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JJ Kinahan, Chief Derivative Strategist, TD Ameritrade & thinkorswim Singapore, discusses why uncertainty in the U.S. market will create trading opportunities.
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October could bring some rock and roll back to the stock market. "It's been a good run so far, so we should expect some kind of turbulence," said J.P. Morgan chief equities strategist Thomas Lee.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says he is seeing encouraging signs of a global economic rebound, but the world still has a way to go to emerge from the severe recession.
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The US is too dependent on Japan and China buying the country's debt and could face severe economic problems if that stops, Tiger Management founder Julian Robertson told CNBC.
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The nation's biggest toy-store chain is placing its holiday bets — and because the stakes are high, the prices are lower.
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The challenge for markets Thursday will be whether weekly jobless claims and existing homes sales confirm the Fed's view that the economy and housing are getting better.
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Key events and data to look out for on Thursday.
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With little else to sway it, the stock market should continue to trade quietly ahead of the Fed's Wednesday afternoon statement.
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People are now stuck in traffic longer, less apt to move away and more inclined to put off marriage and buying a house because of the recession, a broad survey showed.
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The Fed's two-day meeting starts in Washington Tuesday, as President Obama and other world leaders gather in New York. Traders are watching both, as well as the meeting of G-20 leaders in Pittsburgh later in the week
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Stocks have gone too far too fast and are due for a retreat in an economy that will grow slowly, Pimco's Bill Gross said on CNBC.
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Despite predictions the Great Recession is running out of steam, the House is taking up emergency legislation this week to help the millions of Americans who see no immediate end to their economic miseries.
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The trend for stocks continues to point up and could stay that way through the end of September, even if there are some choppy days.
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Unemployment rose in August in 27 states and the District of Columbia, with joblessness in three states—California, Nevada, and Rhode Island—reaching record highs, the Labor Department said.
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The stock market took a rest Thursday, signaling traders that it may be getting ready to shake off some recent gains.
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Rising stock prices are acting as a powerful magnet, prying loose fresh cash and drawing it into a market that's 58 percent above its March lows.
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Wall Street's bulls are convinced there is enough good news to graze on for a while longer.
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Cash-for-clunkers may have pushed retail sales higher, but the road to recovery is likely be a bumpy one, say economists.
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The economy faces a big test next month when the government starts winding down its massive support programs, banking analyst Meredith Whitney told CNBC.
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"The V-shaped recovery just got a badly needed shot in the arm today as the consumer is back in the game in a big way," said economist Chris Rupkey.
