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Earnings Results: Hasbro’s stock is having its worst month since the 1980s as toys sales tumble

Hasbro's stock was having its worst month in four decades, as a weakening toy market led to disappointing third-quarter results and full-year outlook.

Distributed Ledger: Bitcoin had a nice rally, but don’t expect it to test all-time highs for at least a year

This is the latest Distributed Ledger column from MarketWatch: a weekly look at the most important moves and news in crypto.

: GDP numbers hint that many consumers — but not all — may keep spending through the holidays

'Holiday spending will be largely driven by upper-income consumers. It usually is,' says one expert.

: ‘That’s exactly what we did back in the housing boom in 2006.’ One economist on what we’re getting wrong about the affordable housing crisis

'People are finding ways, maybe safe or unsafe, sustainable, or maybe not, that create a lower monthly payment,' says Mark Fleming at First American.

: Private equity: Everything you always wanted to know about this $12 trillion asset class but were afraid to ask

Dunkin, Hilton Hotels, PetSmart, Toys R Us, RJR Nabisco, Safeway and Kinder Morgan are just a few examples of companies backed by private equity.

Commodities Corner: 4 reasons why oil prices have only seen a modest Middle East risk premium

Oil prices don't trade that much higher than they did before the Hamas attack on Israel nearly three weeks ago. Capital Economics details the four reasons why.

Economic Report: Inflation is still slowing, but slowly

U.S. prices are still rising almost twice as fast as the Federal Reserve's goal of 2% inflation.

: Yellen says she doesn’t see signs of recession after GDP report

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday said she didn't see a sign of recession in the U.S., following a strong reading on growth in the third quarter.

Earnings Results: Mastercard’s stock sinks toward worst day in 2 years after earnings

Mastercard scored a big profit beat for its third quarter as spending remained healthy, but the company disclosed that trends had slowed in October.

The Ratings Game: Invisalign maker’s stock craters after soft earnings, but analysts still say it’s a buy

Stock tumbles 22% after earnings miss, but analysts are sticking with buy ratings.

Market Extra: More office zombies? Only 11% of maturing loans repay in September, Moody’s Analytics says

Financing for old office loans in bond deals is getting more scarce, according to Moody's Analytics, another troubling sign for commercial real estate.

The Big Number: Biden wants an extra $162 billion from Congress. Here’s how it could go with new House Speaker Johnson.

New U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson faces a Nov. 17 deadline for averting a government shutdown, but he also faces presidential requests for supplemental funding.
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