, 2020  10:58 PM
Asian stocks follow Wall Street lower on renewed virus fears
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower Friday after a spike in new virus cases in South Korea refueled investor anxiety about China's disease outbreak. Benchmarks in Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Sydney retreated. Traders shifted money into bonds and gold, a traditional safe haven. Bond markets are…
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Asian stocks follow Wall Street lower on renewed virus fears
Asian stocks follow Wall Street lower on renewed virus fears
| February 20th | 2020  10:58PM
Asian stocks follow Wall Street lower on renewed virus fears
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower Friday after a spike in new virus cases in South Korea refueled investor anxiety about China's disease outbreak. Benchmarks in Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Sydney retreated. Traders shifted money into bonds and gold, a traditional safe haven. Bond markets are…
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1 trillion euros: EU leaders get into big fight over budget
1 trillion euros: EU leaders get into big fight over budget
| February 20th | 2020  6:20PM
1 trillion euros: EU leaders get into big fight over budget
BRUSSELS (AP) — European leaders argued into the early hours of Friday about how to spend and share some 1 trillion euros ($1.1 trillion) over the next seven years. Their first summit since Britain quit the EU last month has been bruising, long — and so far inconclusive. Gaps and resentments between wealthy and poorer members quickly…
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Kia recalls SUVs, vans; electrical problem can cause fires
Kia recalls SUVs, vans; electrical problem can cause fires
| February 20th | 2020  6:16PM
Kia recalls SUVs, vans; electrical problem can cause fires
DETROIT (AP) — Kia is joining its affiliate Hyundai in recalling thousands of vehicles in the U.S. because water can get into a brake computer, cause an electrical short and possibly a fire. The Kia recall covers nearly 229,000 Sedona minivans from the 2006 through 2010 model years. Also covered are Sorento SUVs from 2007 through 2009.
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Judge OKs settlement over western Michigan contamination
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| February 20th | 2020  6:08PM
Judge OKs settlement over western Michigan contamination
PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday approved a settlement with a western Michigan footwear company that faced a lawsuit over groundwater tainted with potentially harmful “forever" chemicals that are turning up in drinking water across the industrial state. Wolverine Worldwide did not admit liability, but it…
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Lawsuit: 52 people faked Uber accidents for insurance money
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| February 20th | 2020  5:40PM
Lawsuit: 52 people faked Uber accidents for insurance money
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Some South Carolina residents deliberately caused hit-and-run accidents while in Uber rides as part of an insurance scam, a car insurance company says in a lawsuit. The lawsuit from James River Insurance says 52 people were involved in an insurance scheme that cost the company more than $75,000 in claims, The State reported Thursday.
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Struggling Victoria's Secret sold as women demand comfort
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| February 20th | 2020  5:27PM
Struggling Victoria's Secret sold as women demand comfort
NEW YORK (AP) — Victoria's Secret, which once defined sexy with its leggy supermodels in their lacy bras and oversized angel wings, has a new owner. Now, the big question is whether the once sought after but now struggling brand can be reinvented for a new generation of women demanding more comfortable styles. The company's…
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S&P 500 spins lower in choppy trading as caution returns
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| February 20th | 2020  4:39PM
S&P 500 spins lower in choppy trading as caution returns
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks spun lower in a dizzying day of trading Thursday as worries about the viral outbreak that started in China knocked the S&P 500 off its record high. The market had started the day off higher following another round of stronger-than-expected reports on the U.S. economy, but it slumped suddenly in the late morning.
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Morgan Stanley to buy E-Trade for $13 billion
Morgan Stanley to buy E-Trade for $13 billion
| February 20th | 2020  4:35PM
Morgan Stanley to buy E-Trade for $13 billion
NEW YORK (AP) — Morgan Stanley, the investment bank for millionaires, big business and megamergers, is buying E-Trade Financial, the online brokerage that encouraged waves of regular investors to get into the market with ads featuring its talking spokesbaby. The roughly $13 billion, all-stock deal would be one of the biggest deals on…
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A diminished Victoria's Secret sold as women look elsewhere
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| February 20th | 2020  4:22PM
A diminished Victoria's Secret sold as women look elsewhere
NEW YORK (AP) — Victoria's Secret, which once defined sexy with its leggy supermodels prancing around in their bras and oversized angel wings, is being sold, its fortunes diminished as women increasingly look for styles that more realistically fit their body types. The company's owner, L Brands, said that the private-equity firm Sycamore Partners will buy 55% of Victoria's Secret for about $525 million.
