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Trump’s recession toolkit could include tax cuts, infrastructure bill

President Donald Trump speaks at a fundraiser in Des Moines, Iowa, June 11, 2019. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Wall Street can’t stop talking about recession fears. The U.S. and China are locked in a trade standoff, corporate earnings growth expectations are at multiyear lows, and the shape of the yield …

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Everything Jim Cramer said on ‘Mad Money,’ September 6, 2019

CNBC’s Jim Cramer maps out what he’s expecting in stock news next week, including economic data from the U.S. and China, along with earnings reports. The “Mad Money” host is says Amazon and Campbell Soup are worth buying here. Cramer sits down with home decor retailer At Home CEO Lee …

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The bond market is ‘begging’ the Fed to cut rates

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday the Federal Reserve should cut the benchmark interest rate “aggressively” to help cushion the blow from the ongoing U.S.-China trade war. The “Mad Money” host based his reasoning in the the economy is “inherently deflationary,” in part due to labor-saving technology crimping wage growth. The …

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Charts show Amazon’s stock is bottoming, primed to run 20%

Amazon’s stock may have put in a bottom and could be poised to break through the $2,000 price tag, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday. The “Mad Money” host picked back up on the chart analysis from FibonnacciQueen.com’s Caroly Boroden, who in July forecast that equities of the e-commerce behemoth was …

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A Gift From the N.F.L. Ignites a Firestorm Over Dreadlocks

For several years, a small nonprofit operating out of a church on the South Side of Chicago has tried to reduce gang violence by getting kids involved in boxing, music and other programs. Few outside the city had ever heard of the group, Crushers Club, until this week, when it …

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Stocks look to reclaim their all-time highs in the week ahead

Stocks will look to build on their strong recent momentum and reclaim their record highs next week amid a slew of economic data while trade war fears decrease. The S&P 500 is about 2% from an intraday record reached on July 26 after notching back-to-back weekly gains. The broad index …

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Death toll rises from mysterious lung illnesses linked to vaping, CDC says

A customer holds a bottle of flavored vape juice while exhaling vapor from an electronic cigarette at the NXNW Vapor store in Sacramento, California. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images At least three people have died from a mysterious lung illness doctors believe may be caused by vaping …

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Two years after Equifax breach, consumers still vulnerable to ID theft

Jill Fromer | E+ | Getty Images While you might feel numb to data breaches due to their increasing frequency, experts say you shouldn’t be indifferent to the possibility of one actually causing you harm. Two years after the announcement of the massive Equifax breach — a cyberattack that compromised …

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Trump campaign cashing in on Alabama ‘Sharpie’ controversy he complains about

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) references a map held by acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan while talking to reporters following a briefing from officials about Hurricane Dorian in the Oval Office at the White House September 04, 2019 in Washington, DC. The map was a forecast from August 29 …

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Trump putting military money toward border wall may hurt GOP in 2020

President Donald Trump’s move to divert $3.6 billion from military projects toward funding his border wall has added another obstacle for some of the Senate’s most endangered Republicans. The administration on Wednesday outlined the areas from which it would pull money for the barrier. It will draw the most from …

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