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These October Surprises Usually Don’t Turn Out So Bad for Stocks

While Octobers can be volatile for stock markets, they don’t always end on a down note. The performance tends to start with a decline and then end up.

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Gundlach's Realtor Plea Draws Derision

At least one critic wonders whether the reigning bond king is so eager to leave California for the tax code or for peripheral lifestyle benefits.

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A Great Summer For Global Markets

Several developed, emerging and frontier markets outperformed the US-based S&P 500, which ended the quarter up 21%, and the MSCI All World Country Index (ACWI), which ended the quarter up 19%.

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Is Globalization Over?

More than ever, the world economy is intertwined, beholden to trade flows, investments, technology and people crossing borders. In an era of rapid innovation, the need to stay competitive will continue to connect the economies of far off places.

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Get Beyond "Red Stocks And Blue Stocks" As Election Heats Up

Nothing is guaranteed, of course. What is said during a campaign and the reality of what is implemented once in office, are two completely different things – its politics after all. This discrepancy is likely to be even greater due to the uncertainty and costs associated with COVID-19. So why not simply weigh possible scenarios and the potential impact on different sectors of the U.S. economy?

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Mark Cuban's Stimulus Plan: $500 A Week Through November

The billionaire investor says additional stimulus for Americans is just as paramount as it was at the start of the pandemic, claiming "two economies."