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Customers still piling into Dollar Tree and Dollar General stores, research says

Dollar stores Dollar Tree Inc. and Dollar General Corp. have been enjoying strong foot traffic in the run-up to the companies’ fourth-quarter results this week, according to data from analytics company Placer.ai.

Raymond James hires Citi bankers for new public-finance office in Seattle

Midsize investment bank sees opportunity in muni bonds and public-power financing

Why BofA is bullish on U.S. consumers despite inflation and interest-rate worries

Consumers still look resilient in the current bull market for U.S. stocks, despite worries to the contrary due to the Federal Reserve’s monetary tightening, according to BofA Global Research.

How February inflation data could test the stock-market rally

A month after the U.S. stock market suffered its worst consumer-price index release day in over a year, investors are worrying about a reprise when the latest inflation data arrives on Tuesday morning — data that could shake up the Federal Reserve’s monetary-policy expectations and test stocks’ 2024 bull run.

Why are stocks so expensive right now? One Wall Street strategist has a theory.

Interest rates in the U.S. are at their highest levels in decades, so why are U.S. stocks so darn expensive? It’s a question that has puzzled many on Wall Street.

Biden’s HUD secretary resigns ahead of presidential race

Marcia L. Fudge, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, is stepping down from her position.

Trump’s TikTok flip-flop and what it means for Chinese stocks

The former president’s rhetoric on China was tougher than his actions, experts say.

Seniors who do this one thing live longer

A fascinating report has just been published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, and it has an urgent message for the over-60s.

Nvidia might not be Wall Street’s favorite AI stock anymore

My monthly report on stocks and funds popular among top-performing investment newsletters

Alphabet is the bargain stock among the ‘Magnificent Seven’

Investors may have an opportunity similar to the one presented by Meta after that stock sank in 2022.

Why gold may be set to outperform stocks

Gold and the S&P 500 have both rallied to record highs in March, but an analysis provided by Jefferies suggests that the precious metal may perform a bit better than the index in the next month.

Biden official says giving $10,000 to home buyers would have limited effect on prices

The Biden administration on Monday pushed back against criticism of its housing-market proposals after detractors said a plan to provide a $10,000 tax credit to first-time home buyers would increase demand and help keep home prices elevated.
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