[Reuters] Gulf markets plunge on U.S.-Iran tensions, Aramco at lowest since IPO [Reuters] Bernanke: Fed has ample clout to fight downturn if toolkit used [...]

[Reuters] Fed may need new approach to boost inflation, Daly says [AP] New vehicle sales in US fell 1.3% in 2019 but still healthy [Reuters] Tens of thousands [...]

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[Reuters] Wall Street falls after U.S. kills top Iranian commander [Reuters] Oil, safe havens surge as U.S. strikes kill Iranian commander [Reuters] Brent [...]

[Reuters] New year cheer for stocks as rally rumbles on [Reuters] Dollar off to a flat start for 2020 as others find the fizz [Reuters] Oil climbs on [...]

[Reuters] China cuts banks’ reserve ratios again, frees up $115 billion to spur economy [CNBC] Small business pay checks are growing at a fast pace as [...]

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[Reuters] Global stocks end 2019 close to record highs [Reuters] Oil falls but on track for biggest yearly rise since 2016 [Reuters] Fed sees small takeup of [...]

[Reuters] World stocks hold onto gains, dollar under pressure [Reuters] Repo rate steady before year-end [Reuters] Treasuries – Yields rise, yield curve [...]

[Reuters] China commerce ministry says it has proactively dealt with U.S. trade frictions [CNBC] The bankruptcies that rocked the retail industry in 2019 [...]

[Reuters] China to switch benchmark for floating-rate loans to lower funding costs [Bloomberg] China to Scrap Benchmark Lending Rate in Shift to New System [...]

For the Week: The S&P500 added 0.6% (up 29.2% y-t-d), and the Dow increased 0.7% (up 22.8%). The Utilities slipped 0.3% (up 22.2%). The Banks added 0.3% [...]

[Reuters] Wall St. set for another record high as year-end rally continues [Reuters] Oil hits three-month highs as strong U.S. consumer spending underpins [...]

[Reuters] Stocks hover near record highs as investors count on trade deal [Reuters] Oil hits highest since September on trade hopes, OPEC cuts [Reuters] Record [...]