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Top Stories : 2017May01Monday

Economic Report: Construction spending eases in March after a February blowout

Metals Stocks: Gold trades lower, set to snap 2-session advance

Bond Report: Treasury yields edge higher after trading around weeklong low

Capitol Report: Confused over Trump’s tax plan? Gary Cohn says he doesn’t see why

The Number One: Another strong quarter for Amazon has Jeff Bezos closing in on Bill Gates

Currencies: Dollar edges higher against yen after Congress reaches tentative debt-ceiling deal

BlackRock CEO Fink suggests Trump’s personality could be an economic risk

The Fed: Fed to signal rate-hike plan in place despite soft economic data

Need to Know: Here’s a tip for investing after Trump’s 100-day checkup: Buy foreign stocks

The Wall Street Journal: UPS tries a new twist on surge pricing, putting more burden on retailers

Real-time headlines : 2017May01Monday

ISM April index below 56.5 forecast, March 57.2 reading

Nasdaq Composite up 0.3% at 6,068

Dow industrials off 7 points at 20,933

S&P 500 up 0.1% at 2,386

U.S. stocks trim modest gains after ISM data

ISM manufacturing index falls to 54.8 in April

Greenback trading at 111.54 yen

Dollar turns flat against yen after ISM data

Construction spending falls 0.2% in March

Twitter's stock runs up 5% to 3-mo. high

Market Pulse : 2017May01Monday

McDonald's launching new sandwiches with free fry offer

Amazon giving Manchester-by-the-Sea residents a year of free Prime

Blackstone Group's credit arm acquiring additional J. Crew debt: Reuters

Neurotrope stock drops 52% on midstage trial results for Alzheimer's drug

U.S. stocks open modestly higher after government shutdown averted

First NBC Bank's stock loses nearly all its value after closure by regulators

AEterna's stock plunges toward record low after cancer treatment fails in Phase 3 trial

Bob Evans to pay special dividend after sale of restaurant business completed

Chip sales boom higher in March

Insperity boosts dividend by 20%

Breaking News: 2017May01Monday

U.S. construction spending eases in March

U.S. inflation retreats from five-year high

Stock-market futures hold gains after personal income and spending data

Dish Network profit beat expectations but sales missed as subscribers dropped

Neurotrope stock drops 34% after release of Alzheimer's drug midstage trial data

U.S. stocks close lower Friday, but notch roughly 1% gain for April

Senate follows House in passing one-week funding bill

House passes one-week funding bill to avert government shutdown

Shares of car-vending-machine company Carvana trade below IPO price in debut

Amazon still refusing to buy back its stock

Internet Stories: 2017May01Monday

The Number One: Another strong quarter for Amazon has Jeff Bezos closing in on Bill Gates

Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks set to rise after government shutdown averted

Asia Markets: Japanese stocks end higher with key Asian and European markets shut for holiday

The Wall Street Journal: Twitter, Bloomberg partner to stream news 24/7

Film and TV writers: Here’s how to prepare financially for a strike

The Moneyologist: The Moneyologist: My boyfriend wants to pay me $500 in rent — and live for free when I’ve paid my mortgage

How to give your children the American Dream if your family had generations of poverty

The Margin: Hacker posts stolen episodes of Netflix’s ‘Orange Is the New Black’

Earnings Outlook: Apple earnings: As users spend more, services revenue grows

Financial Services: 2017May01Monday

Bond Report: Treasury yields edge higher after trading around weeklong low

The Number One: Another strong quarter for Amazon has Jeff Bezos closing in on Bill Gates

BlackRock CEO Fink suggests Trump’s personality could be an economic risk

The Fed: Fed to signal rate-hike plan in place despite soft economic data

Need to Know: Here’s a tip for investing after Trump’s 100-day checkup: Buy foreign stocks

Market Extra: These are the only 9 stocks Morningstar is fully bullish on

Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks set to rise after government shutdown averted

Is inflation hotter than the market will admit? Bond panel can’t quite agree