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SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 05: A sign is posted at Nvidia headquarters on February 05, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. Shares of Nvidia stock hit record highs on Monday after analysts increased their outlook on company. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Is Nvidia too big to fail?
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 13: Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Jared Bernstein speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House on September 13, 2023 in Washington, DC. Bernstein spoke on the economy, inflation and wage growth. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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Joe Biden’s top economic adviser isn’t worried about the latest inflation data
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023.
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Higher-for-longer interest rates favor large companies over their smaller rivals in many ways
In an aerial view, oil storage tanks at the Enterprise Sealy Station are seen on August 28, 2023 in Sealy, Texas.
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Why oil prices aren’t soaring despite Middle East uncertainty
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, on Jan. 31, 2024.
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Why some investors don’t mind waiting longer for rate cuts
U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the headquarters of the Federal Reserve on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Federal Reserve announced today that interest rates will remain unchanged.
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An important lesson about your 401(k): Don’t fight the Fed
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Mexican discount retailer BBB Foods Inc. priced its initial public offering at the top of a marketed range to raise about $589 million, adding momentum to a rebound in US listings. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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The Fed can still break markets. Here’s how
A sign reads "FDIC Insured" on the door of a branch of First Republic Bank in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., March 13, 2023.
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Here’s why some people keep uninsured money in their bank
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference following the release of the Fed's interest rate policy decision at the Federal Reserve in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2024.
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The Fed probably won’t cut rates in March. Here’s what that means for markets
In this photo illustration, a person holds 5 and 20 US dollar bills in their hands.
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The dollar is back. It’s not all good news
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024.
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Magnificent Six? Fab Five? Some say the Seven are getting a shakeup
U.S. one hundred dollar bills are being shown in this picture illustration taken in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 15, 2023.
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US companies are still worried about an economic shock
The New York Community Bank (NYCB) headquarters in Hicksville, New York, on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024.
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Wall Street is worried about another regional banking crisis
SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 11, 2023 - Customers shop at a Tesla new energy vehicle store in Shanghai, China, November 11, 2023. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Main Street is still investing like it’s 2023
Homes in Hercules, California, US, on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. The US 30-year mortgage rate rose to 7.16% last week, matching the highest since 2001 and crimping both sales and refinancing activity.
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A soft landing seems likely. But Americans will still have to deal with unaffordable housing
People walk by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on January 29, 2024 in New York City.
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These market signals suggest recession fears aren’t gone yet
A chicken tender box combo meal during opening day at a Raising Cane's restaurant at the Fulton Mall in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024.
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Companies are hopeful about the economy again — even if they’re nervous
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell holds a press conference at the end of Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Washington, DC, on December 13, 2023. The Reserve voted Wednesday to hold interest rates at a 22-year high for the third straight meeting and signaled it expects to make three cuts next year. The Fed's decided to keep its benchmark lending rate between 5.25 percent and 5.50 percent. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Fed isn’t vexing markets. Here’s what might
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Some blue chip stocks are crumbling. Here’s why
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Stocks fell around the globe, bond srose and oil hit $90 a barrel on concern that the Israel war with Hamas will escalate into a wider conflict in the Middle East. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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The US is pulling ahead in the economic race with China