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📰 US Retail Sales Disappoint, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Hover Near Record Levels https://here.news/story/fed009b0?ver=0.6 #fed009b0

📰 Mixed US Economic Reports Impact Stock Market Performance as Bond Yields Ease https://here.news/story/f780011f?ver=0.98 #f780011f

📰 Federal Reserve Officials Express Cautious Optimism About Inflation and Economic Conditions https://here.news/story/504cefd6?ver=0.97 #504cefd6

📰 Former Fed officials' stock trading controversy, Goldman Sachs facing CFTC probe over fees for futures trading, Lex Greensill sues UK govt over 'misuse of private information', CNBC financial pundit arrested by FBI for fraud https://here.news/story/8417a1e9?ver=0.12 #8417a1e9

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