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Decade of Easy Cash Turns Bond Market Upside Down

By Matt Wirz Updated Jan. 30, 2018 9:41 a.m. ET   Last fall, a hydroelectric dam in Tajikistan, the government of Portugal and a cruise-ship operator all issued debt at unusually low interest rates. The seemingly unconnected deals are part of a proliferation of aggressive bond sales influenced by a decade of loose monetary policy…

Volatility Is Back: What the Pullback Means for Investors

Dow plunges 1,600 points at lows, marks worst intraday point drop in history, on computer-driven selling

Dow plunges 1,600 points at lows, marks worst intraday point drop in history, on computer-driven selling By MARK DECAMBRE   The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nearly 1,600 points at its lows on Monday, after a period of selling accelerated sharply heading into the close of the session. Amplifying the slump was computer-programmed trade set to…

Dow plummets more than 670 points, capping worst week in 2 years

Former market-topping money manager Jeff Vinik says we’re in the ‘7th or 8th inning’ of the rally

DOW Drops 350+ Points