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US credit spreads continue to widen, no new bonds announced
No new offerings were announced in the U.S. investment-grade and high-yield bond markets for the third consecutive day as credit spreads, or the cost of issuance, continued to incr...
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BofA, Oppenheimer latest on Wall St to slash S&P 500's annual target
BofA Global Research and Oppenheimer Asset Management on Monday became the latest Wall Street research firms to cut their year-end targets for the S&P 500 index to below the 6,000 ...
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Morning Bid: Stocks crater again, no 'ifs' or 'puts'
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Dimon warns on trade war after Wall Street CEOs met Lutnick on tariffs
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has warned that trade wars could have lasting negative consequences, days after he and other U.S. bank CEOs met with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnic...
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Wall Street edges up in choppy trade as Trump digs in on tariffs
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq gained slightly on Monday but trade was volatile as investors worried about an economic slowdown and rising inflation as U.S. President Donald Trump dug ...
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No Fed 'put' when it's unclear which way the economy may pivot
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has sent strong messages when he felt they were needed, going on television to pledge maximum support for the economy when the COVID-19 pan...
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Goldman Sachs raises odds of US recession to 45%, second hike in a week
Goldman Sachs raised the odds of a U.S. recession to 45% from 35%, the second time it has increased its forecast in a week, amid a growing chorus of such predictions by investment ...
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QUOTE BOX US stocks slide loses steam even as tariff worries remain
A global equities meltdown lost some of its intensity on Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump stuck to his sweeping tariff plans though his advisers said he would be willing to ne...
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US stock futures tumble indicating another plummet on Wall Street
Some traders believe the stock market will at least attempt to stage a comeback of sorts.
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Berkshire dismisses 'false' reports on Buffett comments after Trump shares video
Berkshire Hathaway said on Friday that reports on social media regarding comments allegedly made by its chairman are "false," after Donald Trump's account on Truth Social shared a ...
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Nasdaq set to confirm bear market as tariffs threaten Big Tech growth
The Nasdaq looked set to confirm a bear market on Friday, down more than 20% from its record high, as China and the U.S. entered a tit-for-tat tariff war that raised recession fear...
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Dow on correction path as China strikes back against US tariffs
The Dow fell 10% from its record closing high in December, putting it on track to confirm a correction on Friday, after China retaliated with fresh tariffs a day after the Trump ad...
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VIEW Strong jobs report creates Fed easing quandary amid tariff distress
The U.S. economy added far more jobs than expected in March, but President Donald Trump's sweeping import tariffs could test the labor market's resilience in the months ahead amid ...
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US labor market shows resilience before trade tensions escalation
The U.S. economy added far more jobs than expected in March, but President Donald Trump's sweeping import tariffs could test the labor market's resilience in the months ahead amid ...
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One of the Fed's top recession alarms sends 2008-style signal
One of the Federal Reserve's preferred recession indicators has this week deteriorated as fast as it did in 2008, the latest sign that bond investors are bracing for a sharp econom...
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US junk bond spreads surge to 17-month high on trade war fears
U.S. high yield corporate bond spreads surged to 401 basis points as of late Thursday, their highest since November 2023, as global markets swooned over fears that U.S. President D...
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Nasdaq heads toward bear market as trade war worries grow
Wall Street fell sharply for a second straight session on Friday, pushing the Nasdaq toward a bear market, after China imposed fresh tariffs on all U.S. goods in response to the Tr...
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