By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Republicans and Democrats showed no sign of surrendering their partisan positions after a briefing on the nation’s $31 trillion debt on We[...]
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March 9, 2023
S&P 500 barely gains as investors eye upcoming jobs data, rate hikes
By Sinéad Carew and Shristi Achar A (Reuters) – The S&P 500 index closed slightly higher while the Dow dipped on Wednesday as investors grappled with mixed messages from Federal Reserve Chai[...]
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Hedge funds up leverage, but fear directional bets with blurred macro picture
By Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hedge funds are increasingly using more leverage to make wagers on the stock market this year, but they remain less inclined to bet on the market direction[...]
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Few signs of US companies curbing profits after Powell says it could cool inflation
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said this week inflation could fall if companies curbed their profits – but the biggest U.S. retailers and cons[...]
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