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RBC’s Helima Croft fearful of Venezuela impact on oil markets in 2018

Wil Riera | Bloomberg | Getty Images An attendant sits at a closed Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) gas station in Caracas, Venezuela, on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Oil traders expecting steep production losses from one of the world’s largest producers are likely to be underestimating the severity of the …

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Buy Costco because it’s in ‘early stages’ of online sales surge

Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Linda Wentzel shops for clothing at a Costco Wholesale store in East Peoria, Illinois. Costco shares tumbled over the summer on worries the Amazon and Whole Foods Market merger will hurt the retailer’s business. But one Wall Street firm says the retailer’s e-commerce …

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Economic optimism soaring, helping Trump: CNBC survey

American optimism on the economy is reaching new heights and President Donald Trump’s approval ratings look to be benefiting, at least somewhat. The CNBC All-American Economic Survey found that for the first time in at least 11 years, more than half of respondents to the survey rated the economy as …

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