The job cuts were driven by broader economic trends and a strategic shift towards increased automation.

 

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Traders—and the Fed itself—are notoriously bad at predicting interest rate moves.

 

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In this compilation program, Steve Peasley and Justin Klein field a variety of finance and investment questions from callers across the United States and around the world.

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One veteran portfolio manager holds the view that we’ve been in a truly extraordinary period since the early 1980s--- but things have now returned to normal.

 

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The big swing factors are investment quality and expenses, as well as tax costs.

 

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Excluding food and energy, the Commerce Department’s personal consumption expenditures price index for December was up 2.9% on a yearly basis.

 

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Justin's PERSPECTIVE today concerns a new Department of Labor classification rule that could "Disrupt the U.S. Gig Economy'.

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By invoking its authority, the regulator can make civil investigative demands.

 

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Investors are increasingly looking to emerging market exchange-traded funds for growth at a reasonable price.

 

Today's Stocks & Topics: VPU - Vanguard Utilities ETF, V - Visa Inc. Cl A, POOL - Pool Corp., Liquidity, Retirement, SCI - Service Corp. International, What To Do When a Company Goes Down 90%, Luxury Brands.

 

Plus: Key Benchmark Numbers and Market Comments for: Treasury Yields, Gold, Silver, Oil and Gasoline.

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For investors, succession planning is critical because advisors of age 55 and older account for 42 percent of head count and 57 percent of assets.

 

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Spot bitcoin ETFs make it easy to add the cryptocurrency to a 60/40 portfolio, but there’s a chance it can turn your portfolio upside down.

 

Today's Stocks & Topics: CALF - Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows 100 ETF, XOM - Exxon Mobil Corp., META - Meta Platforms Inc., SSO - ProShares Ultra S&P 500, CBRL - Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc., T+1 Settlement, The Wash Rule, VO - Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF, Tesla Earnings, CCJ - Cameco Corp., Leverage.

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