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What the 2020 candidates are proposing to do about student debt

Democratic presidential hopefuls in partnership with Univision at Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas on September 12, 2019. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Student loan borrowers have reason to pay close attention to the 2020 presidential campaign. Many of the Democratic presidential candidates have detailed plans to …

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MasterCard’s stock rallies nearly 50%, boosted by strong consumers

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The world’s second-largest payment processor is approaching a decade-long run for the company’s stock. Shares of MasterCard are getting a boost, as U.S. consumers embrace the secular shift from cash to card, and more recently card to digital. MasterCard’s stock is up 46% …

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The market rotation this month may have been driven by a technicality

A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Wang Ying | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images What exactly happened during the “once in a decade” stock market rotation earlier this month that rocked investors? It might’ve just been a one-off technical move and not based …

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Jeff Bezos, Lin-Manuel Miranda portraits in National Portrait Gallery

Portraits of Jeff Bezos and Lin-Manuel Miranda are heading to the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 15. The oil-on-canvas painting of the richest person in the world, Amazon CEO Bezos, was commissioned from artist Robert McCurdy. McCurdy also painted billionaire Warren Buffett in 2013 (that portrait is …

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Ignore Fed talk; know the state of the economy

Two conflicting forces are working to influence the market and the “bad set” happened to win out on Friday, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said. China’s trade delegation decided to cut short its trip to Washington for trade talks with the United States. The major averages all finished the session down less …

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Jim Cramer’s ‘Mad Money’ Recap & Stock Picks Sept. 20, 2019

CNBC’s Jim Cramer take a look at the week ahead in stock investing. The “Mad Money” host explains why he has a good feeling about new iPhone sales in China. He sits down with the CEO of cloud-based cybersecurity provider Zscaler to get an understanding of the competitive landscape. Eye …

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New Y.A. Crossover From Morgan Parker, Renée Ahdieh and More

WHO PUT THIS SONG ON? By Morgan Parker Image Parker, an award-winning poet and essayist, drew from her high school journals and an unfinished memoir to create this loosely autobiographical Y.A. debut. “Who Put This Song On?” is lovely, honest, wrenching and funny — a tribute to music, survival and …

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This beneath-the-surface indicator could point to a major market rally

Stocks are a hair away from record highs. The S&P 500 is sitting less than 1% from its July peak on Friday, clawing its way back to record territory after a rocky August. Todd Gordon, founder of TradingAnalysis.com, says one breadth indicator suggests new highs are around the corner. “This …

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Goldman Sachs says the market is about to get wild in October

Traders work after the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 12, 2019 at Wall Street in New York City. Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images For investors taking a breather from the chaos in August, buckle up as the market is about to go …

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India’s stock market skyrockets after surprise tax cut

India traders at the Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. office in Mumbai, India. Vivek Prakash | Bloomberg | Getty Images Indian stocks surged overnight Friday after the country’s government announced a big cut to India’s corporate tax rate. The India S&P BSE Sensex index jumped 5.3% to notch its biggest …

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