Economy & Markets
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DOL Wins Fiduciary Rule Case in Texas
By Melanie WaddellCongress "gave the DOL broad discretion" to protect retirement investors, the decision says.
February 06, 2017
Trump Wants to Invest in Infrastructure, and Professional Investors Are ReadyEverybodys been waiting for America to fix its infrastructure, Richard Elmslie of RARE Infrastructure said.
February 06, 2017
Bill Gross: Investors Must Embrace QE’s ‘Financial Methadone’ECB and BOJ pulling support would sink markets, the Janus bond manager writes.
February 06, 2017
The January Jobs Report’s Messages and ImplicationsOne implication: The data suggests the Fed likely wont be raising rates in the short term.
February 06, 2017
What’s Next for DOL Fiduciary RuleSorting through the confusion that followed release of two memorandums from the White House on Friday about the status of the rule.
February 03, 2017
Details Emerge on Trump Order to ‘Review’ Fiduciary RuleThe order does not ... repeal nor revise nor delay the rule, TD Ameritrade's Schweiss says; DOL is considering its options for a delay.
February 03, 2017
Want a Good Year for Stocks? Root for the Falcons in the Super BowlAFC Super Bowl wins particularly when the Patriots play seem to portend worse stock market years, according to LPL's Ryan Detrick.
February 03, 2017
What DOL Delay, Dodd-Frank Rollback Mean for Wall StreetDeregulation, combined with business growth and tax reform, could lead to larger profits, analysts say.