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Donald Trump's and Hillary Clinton's energy strategies are diametrically opposed, while Trump's oil markets strategy could actually roil markets if enacted.

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The FOMC announcement Wednesday means that all of us will be spared from Fed babble for a few months. I hope many investors took my advice and avoided the incessant discussion by hitting the mute button. The market did issue its verdict as the technical action sent a strong signal that the market's correction was over.It has been a difficult few years for the hedge funds as well as the individual investor. Preliminary data on over 2600 funds suggests they are up on average just 3.4% so far in 2016 which was less than half the YTD performance of the Spyder Trust (SPY). The market's sharp decline early in the year understandably scared many investors out of the stock market and the low yields have limited their returns.So how are the best and brightest investors doing?

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Anyone paying attention to Apple supplier Pegatron?

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Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis indicator called the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which measures momentum on a scale of zero to 100. A stock is considered to be oversold if the RSI reading falls below 30.

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Our research shows that the United States' economic relationship with Mexico, though not without its challenges, provides concrete benefits, strengthening the competitiveness of American firms, creating jobs in the U.S., and generating savings for the average American family.

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Highlights from David Bowie's private art collection are now on display in New York, ahead of a three-part sale at Sotheby's in London in November.

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David Tepper, the billionaire founder of Appaloosa Management, is poised to gain the most from Caesars Entertainment's new bankruptcy emergence plan as the gaming giant completes a multi-year restructuring after a disastrous bubble-era leveraged buyout.

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The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE: FDS) presently has an above average rank, in the top 50% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit further research by investors.

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Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis indicator called the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which measures momentum on a scale of zero to 100. A stock is considered to be oversold if the RSI reading falls below 30.

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After weeks of public outcry over the fake account scandal, the Wells Fargo board announced late Tuesday that it is forcing both its CEO, John Stumpf, and former community banking head Carrie Tolstedt to forfeit more than $60 million in bonuses and unvested stock awards. The board, which is launching an independent investigation into Wells' sales practices, said that it is prepared to make additional clawbacks if they are warranted.

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