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Gold Rally Foiled Again as Payrolls Torpedo Weekly Gain

(Bloomberg) — Just when it looked like gold’s rally had gotten back on track, the U.S. payrolls report came along.The number of jobs added to the economy jumped 266,000 last month, the most since January, according to a government report Friday that topped all estimates in a Bloomberg survey calling for 180,000 jobs.Gold has struggled to sustain recent rallies as resilient U.S. economic data and bets on progress toward a U.S.-China trade deal limit demand for the metal as a haven. That weakens the case for more cuts on U.S. borrowing costs, further damping the appeal of the non-interest-bearing precious …read more […]

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Hedge Funds Are Piling Into PPL Corporation (PPL)

The 700+ hedge funds and famous money managers tracked by Insider Monkey have already compiled and submitted their 13F filings for the third quarter, which unveil their equity positions as of September 30. We went through these filings, fixed typos and other more significant errors and identified the changes in hedge fund portfolios. Our extensive […] …read more […]

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UPDATE 1-Correvio slips after FDA staffers say benefits of heart drug do not outweigh risks

U.S. Food and Drug Administration staffers reviewing Correvio Pharma Corp’s heart drug said on Friday they did not believe the benefits offered by the therapy outweighed its risks, sending the company’s shares down 14%. The drug, Brinavess, approved in several other counties including Europe and Canada, aims to correct erratic heart rhythm in the upper chambers of the heart due to a condition known as atrial fibrillation or AFib. Although Correvio has provided sufficient evidence of the drug’s benefit, Brinavess comes with “serious liabilities” including low blood pressure, irregular heartbeats in the lower heart chambers, and death, the …read more […]

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Aston Martin CEO says shareholders in it for the long-term, not soliciting participation

Aston Martin’s two major shareholders are in it for the long term and the company is not actively soliciting participation, the firm’s boss said on Friday after a media report said Lawrence Stroll, owner of Formula One team Racing Point, is preparing a bid for a major stake.

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Retail Stocks

Contrary to what you may have heard, physical retail isn’t dead. True, some retailers have struggled mightily in the wake of rapid industry disruption by Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) and the rise of e-commerce. But there are plenty of investment opportunities available to you when it comes to retail stocks.
Perhaps no activity belongs to the fabric of what it is to be America more than shopping does. Whether done in traditional brick-and-mortar stores or through online portals, Americans will continue to shop in any foreseeable future. So expect retail stocks to continue producing profits for you for many years to come.

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