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The eight best stock-market indicators are all flashing warning lights — some yellow, others a shade or two closer to red — and the takeaway is that returns are looking pretty grim over the next decade, according to Mark Hulbert. The “Buffett indicator” is one of them, and it’s reaching historic levels. See full story.
U.S. stock futures wobble as trade worries linger
U.S. stock-index futures point to a lackluster open on Monday, as investors watch fresh developments in clashes over tariffs between the U.S. and its global counterparts. See full story.
This theory could help explain why wages aren’t rising faster
The rate of wage growth remained unchanged in July at 2.7%. See full story.
Cranberries in crosshairs as Trump tariffs trigger global retaliation
Wisconsin grower says buyers on overseas markets, seeing prices rise due to their countries’ retaliatory tariffs on U.S. cranberries, can just switch to raisins or prunes. See full story.
Trump defends son’s ‘totally legal’ 2016 meeting with Russian lawyer
President Donald Trump acknowledged Sunday that a meeting his son held with a Russian government lawyer in June 2016 was an attempt “to get information on” Democrat Hillary Clinton but defended the encounter as “totally legal.” See full story.
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What you need to know about the student loan crisis, and how to avoid drowning in debt. See full story.
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