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Economics

Political Conventions Bring in Less Money Than Promised

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The economic impact on host cities of political conventions’ like the DNC and RNC are not quite as advertised

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Banking

Wall Street’s Trading Assets Cross $1 Trillion

It’s got to be at least a yellow flag whenever 2008 — the height of the Great Recession — is your point of reference, no?

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Economics

The US Dollar is Flexing Muscle, Putting the Rest of the World on Notice

The US greenback has appreciated 2.65% against a basket of its developed market peers since the election and is at a two-year high.

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Geopolitics

Saudi Arabia Pulls Back as Trump Reemerges on World Stage

Saudi Arabia’s Mammoth Public Investment Fund Turns Inward Just As One of the Country’s Top Allies Reclaims the White House.

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