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Top Stories : 2016February29Monday

The Tell: Warren Buffett says don’t piggyback on his trades

Metals Stocks: Gold on track for biggest monthly gain in four years

Tax Guy: Why you need to write a will now — even if you aren’t wealthy

Capitol Report: Typical household sees another income bump in December

Tax Guy: How to use a Roth IRA as part of your estate plan

How Disney’s new pricing could benefit some visitors

Market Snapshot: Wall Street under early pressure, as investors remain skittish

Futures Movers: Oil edges up on more bets for lower output

Economic Report: Chicago PMI signals contraction of factory activity in February

Capitol Report: An old fear returns as new mortgage market players rise

Real-time headlines : 2016February29Monday

Sprint says venture will open up to 500 new Sprint-branded stores across U.S.

Sprint announces joint venture with Dixons Carphone

Pending home sales index at 106.0 in January, up 1.4% vs. a year ago

Pending home sales decline 2.5% in January

April gold up $14.40, or 1.2%, at $1,234.80/oz

Gold extends gains after Chicago PMI report

Nasdaq unchanged at 4,590

Dow industrials down 0.1% to 16,620

Market Pulse : 2016February29Monday

Amazon enters agreement to bring Wm Morrison products to Prime and Pantry customers

Sprint to open 500 new stores across U.S. in joint venture with Dixons Carphone

U.S. stocks open little changed

Target names former Amazon executive Arthur Valdez chief supply chain and logistics officer

American Express estimates $1 billion gain from Costco U.S. co-branded card portfolio sale

Signet Jewelers shares jump in premarket trading after preliminary Q4 results

Valeant shares slump 6% after company pulls guidance, reschedules earnings release

Sysco to layoff 1,200 workers, raised earnings growth target

Icahn Enterprises loss widens as sales fall short

Tribune to explore alternatives, beats profit and sales expectations

Breaking News: 2016February29Monday

Chicago PMI report signals factory-activity contraction

American Express foresees billion-dollar gain from Costco card portfolio sale

U.S. stock futures turn positive an hour before the opening bell

NRG Energy, Consol Energy join chorus of energy firms cutting dividends

Lumber Liquidators shares extend losses, now down 6.8% premarket

Federal-Mogul shares resume trading up 37% after Icahn bid

Tribune Media to explore strategic alternatives

Icahn Enterprises offers to buy Federal-Mogul for $7 a share

China cuts banks' reserve-requirement ratio by 0.5 percentage point

China central bank cuts banks' reserve-requirement ratio

Internet Stories: 2016February29Monday

Here’s a sneak peek at the new MarketWatch

Need to Know: Why buying gold now could be a lot like buying stocks in 2009

Asia Markets: China stocks drop sharply as yuan dips to 3-week low

The Wall Street Journal: China silences outspoken real estate mogul on social media

Bizarre new fronts in the battle of the sexes: Laundry detergent, yogurt

LendingClub shifts risk ahead of court ruling, others in crowded field may follow

The Wall Street Journal: Zenefits layoffs come days after crackdown on frat-house culture

The Margin: Want world peace? Share much more on Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg says

Outside the Box: An FBI win over Apple could create a surveillance state

The Wall Street Journal: Snapchat calls on Nielsen to tell advertisers their money is well-spent

Financial Services: 2016February29Monday

Market Snapshot: Wall Street under early pressure, as investors remain skittish

Capitol Report: An old fear returns as new mortgage market players rise

Warren Buffett’s eternal optimism shows that fear is the real enemy

London Markets: FTSE 100 pares loss on China easing move, narrowing monthly decline

The Wall Street Journal: ‘The Big Short’ director blasts big banks, oil in Oscar acceptance speech

Social media can keep you from being ‘The Millionaire Next Door’

The Tell: The S&P 500 is close to flashing a bearish signal it hasn’t displayed since 2008

Need to Know: Why buying gold now could be a lot like buying stocks in 2009