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How Puerto Rico Got Into Its Current Financial Mess

Writing for the Miami Herald, John McPhaul examines the economic crisis in Puerto Rico and its impact on the island’s daily life.

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Apple’s Quarterly Sales Fall for the First Time in 13 Years

Apple is making headlines again, but this time for declining sales. Writing for the L.A. Times, Paresh Dave explores why Apple is now facing a challenging sales environment and predictions for the future.

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What Tools Does the Fed Have Left?

Writing for the Brookings Institute, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, explores the resources available to the Federal Reserve to help maintain the strength of the U.S. economy.

Read Part I: Negative Interest Rates

Read Part II: Targeting Longer-Term Interest Rates

Read Part III: Helicopter Money

Fed to Raise Rates Twice This Year but Conviction Fading

Will the Fed raise rates again? If so, when? This is the question currently being pondered by many economists and explored in this article by Anu Bararia for Reuters.

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Jamie Dimon on Finance: ‘Who Owns the Future?’

Writing for Bloomberg Markets, John Micklethwait recently published his in-depth interview with Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase. Topics of discussion include Dimon’s personal career and the role of banks, past and present. It is with great pride we announce that the cover artwork for this article was painted by Kelsey Henderson.

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Trump or Clinton: Who’s Better for Investors?

Presidential primaries and caucuses are in full swing! This week, John Kimelman writting for Barron’s looks at the potential impact two nominees could have on the markets should either become President of the United States.

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The Fed Chair’s Warnings About the U.S. Economy

At what pace will the Fed continue to raise rates?  Writing for The Atlantic, Krishnadev Calamur looks at recent comments made by Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen to gain insight into the Fed’s possible next moves.

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How Much of Your Nest Egg to Put Into Stocks? All of It

Writing for the New York Times, David Levine looks at the logistics of a portfolio invested 100% in stocks.

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Oil Prices Decline More Than 5 Percent as Stockpiles Increase

Clifford Kraus of the New York Times details the reasons behind oil’s recent plunge in prices. Despite the rise in tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran, the increased oil supply continues to put downward pressure on oil prices. Oil producers continue to ramp up production in an attempt to retain market share. The resulting lower oil prices are a boon to the economies of many energy importing countries.

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Fed Raises Key Interest Rate for First Time in Almost a Decade

Global markets have embraced the end of the zero interest rate policy era in the US, sending international stocks higher and quelling fears that investors would recoil at the prospect of higher interest rates.

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