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Apple’s spring TV and news event: Live coverage

Noah Berger | AFP | Getty Images Attendees wait for a product announcement event to begin at the Apple Cupertino, California, headquarters on September 12, 2018. Apple is holding a press event at its campus in Cupertino, California, on Monday at 1 p.m. ET. The iPhone maker is expected to …

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Three options strategies for the week: March 25

The “Options Action” traders share three options trading strategies to kick off the week. Mike Khouw highlighted a call option in the Homebuilders ETF Brian Stutland laid out a call spread strategy for Advanced Micro Mike Khouw and Guy Adami highlighted a bullish options strategy on Lululemon Trader disclosure:Steve Grasso …

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French Open prize money adds incentive for Nadal, Djokovic, Williams

Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters Serena Williams of the U.S. in action in the French Open, June 2, 2018. The French Open has announced an 8 percent increase in its prize money this year. The 2019 prize pot at the Roland Garros tournament has swelled by 8 per cent compared with …

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The US bond yield curve has inverted. Here’s what it means

Investors are often motivated by short-term market players when making decisions. Shorter-dated bonds are highly sensitive to the Federal Reserve policies than longer-dated bonds. However, longer-term bonds are more sensitive to inflation expectations in the economy as inflation eats into the purchasing power of a bond’s future performance. In very …

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Supreme Court denies ‘mystery Mueller case’ after probe finishes

Tasos Katopodis | Getty Images News | Getty Images WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 24: Special counsel Robert Mueller walks with his wife Ann Mueller on March 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court on Monday turned back a company locked in a secretive fight against special counsel Robert Mueller …

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Ethiopian Airlines still believes in Boeing despite MAX 737 crash

Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images CEO of Ethiopian Airlines Tewolde Gebremariam makes a speech during an event organized by Ethiopian Airlines to mark the International Women’s Day at Skylight Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on March 8, 2019. The chief executive of Ethiopian airlines has said his …

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Brexit? Here are the key upcoming dates in the UK’s exit

Reuters TV via REUTERS Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May speaks in Parliament, following the vote on Brexit in London, Britain, March 13, 2019, in this screen grab taken from video. The U.K. is no longer expected to leave the EU on Friday, as British lawmakers remain at odds over how …

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Biogen announces $5 billion buyback days after shelving Alzheimer’s trials

Suzanne Kreiter | The Boston Globe | Getty Images File photo: Michael LeClair, left, and Kevin Fleurimond, in the manufacturing room of Biogen Idec. Biogen said on Monday it would buy back shares worth $5 billion, days after its stock slumped on the drugmaker’s announcement to end two Alzheimer’s disease …

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Jack Lew expects more bumps in the road before a deal

VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Workers wait to unload shipping containers at Qingdao Port on November 8, 2018 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China. “The danger of our two countries being on a collision course is something that both countries should try to avoid,” Lew said. “I …

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Airlines warn of cancellations as Boeing readies 737 Max software fix

Ralph Freso | Getty Images A group of Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft sit on the tarmac at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on March 13, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. Airlines are preparing for more flight cancellations as Boeing readies a software fix for its best-selling 737 Max …

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