Text size Chinese retail sales fell unexpectedly in July. Getty Images The S&P 500 closed Friday almost unchanged, as investors mixed data weighing on consumer confidence and retail sales against an upcoming trade meeting between Chinese and U.S. officials. While headline U.S. retail sales figures missed forecasts, with a monthly …
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Do not believe the exaggeration. That’s the message from Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani, director of private wealth management investments at Goldman Sachs, who thinks gold is too expensive and doesn’t have a clear role in the portfolios of his private clients. Our view is that gold is only appropriate if you have …
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Apple Inc. is planning a 4-for-1 stock split and has major implications for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, of which it is a key component. The iPhone maker announced Thursday that its board approved the stock split. The division will affect registered owners beginning August 24 and Apple AAPL shares, …
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“ “When interest rates are zero or close to zero, then gold is an attractive medium because you don’t have to worry about not getting interest on your gold and you see that the price of gold will increase as uncertainty increases in the markets.” . “ – Mark Mobius …
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Text size Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin talks about the order to close the United States consulate in Chengdu. fake pictures Global stocks fell on Friday as political events swept away a wave of negativity in the markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 126 points, or 0.5%. The …
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