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Trump tariffs: Why stock-market investors are underrating impact

Donald Trump’s most unconventional policy proposal is also one he’s been most consistent in promoting: universal tariffs.

I’m buying a house. My real-estate agent asked me to sign an exclusive contract. Is this the new normal? 

“Should we be on the lookout for anything important when signing a contract with a buyer’s agent?”

Cathie Wood’s ETFs sell Tesla’s stock, after another earnings-related surge

Cathie Wood’s ETFs used Tesla’s blowout earnings report to trim their stakes, just like they did in July after blowout deliveries data

Oil prices on track for weekly gains as Middle East worries linger

Oil futures rose Friday and were on track for weekly gains, with lingering worries over the potential for a wider Middle East conflict helping to put a floor under crude prices, analysts said, while worries over the demand outlook limit upside.

Consumer sentiment hits 6-month high as Republicans grow confident in Trump win

Growing confidence among Republicans in a victory for Donald Trump helped push a survey of consumer sentiment to a six-month high less than two weeks before the U.S. presidential election.

Treasury market under Trump at risk from inflation, not larger fiscal deficit, says analyst

The danger to the Treasury market from a second Donald Trump presidency comes not from a sharp increase in bond issuance but revived price pressures

Tech is making long-distance caregiving for aging relatives easier. But families still need more help. 

Caregiving from afar is getting easier with smartphones, tablets, cameras and apps — but there’s still a long way to go.

Flagstar, formerly NYCB, reports a wider-than-expected loss as charge-offs jump

The bank formerly known as NYCB reported another wider-than-expected quarterly loss and provided a downbeat outlook.

Colgate-Palmolive beats profit views, even as prices fall in North America again

Colgate-Palmolive’s stock turned red in premarket action Friday, after the consumer-products company beat third-quarter earnings expectations and lifted its outlook, but saw relative weakness in North America in terms of volume and pricing.

Durable-goods orders retreat due to Boeing. Manufacturing slump goes on.

Orders at U.S. factories fell almost 1% in September — mostly due to fewer aircraft bookings — and showed little sign of a rebound in a slump-ridden manufacturing industry.

SoFi’s stock set to extend surge — and this is what’s driving recent optimism

LendingClub’s improving delinquency trends suggest SoFi could see similar dynamics, an analyst says.

‘I always wait for my turn’: I don’t understand why airline passengers want to board early. Why do they act like savages?

American Airlines is targeting “gate lice” with technology that sets off an alarm when a passenger tries to skip their group number.
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