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The Federal Reserve’s top banking regulator said he would step down from his position, but will stay on as a Fed governor.

The entire healthcare space is struggling, from pharma to hospitals.

U.S. natural gas futures bounced back from Friday’s losses as strong weather-driven demand is seen extending well beyond mid-January, and LNG exports remain buoyant.

Oil prices edged lower in early European trade but remained supported by hopes over Chinese stimulus and prospects of higher fuel demand due to colder weather.

Front-month gold finished lower for the second straight session, with investors seen as directing more of their resources towards Treasury notes than gold.

The dollar strengthened, but could fall sharply if the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report on Friday misses expectations, Ebury said.

The yield on 10-year Bunds edged up and Jefferies said it had a buy level at 2.40%, so would prefer “a long position at [the] current level.”

The Nasdaq rose, boosted by strong earnings of a key assembler of Nvidia and Apple products. The Dow industrials gave back early gains to close down.

Australian wealth manager Insignia Financial has received a takeover proposal worth about $1.8 billion from private investment firm CC Capital Partners.

Large-cap growth funds led the pack, with a nearly 30% gain, as investors anticipated more cuts in interest rates.

The boutique bank, long seen as a holdout, could sell a stake after recent interest from big investors.

Research suggests that stocks, and especially small-caps, outperform bonds when uncertainty falls. But bonds are the place to be when uncertainty flares, as it has recently.

The grade of financial health, once a figure tucked away on loan applications, has become an everyday obsession for more Americans.

I keep a tight rein on my spending throughout the year. But for my birthday, I focus on what I want, not just what I need.

More people than ever are running errands at their neighborhood shopping center. Supply of this type of property is surprisingly scarce.

Fresh look at archives unearthed Nazi-linked accounts discovered by bank in 1990s but never disclosed to investigators.

Here are some of the major companies whose stocks moved on the week’s news.

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