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Oil Edges Lower as U.S. Inventories Rise Amid Record Production

(Bloomberg) — Oil sank as production hit a record high and refinery demand slipped, pushing stockpiles higher across the nation.Futures fell as much as 0.8% in New York after Energy Information Administration reported that U.S. commercial crude inventories rose 1.57 million barrels last week and output hit 12.9 million barrels a day. That countered optimism that a U.S.-China trade deal was drawing closer, which may support stronger economic growth and fuel demand.U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House that the U.S. and China were “in the final throes of a very important deal,” though he told Fox …read more […]

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Massachusetts adopts tough ban on flavored vaping, tobacco products

Massachusetts on Wednesday adopted the country’s toughest ban on the sale of flavored tobacco and vaping products, including menthol cigarettes, in response to a rise in youth vaping and an outbreak of vaping-related serious lung injuries. Governor Charlie Baker, a Republican, signed into law legislation passed by the state’s Democrat-controlled legislature earlier this month that also places a 75% excise tax on e-cigarettes. Several other states have recently adopted emergency bans on the sale of flavored vaping products amid a nationwide outbreak of lung injuries among e-cigarette users and concerns about the growing popularity of the products among …read more […]

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RBC Sees Stock Turbulence Ahead as S&P 500 Pushes Toward 3,350

(Bloomberg) — The U.S. stock market’s record-setting rally will lose some steam in 2020, with the risk of a pullback increasing in the next few months, according to RBC Capital Markets.Lori Calvasina, the firm’s head of U.S. equity strategy, predicted that the S&P 500 will finish next year at 3,350, a gain of roughly 7% from Tuesday’s close, while profits will grow 6% to $174 a share. With valuations expanding and fund managers turning “euphoric,” investors should watch out for a market retreat that’s bound to occur by the end of March, she warned.“We expect 2020 to be a year …read more […]