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Under Trump, Wall Street regulator's headcount falls 18%, watchdog says
Nearly one in five staff members had departed Wall Street's top regulator by September of last year under normal attrition and the Trump administration's campaign of job cuts, with losses falling most heavily on divisions overseeing investment managers and stock markets, an independent congressional watchdog reported Friday.
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This Research Firm Is Downgrading Equities and Shifting to Cash. Here's Why.
Ned Davis Research says rising bond yields have been negative for stocks and bonds but positive for cash as it shifted allocations.
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California bans officials from using inside knowledge to bet on prediction markets
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday issued an executive order barring state officials from using insider knowledge to bet on prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi.
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Is Trump losing his grip on the market? Sustained stock declines suggest the president's influence has waned.
President Trump's willingness to de-escalate the Iran conflict has kept stocks from even larger losses in March — but is he losing his grip on markets?
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TACO trade goes cold: why Wall Street isn't buying Trump's Iran extension
For the better part of a year, Wall Street has operated on a cynical yet profitable mantra – “Trump Always Chickens Out,” or the TACO trade. The strategy was simple.
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Trump delays Strait of Hormuz deadline until April 6, but it's ‘white noise' to Wall Street investors
U.S. stocks are falling Friday as Wall Street stumbles toward the finish of a fifth straight losing week, which would be its longest such streak in nearly four years.The S&P 500 sank 0.8% in early trading, deepening its losses after falling the day before to its worst drop since the war with Iran began. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 402 points, or 0.9%, as of 9:35 a.m.
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Not everyone's happy to see shorter lines at airports, as these stocks are dropping
The previously hot stocks of Clear Secure and car-rental companies were falling Friday as nightmare waits at airports appeared set to end.
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The Iran War and Oil Prices Bring Risk of Deeper Market Lows. There Are Echoes of 2008.
It's not 2008, but there are parallels. And stocks have further to fall.
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Inflation Expectations Are Stable, Says Apollo's Slok
Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Slok talks about the impact of the energy shock on consumers, inflation expectations and the US labor market on Bloomberg Real Yield. -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video?
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Geopolitical Tension Pressures Stocks, While Earnings Still Offer Support
Stocks are down, but earnings help cushion the blow. War pressure is rising, but earnings forecasts remain upbeat.
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S&P 500, Nasdaq Slide as Iran Conflict Keeps Oil Prices Elevated
The S&P 500 and Dow dropped 0.7% by midday Friday while the Nasdaq fell 1.1%. Energy and utility stocks bucked the trend, rising as other sectors sold off.
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Crude Oil Surges 4%; US Consumer Sentiment Declines In March
U.S. stocks traded lower midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite falling around 1.5% on Friday.
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Fed's Paulson Says Policy Credibility Needed for Economic Growth to Flourish
Philadelphia Fed President Anna Paulson added in a speech Friday that the the conflict in the Middle East has created new risks to both inflation and growth.
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3 Dividend Stocks With Robust Yields For Tough Times
With the S&P 500 Index in red numbers this year, income-minded investors turn their lonely eyes to a sure thing – high-paying dividend stocks.
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SPX Market Breadth Sours as U.S.-Iran War Continues
"Bounce levels" in the S&P 500 (SPX) will depend on where markets close Friday, says @CharlesSchwab's Joe Mazzola. Market breadth isn't helping push back U.S.-Iran volatility, as Joe points to less than 50% of SPX stocks trading above their 200-day SMA.
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Fed's Barkin Says Iran War is Raising Economic Uncertainty
The Richmond Fed president said holding interest rates steady in March was the right move amid a long stretch of elevated uncertainty.
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Richmond Fed president: Supported Fed pause to figure out 'how we should be leaning'
CNBC's Steve Liesman reports the latest news out of the Federal Reserve.
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Where Have All The Gold Stocks Gone? Will They Return?
Gold stocks tumbled along with the precious metal after record reaching record highs. When will they turn around?
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When The Markets Finally Go Off 'Autopilot'
Equities currently trade at extreme valuations as measured by historical metrics like the Shiller PE ratio, despite the hiccup in the markets in 2026. Long-term equity performance has benefited from persistent tailwinds over the past several decades, though punctuated by periodic major selloffs.
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The Market's Decline May Be Just Getting Started
The S&P 500 has fallen ~8% from highs, but tightening financial conditions suggest further downside risk for equities. Higher oil prices are driving tighter financial conditions, reversing years of easing and pressuring risk assets across markets.
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