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There’s no ducking it now. The widespread, serious negatives have reached a critical level. There are no cures available except a major reset of investor beliefs, rationale and expectations. Importantly, this reset is not of the “typical” overoptimistic, fad-driven, easy-money booms. Instead, it is the return to traditional capital market…

The United Auto Workers said Friday it has made progress in the negotiations with the Big Three carmakers, and didn’t announce any new plants that would expand its ongoing strike. Nearly 34,000 workers at Ford Motor Co. F, +0.95%, General Motors Co. GM, +1.13% and Stellantis NV STLA, -0.37% are…

The last week has been good for token investors. The S&P 500 has dropped 1.7% amid Middle East tensions. The Barclays Aggregate Bond Index is down 1.3% as the 10-year Treasury yield hovers near 5%, a level it hadn’t crossed since 2007. But amid the tumult, Bitcoin has soared more…

Shares of lithium miner Albemarle Corp. on Wednesday traded at their lowest in more than two years, after being hit by a rating downgrade from analysts at BofA Securities. The analysts downgraded their rating on the miner’s stock to the equivalent of sell, from hold, and lowered their price target…

Gold has climbed close to $100 an ounce since Hamas attacked Israel more than week ago, but investors shouldn’t expect to see a straight shot higher for prices, even as geopolitical turmoil tends to lift demand for so-called safer investments. “Investors are fleeing to safe-haven assets during times of geopolitical…

Oil futures ended lower on Monday after a jump at the end of last week, with prices pressured by a report that the U.S. may have reached a deal with Venezuela to ease sanctions. Traders also continued to monitor the Israel-Hamas war amid fears the conflict could escalate, threatening supplies.…

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