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Fed Cuts Rates Quarter-Point, Markets Lower 

by Vlad Karpel

Rate cut moves stocks lower Major U.S. indices and futures traded lower ahead of today’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting and continued lower after the Fed cut rates by one-quarter of a percentage point. Additional cuts are not yet...

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Using Options to ‘Own’ Stock for Zero Cost

by Options Sensei

With the Federal Reserve ready to embark on a new round of free money, here’s an options strategy that also has a ‘free’ or no money down way to be long on stocks. Of the many options strategies that provide leverage, one of the most...

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ECB Cuts Rates, Tariff Exemptions Support Markets

by Vlad Karpel

Latest U.S.-China trade developments good for U.S. stocks Markets are maintaining gains following strong labor and consumer data as well as the latest U.S.-China trade developments. Yesterday, China announced tariff exemptions on certain goods while...

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Markets Maintain Gains Ahead of Central Bank Decisions

by Vlad Karpel

Good news move U.S. stocks higher Major U.S. indices are on track to close in the green today following positive economic releases and easing global tensions. Producer price index data, released before market open today, rose 0.1% in August or 1.8%...

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Do Recent Layoffs Point to Looming Recession?

by Options Sensei

The tea leaves for trying to predict the course of the economy are numerous and scattered but there is one trend starting to emerge that will surely lead to a recession. PMI dip below 50 level, the first such since January 2016 Economists and...

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