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US stocks end a choppy day mostly lower as jitters return
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| February 20th | 2020  4:11PM
US stocks end a choppy day mostly lower as jitters return
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street as jitters about the economic fallout from the viral outbreak in China returned to the market. Major indexes started slightly higher Thursday then took a tumble in late morning trading before recovering some of their losses. The choppy trading came a day after the S&P 500 closed at its latest record high.
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Under Armour feels the pressure in heated retail contest
Under Armour feels the pressure in heated retail contest
| February 20th | 2020  3:46PM
Under Armour feels the pressure in heated retail contest
NEW YORK (AP) — The contest for athletic wear customers has left once high-flying Under Armour dented and bruised as competitors pull ahead. The company's stock recently took another hit in a years-long decline after it announced a costly restructuring and said the virus outbreak in China would hurt sales. Under Armour's market value…
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US mortgage rates tick up this week, 30-year reaches 3.49%
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| February 20th | 2020  3:37PM
US mortgage rates tick up this week, 30-year reaches 3.49%
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. mortgage rates rose slightly this week but they remain far below year-ago levels, which has provided a boost to home sales. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage loan rose to 3.49% from 3.47% last week. That is down from 4.35% a year ago. The average rate on a 15-year fixed mortgage also increased slightly, to 2.99% from 2.97%.
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Bloomberg News wrestles with coverage of candidate Bloomberg
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| February 20th | 2020  3:18PM
Bloomberg News wrestles with coverage of candidate Bloomberg
NEW YORK (AP) — Three months after Bloomberg News tried to thread the needle with a plan for covering a presidential campaign with company founder Mike Bloomberg as a candidate, its journalists are learning how hard that can be. Bloomberg's rise in the polls has invited fresh scrutiny of his wealth and his record as a businessman and mayor of New York City.
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Scalping 101: The Basics of Intraday Trading
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| February 20th | 2020  1:00AM
Scalping 101: The Basics of Intraday Trading
Scalping is a style of trading that seeks to capitalize on intraday price moves by taking high probability trades with minimal holding times ranging from seconds to minutes. There are many variations on the scalping theme that focus on targeting small price moves to executing a large volume of trades or leveraging large sized positions. All these components…
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Compelling Reasons to Consider Investing in MercadoLibre Inc. (MELI) Stock
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| February 20th | 2020  1:00AM
Compelling Reasons to Consider Investing in MercadoLibre Inc. (MELI) Stock
Investing in emerging markets stocks can be a risky endeavor if you don’t do your homework. However, one rapidly growing company is making big moves in the e-commerce space and has been rewarding investors with astonishing returns. MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI) is a Latin American e-commerce business that primarily operates in the countries of Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico.
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Sun Communities Continues to be a Solid REIT Investment
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| February 20th | 2020  1:00AM
Sun Communities Continues to be a Solid REIT Investment
Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI) is riding its momentum from 2019 into 2020. After posting revenue that beat analysts’ expectations, SUI stock opened to a new record high on February 20. In early trading, the stock had pushed past its previous high of $169.13 and was trading over $172 per share.  On February 18, the real estate investment trust (REIT) announced that it would be increasing its quarterly dividend by 5.3% for 2020.
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Concho Tries to Keep the Recovery Going
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| February 20th | 2020  1:00AM
Concho Tries to Keep the Recovery Going
Concho Resources (NYSE: CXO), the Texas-based energy company, was one of the top-performing stocks in the S&P 500 on Wednesday after the company released promising Q4 results before the session that sent the stock up almost 8%. Non-GAAP EPS comfortably beat analyst expectations as did revenue while the latter showed year on year growth of more than 16%.
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It’s Time To Buy Gold Stocks
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| February 20th | 2020  1:00AM
It’s Time To Buy Gold Stocks
Gold Prices Hit New Multi-Year High If you are watching gold prices and wondering if its a good time to buy gold stocks you’d be right. The gold price was one of the best-performing assets in 2019 and the outlook for 2020 is bullish. The World Gold Council Outlook 2020 report issued in January points out several factors that will continue to…
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Morgan Stanley: It's About Time Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Saw a Correction
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| February 20th | 2020  1:00AM
Morgan Stanley: It's About Time Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Saw a Correction
When a stock gains 310% in just three months, you know that someone's putting some real weight behind it. Even if the overall gains haven't been as pronounced as Tesla's, Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) has been on an upward tear, and some are already calling for a stock correction to come. One of the leading voices in that vein is none other than Morgan…
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