Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images A letter carrier holds Amazon.com Inc. packages while preparing a vehicle for deliveries at the United States Postal Service (USPS) Joseph Curseen Jr. and Thomas Morris Jr. processing and distribution center in Washington, D.C. Amazon has launched dozens of private label brands across …

Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images An attendee wearing a t-shirt decorated with a bitcoin rocket illustration and the words ‘To the Moon’ checks his smartphone at the CrytoSpace conference in Moscow, Russia, on Friday, Dec. 8, 2017. Bitcoin cash skyrocketed 80 percent to break above $4,000 on Wednesday …

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images A man walks near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017. Republicans who control Congress are struggling to come up with a must-pass measure to avoid a government shutdown this weekend. House GOP leaders are short of votes, and …

Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook (R) and Apple chief design officer Jonathan Ive (L) look at the new Apple iPhone X during an Apple special event at the Steve Jobs Theatre on the Apple Park campus on September 12, 2017 in Cupertino, California. Apple is working on tools that …

Pew researchers found that most American adults are open to the idea of exposing young girls and boys to toys and activities that are typically associated with the opposite gender. In other words, boys are able to do the same things girls are allowed to and vice versa. Still, women …

Samuel Corum | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Andrew McCabe, Acting Director of the FBI after President Trump fired James Comey, speaks during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing in Washington, on May 11, 2017. Two top Republicans are calling for FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe to sit for …

Despite a somewhat quiet few weeks for oil, trader Todd Gordon says there’s one trend in the charts that’s signaling a bounce for the commodity. The founder of TradingAnalysis.com is looking at a triangle pattern in particular that has formed in the chart of USO, the exchange-traded fund that tracks …

Joshua Roberts | Getty Images Senators Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Bob Corker (R-TN) speak during the U.S. Senate Budget Committee markup of the FY2018 Budget reconciliation legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 28, 2017. Dozens of lawmakers stand to reap a tax windfall thanks to a last-minute loophole inserted …

Erik McGregor | Pacific Press | LightRocket | Getty Images Hundreds of New Yorkers gathered outside Cipriani at 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan on December 2, 2017. Get ready to lose a handful of your favorite tax breaks, thanks to the Republican tax bill. The legislation, known as the “Tax …

A disconnect between equities, bonds and the currency market as tax reform legislation nears passage has one equity strategist concerned. The S&P 500 has rallied to record highs as investors price in hopes of corporate tax cuts, but the Treasury market and U.S. dollar are not behaving in a similarly …