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Stock futures and government bonds climbed Monday as investors awaited a slate of Federal Reserve speakers and data on the manufacturing sector.Futures tied to the S&P 500 rose about 1% and contracts for the Nasdaq-100 advanced 1.1%…

Feb. 25 (UPI) -- More than 700,000 workers in the United States have filed for new unemployment claims, the Labor Department said Thursday in its weekly jobless report. The department said 730,000 people filed new claims last week, a…

Stocks on Wednesday broadly rose, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing at a record, after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reiterated the central bank will continue its support of the U.S. economy.The Dow finished up 424…

Reuters/Phil McCartenMohamed El-Erian told CNBC that there's no doubt in his mind that liquidity from the Fed has encouraged investors to take "excessive risks." The economist said that the Fed's statement yesterday reinforced…

ReutersJames Bullard, the president of the St. Louis Fed, says that while the US stock market hitting all-time highs might seem out of touch with the reality of COVID-19, Wall Street's record-breaking rally actually makes a lot of…