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Shares of DexCom Inc. tumbled more than 40% on Friday and were headed for their worst percentage drop on record, a day after the maker of diabetes-management equipment shocked investors with a cut to its sales forecast that heightened concerns about growing global competition and the company’s prospects overall.

If Elon Musk tweets about a stock – GAMESTONK! – are you required to rush out and buy it? Are you required to speculate on it with a lot of money that you can’t afford to lose?

Trading activity in U.S. corporate bonds tends to dry up in late summer, according to Barclays.

What people don’t know can hurt them in planning for the long haul of retirement.

Also: Surprising data on home prices; combining your investments with your politics; and a retirement account mistake you can avoid.

The rally for commodities this year has nearly fizzled out, with a slowdown in China’s economy fueling worries about demand for oil, copper, and other commodities — putting traders on alert over a potential repeat of China’s 2015 stock market crash and global slump in commodities.

Touting phony positions and making secret deals with hedge funds were at the heart of the fraud  authorities say Left engaged in as part of a broad market-manipulation scheme.

The easier the access, the more the harm

Gold futures traded sharply higher on Friday, but looked to tally a second weekly loss in row as the precious metal got caught up in the broad drop in risk assets after climbing last week to fresh record-high prices.

The NBA signed a $76 billion TV deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon, leaving TNT without any NBA games for the first time since 1988.

One Southwest fan likened the drastic policy change to the time Coca-Cola rolled out New Coke.

Mohawk Industries Inc.’s stock jumped 16% on Friday after the maker of flooring products said it would beat analyst estimates for its third quarter and revealed plans to cut more costs, and after drawing an upgrade to buy from hold from BofA Securities.