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Stock traders bailed on stocks Friday afternoon over worries about Syria and the political turmoil in Washington made many nervous about holding stocks over the weekend. A review of the key technical readings after last week's action are more important in determining what you should be doing now.

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The major issue for banks stock investors to decide is whether banks now deserve to sell much above book value and 60% of the S&P 500 Index. The market sells at 18 times earnings, priced approximately at 2 times book value.

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Americans should prepare for higher gasoline prices this summer, and higher oil prices are largely to blame.

There are two major decisions in the next few months that will likely set the tone for oil markets for the rest of 2018 and into 2019. The first is President Trump’s May 12 decision about recertifying the Iran nuclear deal. The President may, at that point, decide to re-impose sanctions on Iran. There are some indications that he is likely to do so, though the decision has not been made. It he does, prices should rise further.

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During the bull run on the US dollar, was it simply overvalued? Even despite the current decline in value, the US dollar remains at or above fair value. And inflation puts the dollar at risk of further decline.

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Most market indices are above levels of one year ago -- but here are 6 brands you'll know hitting 52-week lows.

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In the past year and a half, the IMF has reported a variety of numbers for the annual inflation rate in Venezuela. None of the IMF’s numbers can be replicated. This is a problem -- one that renders all of the IMF’s inflation numbers unusable because they fail to pass the scientific smell test.

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While Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) saw mixed fortunes in 2017 and data shows that almost half met less than favorable outcomes and failed despite jointly raising north of $6 billion, many large and established enterprises are now entering the blockchain and distributed ledger technology landscape.

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After the financial crisis of 2008, federal agencies put strict limits on how much debt investment banks could load onto companies. But since self-proclaimed dealmaker Donald Trump walked into the Oval Office, the influence of those guidelines has waned, according to Debtwire data.

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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Chief Tom Donohue called the services a racket

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Here are 4 stocks in the petroleum business that may fit the criteria for value -- in the Benjamin Graham tradition.

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