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These economic indicators could spell trouble for Trump campaign

Vice President Kamala Harris has surged in the polls and in betting markets against Donald Trump, and one possible explanation is an improving economy.

Why Real Madrid’s Vinícius Jr. may decline a $1 billion offer from another club

Carlo Ancelotti, Vinícius’s coach at Madrid, said rumors of a transfer to Saudi Arabia are ‘pure speculation’

Americans die younger than people in other countries. So why are we subsidizing their healthcare?

We’re suckers when it comes to drug prices.

AST SpaceMobile’s stock hits new intraday high ahead of first commercial satellite launch

Shares of AST SpaceMobile Inc. are climbing 47.71% Thursday after the space-based broadband company said that its first five commercial satellites will be launched next month.

S&P 500 erases August losses as ‘irrational recession fears’ fade

The S&P 500 had clawed back all of its losses from earlier in August on Thursday — a dizzying turnaround after the index booked its worst start to a month in eight years.

Rising layoffs? The surge in jobless claims may have been a mirage.

Remember that spike in jobless claims — aka layoffs — since the end of the school year? Not to worry, the most recent reports suggest.

China’s luxury-goods heyday is history

With sales of high-end goods on the decline and future economic growth set to moderate further, luxury companies are gradually recognizing that China isn’t the golden goose it was once was.

This oversold stock-market rally could be a buying opportunity

Watch NYSE new highs vs. new lows, and the S&P 500 above 5,500. Plus, Chipotle looks tasty.

Cisco gets back on track — and it could spur the stock’s best day in 4 years

Cisco’s business “has bottomed and is trending in the right direction,” one analyst says.

‘Underconsumption core’: The latest TikTok trend is users showing off all the stuff they’re not buying

Despite a surprising surge in retail sales last month, young people on TikTok are pushing back on the overwhelming pressure to spend. That’s not a bad idea, personal-finance experts say.

Betting markets now see Kamala Harris beating Donald Trump in November

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s chances of winning this year’s White House race appear to have declined over the past month, with betting markets now putting his prospects below those of Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.

Recession fears in bond market fade after July’s retail-sales data

Thursday’s surprisingly strong retail-sales data for July took some of the fear of a U.S. recession out of the bond market, sending yields toward their biggest one-day advances in more than a month.
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