01-30-19: Amazon Plans To Launch A New Middle East Marketplace

The move will bring a unified brand and 'back-end system' for Amazon, while helping more U.S.-based sellers expand in the region.

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Was the market's fourth quarter volatility a passing scare, a reaction to a possible Fed mistake, or the real thing?

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America is showing resilience despite headwinds around the globe-- including contraction in China.

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The "YouTube TV" product will soon cover 98 percent of US households.

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Rising incomes have catapulted millions into China's new middle class, and it is already the world’s leader in e-commerce sales.

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A sobering letter cautions investors about the economic impact of global tension, rising debt, and the pervasive political divide.

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After the tech stock bloodletting, financial analysts expect mixed results this quarter.

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Many experts have scaled down 2019 growth estimates to 2%-- and this cannot be considered recessionary.
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Sales agents are trained to evaluate potential customers, and what you reveal could harm you at the bargaining table.

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The recent price declines, and expected growth ahead, might create big opportunities.

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Things are likely to get worse before they get better, but the greenback and the Asian nation’s economy are good leading indicators.

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Anyone can suffer from financial and investing errors, yet there are a few money blunders that the ‘super-rich’ generally don’t make.

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Big market corrections often see the failure of an initially strong counter-rally, and then produce a retest with new lows.
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To some Wall Street observers, the drop in bid-to-cover ratios is merely a mathematical necessity rather than a cause for alarm.
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Cloud data services, technological innovation, and dominance of e-commerce are three areas that excite Amazon investors.
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The delinquency rate for major metro areas that suffered a significant housing collapse is almost certainly much higher than widely believed.
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Many experts have scaled down 2019 growth estimates to 2%-- and this cannot be considered recessionary.
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The last time the ISM index fell more steeply was at the height of the U.S. financial crisis.
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America has been trying to get China to agree to trade terms that are fair to both countries.
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The Fed may be risking a 'money supply explosion' by concurrently raising interest rates and reducing bonds on its balance sheet.
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One expert predicts the U.S. economy will gradually slow in 2019, but GDP growth will not drop below 2%.
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