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Putin’s claim that sanctions are creating conditions for a global famine is a myth, say Yale academics
Talk that the international sanctions imposed on Russia in the wake of its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine are creating the…
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Why stock market bulls are cheering the S&P 500’s close above 4,231
The S&P 500 index on Friday finished above a chart level that delivered a dose of encouragement to stock-market bulls…
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Here are some stock moves to consider now that inflation has eased up, says Jefferies
After Wednesday’s downside inflation surprise rallied stocks and ushered the Nasdaq COMP, +2.89% out of a bear market, some may…
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Gold prices post modest gains Wednesday after U.S. inflation surge slightly slows in July
Gold prices finished higher Wednesday, holding above the $1,800 level, after U.S. consumer inflation data for July surprised at a…
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Gold holds above $1,800 as investors await inflation report
Gold inched higher in early trading on Tuesday, holding above the $1,800 per ounce level as the most-active contract continued…
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Inflation is spiking around the globe, not just in the United States
The 9.1% increase in U.S. consumer prices in the 12 months ending in June 2022, the highest in four decades, has prompted many sobering headlines.…
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Four fairy tales that stock market investors and economic policy makers are telling themselves
LONDON (Project Syndicate)— Do you believe in fairy tales? If so, you could probably earn good money nowadays as a…
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Gold prices retreat from one-month high as yields, dollar rebound after strong U.S. jobs report
Gold prices came off a one-month peak on Friday, trading lower as the U.S. jobs report showed employers hired far…
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Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan rattles global copper markets, but slowing growth in China still the bigger worry
Copper prices fell for the third straight day on Wednesday as tensions between the U.S. and China flared as House…
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Oil prices hold gains as OPEC+ approves small production increase
Oil futures held on to small gains Wednesday after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries its allies approved a…
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