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Top Stories : 2017May05Friday

Key Words: Brad Pitt, former ‘Sexiest Man Alive,’ shares his thoughts on America’s hubris

The Fed: Janet Yellen says discrimination in the workplace is holding back women’s pay

Howard Gold's No-Nonsense Investing: Which president did the best job for average Americans?

Economic Report: The real unemployment rate is lowest since the recession

Capitol Report: Here’s the path the health bill could take in the Senate

Market Snapshot: Stocks in a battle for gains after jobs data; IBM drags on Dow

Apple is once again borrowing in the bond market to reward its shareholders

iHeartRadio costs jump in latest quarter, adding to suspicion its days are numbered

London Markets: FTSE 100 closes at 3-week high as oil tries for rebound

The Fed: Fed’s Williams backs changing central bank’s strategy to price-level targeting

Real-time headlines : 2017May05Friday

Nasdaq Composite rises 11 points, or 0.2%, to 6,086

S&P 500 index up 4 points, or 0.2%, at 2,393

Dow industrials swings into positive territory, up 10 points at 20,062

Fed's Bullard says balance sheet could be shrunk to $2 trillion from $4.5 trillion

Gold futures lose about 3.3% for the week

June gold falls $1.70, or 0.1%, to settle at $1,226.90/oz

June WTI oil trades at $46.26/bbl vs. $46.02 before rig data

U.S. total weekly active drilling-rig count up 7 at 877: Baker Hughes

U.S. weekly active oil-rig count up by 6 to 703: Baker Hughes

Euro rises above $1.10 for first time since November

Market Pulse : 2017May05Friday

Gold prices lose over 3% for the week

Engineering company Fluor leads S&P 500 decliners with 5% loss after earnings miss

Baker Hughes data show U.S. oil-rig count has climbed above 700

Energy stocks rally to lead S&P 500 gainers as oil erases some of Thursday's loss

Revlon shares plummet after earnings slide

Fed's Fischer says central bank policy cannot be rules-based

Chesapeake Energy shares rally as analysts welcome first-quarter earnings

IBM's stock slide cuts about $4 billion from its value

IBM's stock tumble cuts nearly 30 points from Dow industrials

Shake Shack upgraded on growth prospects

Breaking News: 2017May05Friday

Six topics you can expect Buffett to address at Berkshire meeting Saturday

Fed's Fischer says central-bank policy can't be rules-based

IBM sheds nearly $4 billion in market value as shares fall 3%

IBM shares tumble as Buffett says he sold shares, pushing Dow into negative zone

Herbalife shares rocket 12% early Friday

U.S. stocks open higher after nonfarm-payrolls report signals hiring pickup

Apple again borrowing in bond market to reward shareholders

U.S. unemployment rate falls to 4.4%

Crude oil futures remain lower, but back above $45/barrel, after sharp selloff

Crude oil prices rise out of slump, now up 0.8%

Internet Stories: 2017May05Friday

Apple is once again borrowing in the bond market to reward its shareholders

The Moneyologist: The Moneyologist: My husband is spending $300,000 on a secretive overseas church

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This is what American teens want to be when they grow up

Warren Buffett tells CNBC he’s dumped a third of stake in IBM

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Key Words: Kasparov says Putin’s staying power at Kremlin is a good news, bad news story

Key Words: A claim of election meddling that the Russians can get behind

How to work with younger colleagues

The Tell: The city with the best pay in the world is NOT American

Financial Services: 2017May05Friday

iHeartRadio costs jump in latest quarter, adding to suspicion its days are numbered

London Markets: FTSE 100 closes at 3-week high as oil tries for rebound

The Fed: Fed’s Williams backs changing central bank’s strategy to price-level targeting

ETF Focus: Leveraged ETFs fall out of fashion, as market waves subside

The Tell: 6 topics Warren Buffett can’t avoid at Berkshire’s annual meeting

The Moneyologist: The Moneyologist: My husband is spending $300,000 on a secretive overseas church

Metals Stocks: Gold prices poised for largest weekly loss of the year

When can you take money out of a Roth IRA?

In One Chart: Compared to Japan and Europe, the U.S. has a very different approach to death and aging

Robert Powell: Even ‘normal people’ can be amazing with money. Here’s how