Text size (Photo by Drew Angerer / Getty Images) Getty Images Investors bet that Joe Biden will win the presidential election buying shares for clean energy, sending some companies’ share prices soaring. The WilderHill Clean Energy Index, a compilation of green power companies listed on U.S. exchanges, rose to a …
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Gold futures took a small gain on Friday to stop a third consecutive slide, but the advance of the precious metal for the day was not enough to prevent the first back-to-back weekly declines since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March . Experts say a resurgence in US dollar investors …
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In a week in which the S&P 500 sets a record in the midst of a pandemic, it’s fair to consider at least the bottom 495 parts. Michael Batnick, director of research at Ritholtz Wealth Management, points out 94% of the S&P 500 SPX, + 0.31% components trade below their …
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Federal Reserve staff told central bank officials in late July that they would lower their estimate for economic growth in the second half of the year, according to minutes released by the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday. Fed staff always present their own forecasts at the Central Bank’s eight …
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Gold prices plunged sharply on Wednesday, ending a two-day string of gains as the U.S. dollar stopped its skid and as commodity investors watched minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July policy meeting, which could provide further insight into the central banker’s perspective for US and global business. Market participants will …
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