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Here’s where to hide as market tanks amid intensifying trade war

Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, Aug. 1, 2019. Wang Ying | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images For investors looking to take shelter in a trade war, there are pockets of the market that have done well during huge market pullbacks …

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Amazingly, Beyond Meat shares are holding up as rest of the stock market tanks

In this photo illustration, packages of Beyond Meat “The Beyond Burger” sit on a table, June 13, 2019 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Drew Angerer | Getty Images During big risk-off days in the stock market, normally its most speculative names get hit the hardest. Even that …

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Three options strategies for the week: August 5, 2019

The “Options Action” traders share three options trading strategies to kick off the week. Dan Nathan broke down put buying in the Emerging Markets ETF. Michael Khouw and Carter Worth looked at buying a call spread in Amazon. Khouw also illustrated buying a call calendar in Disney.  Disclosure Trader disclosure: Dan …

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Cryptocurrency surges past $11000 amid trade worries

A man passes in front of a Bitcoin exchange shop in Krakow, Poland. Artur Widak | NurPhoto | Getty Images Bitcoin soared 9% on Monday, performing like a safe haven asset as it edged past $11,000 for the first time since around mid-July. The price of the world’s largest cryptocurrency …

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The 90s are back. Here are the companies trying to cash in

Walk onto a high school or college campus today, and you’d think you were in a 1990s mall. Dad sneakers. Fanny packs. Neon jackets. The clothes seem pulled out of a box in the attic rather than from a glossy new magazine. For years, the fashion world has been riding …

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Under Betsy DeVos, defrauded students find it hard to get rid of debt

File photo of an ITT Technical Institute campus in Anaheim, California. Susan Goldman | Bloomberg | Getty Images When Morgan Marler’s 5-year-old daughter, Lilian, asks her why she doesn’t work anymore, Marler doesn’t know what to say. “I can’t explain debt to her,” Marler, 29, said. “And how I went …

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Traders are betting big on a sudden drop in stocks and it’s starting to pay off

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Two words from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and one tweet from President Donald Trump turned the market upside down rapidly this week. Some traders saw it coming and are ready to reap big money …

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Analysts sorting winners and losers as new set of tariffs take aim at Nike, retailers

A detailed view of the shoe worn by Zion Williamson #1 of the Duke Blue Devils against the North Carolina Tar Heels during their game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on February 20, 2019 in Durham, North Carolina. Streeter Lecka | Getty Images A new set of tariffs on China that …

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Here’s where the jobs are for July 2019

July’s overall payrolls grew at a healthy pace, in line with expectations, and several industries showed particularly strong growth in hiring including education, health care, professional and business service. The Labor Department reported Friday that payrolls increased 164,000 during the month, just 1,000 below the 165,000 Dow Jones forecast. The …

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