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Trading Desk: Trade War On Hold Again

Well, folks, just when businesses were desperately searching for a predictable path through the ongoing trade war, the map has been set on fire. For the past eight months, the market has been grappling with a flurry of tariffs, but a new legal bombshell has

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Trading Desk: Ready For The Next Walls Of Worry?

It’s a peculiar sight on Wall Street these days. The S&P 500 has climbed a respectable 10% this year, shrugging off concerns that would have sent traders running for the hills in another era. Yet, beneath the surface calm, the currents of risk are getting

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Trading Desk: The Fed Can’t Cut Mortgage Rates

Here’s a little secret of the financial world that trips up a lot of people: when the Federal Reserve cuts its benchmark interest rate, your mortgage rate doesn’t automatically drop with it. In fact, sometimes the opposite happens. It’s a frustrating reality, and with the

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Trading Desk: Meme Market Makes DORKs Happen

If you’re getting a sense of déjà vu from the market chatter lately, you’re not alone. A new acronym is making the rounds — the “DORK” stocks — and it feels an awful lot like a rehash of the meme stock mania that took over

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