Olivia Scott

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OPEC+ Shock Revives Oil Bulls Even as Demand Warnings Flash

(Bloomberg) -- OPEC+’s surprise oil-production cut sent shock waves through financial markets and pushed crude prices up by the most

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Texas judge in abortion pill lawsuit often rules for conservatives

By Nate Raymond(Reuters) - The federal judge who on Friday suspended approval of the abortion pill mifepristone is a former

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Four Reasons Why Junk Bonds Might Be Worth Buying

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U.S. to test faster asylum screenings for migrants crossing border illegally

By Ted HessonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration next week will begin testing faster asylum screenings for migrants caught crossing

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For DeSantis, Overflowing War Chest Obscures the Challenges Ahead

Supporters of Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida at a rally before his re-election, in Sun City Center, Fla., Nov. 6,

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Democrats condemn judge’s ‘draconian’ decision threatening abortion drug

Photograph: Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesDemocrats angrily denounced as “dangerous” and “draconian” a decision by a Texas judge that threatens access to

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‘Simple dignity’: How President Biden’s visit to Ireland tells the story of ‘Blue-collar Joe’ back home

Joe Biden was addressing the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in Chicago last May, explaining how "middle-class folks" just want to provide for their families, when he returned to

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The Fed’s Inflation Fight Didn’t Get Much Help From the Decent Jobs Report

The solid employment report for March further raises the odds that the U.S. economy is headed for a proverbial soft

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New Car Prices Are Shocking. Used Ones Are Worse. What It Means for Dealer Stocks.

My car seems to be beating the stock market. It’s nothing special—a midsize, mass-market sport-utility vehicle leased in September 2020.

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Reaction to Texas Abortion Pill Ruling: Outrage, and Muted Praise

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, March 7, 2023. (Michael A. McCoy/The New York Times)As Americans digested a Texas judge’s

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Trump’s Next Legal Threat Could Be in Georgia. That May Be Tricky for Federal Prosecutors.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis at the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta, Ga. on Aug. 30, 2022. (Audra Melton/The

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Get Ready for a Wave of Bank Mergers. Where to Find Winners.

With the best-case scenario for bank stocks this earnings season being the proverbial “better than feared,” investors may want to

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Why does the US have so many banks? Thank Thomas Jefferson.

The U.S. has a lot of banks. So many, in fact, that when one fails or runs into trouble, there

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Why Stock-Market Investors Can No Longer Count on the ‘Index Effect’

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‘Talk Less, Smile More:’ El-Erian Says the Fed Should Take a Tip From ‘Hamilton’

According to economist Mohamed El-Erian, the Federal Reserve has made policy mistakes by acting too late to tame inflation, and

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