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The exterior of the U.S. Department of Treasury building is seen as they joined other government financial institutions to bail out Silicon Valley Bank's account holders after it collapsed on March 13, 2023 in Washington, DC.
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Stocks slid Monday leading into the final trading day of 2024.
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 6: An exterior view of The Container Store, an organization and storage retailer is seen on September 6, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bryan Steffy/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)
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The Dow shed over 1,100 points Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell played down how many interest rate cuts investors should expect to see next year.
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Target expects a sluggish holiday season.
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Investors piled into safe havens like gold and US debt as tensions rose in Europe. Gold prices jumped on Tuesday and US Treasury rates dipped.
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A lone shopper places items in her cart in the frozen food aisle of a Walmart store Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Englewood, Colo.
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 07: Bikes with Grubhub bags sit on the street on July 07, 2023 in New York City. Grubhub, DoorDash and Uber Eats sued the City of New York on July 6th in order to block its new minimum pay rules for food delivery workers. (Photo by Leonardo Munoz/VIEWpress)
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Gold plated souvenir Bitcoin coins are arranged for a photograph in London on November 20, 2017.
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