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Private Equity and 401(k)s Aren’t a Great Match

Some of America’s leading financial firms are hoping to sell the White House on what sounds like a compelling idea: Open employer-sponsored retirement plans to the private investments they manage, so regular folks can reap returns currently reserved for the wealthy.

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Investors See High-Grade Debt, MBS as Top Bets of 2025

The best performing US blue-chip bond funds of 2024 are sticking to their winning playbook: investing in debt from riskier blue-chip companies, as well as firms that can handle economic turbulence — and avoiding corporations sensitive to interest-rate risk.

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US Job Growth Slowed in January After 2024 Downward Revision

US job growth moderated in January while annual revisions from the government also revealed less vigor in the labor market last year than previously thought.

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Investors Eye Data Center IPOs to Ride AI Infrastructure Boom

Investors are hungry for a piece of the US data centers powering the artificial intelligence boom, and a handful of initial public offerings expected in 2025 would feed that appetite.

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Treasuries Extend Losses as Jobs Report Leaves Fed Path Intact

US government bonds fell as mixed employment data left traders holding tight to expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates steady until later this year.

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Bessent Says Trump Wants Lower 10-Year Yields, Not Fed Cuts

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration’s focus with regard to bringing down borrowing costs is 10-year Treasury yields, rather than the Federal Reserve’s benchmark short-term interest rate.

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Amazon Cloud Needs to Deliver After Microsoft, Alphabet Misses

Amazon.com Inc. shares have largely climbed on the back of two trends: strength in its cloud business and a focus on costs. Now both could be in question.

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Principal, Pimco Bet on Debt From Riskier High-Grade Companies

The best performing US blue-chip bond funds of 2024 are sticking to their winning playbook: investing in debt from riskier blue-chip companies, as well as firms that can handle economic turbulence — and avoiding corporations sensitive to interest-rate risk.

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The Job Market Is Weaker Than It Looks

The resilience of the labor market over the past year has, in large part, been about strength in sectors such as education, health care and government that are somewhat immune to economic cycles.

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‘Debanking’ Dispute Highlights a Real Problem

Why would a bank suddenly shut down a customer’s adequately funded account? Some leading Republicans, echoing tech titans like Marc Andreessen, have warned of a conspiracy among regulators to “debank” conservatives and crypto enthusiasts.

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Magnificent Seven’s Slowing Growth Threatens S&P 500 Rally

Last week, DeepSeek’s emergence as an AI threat wiped half a trillion dollars of value off Nvidia Corp. Last night, Alphabet Inc.’s disappointing earnings sparked questions about its capital expenditures and put its stock on pace for the worst drop in more than a year.

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Bessent’s Treasury Sticks With Yellen-Era Long-Term Debt Plan

The US Treasury on Wednesday maintained its guidance on keeping sales of longer-term debt unchanged well into 2025, despite newly installed Secretary Scott Bessent having criticized the issuance strategy of his predecessor before he was picked for the job.

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Macquarie Shuts US Debt Capital Markets in Private Credit Pivot

Macquarie Group Ltd. is shuttering its US debt capital markets arm, a business that includes leveraged loan origination, syndication and trading, to focus resources on private credit, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

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Gold Hits Fresh Record on Haven Demand as Tightness Persists

Gold climbed to a fresh record high, as trade-war worries bolstered haven demand and there were continued signs of short-term tightness in the market.

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Vanguard’s Record Fee Cut Puts Rivals BlackRock, Invesco in Tough Spot

Vanguard Group Inc.’s biggest salvo yet in its campaign to cut fees for the investing masses presents industry rivals with a painful choice.