TARGET DATA BREACH: News that millions of Target customers’ credit and debit card accounts may have been hit by a data breach comes during an already rocky holiday season for bricks-and-mortar retailers (online is headed for record sales). What impact will it have on the rest of the season? Read more
DING DING! TAPER TANTRUM PART 2?: Following the Federal Reserve’s highly-anticipated decision to scale back its extraordinary monetary stimulus, should investors brace for another exodus of funds out of emerging markets? Read more
GOLD COFFIN’S NAIL?: For gold, which has plunged 27% this year, is the Federal Reserve’s decision to begin tapering its stimulus a nail in the metal’s coffin? Read more
US STOCKS END MOSTLY LOWER AFTER MIXED DATA; DOW RISES TO RECORD Read more
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