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Top Stories : 2018January12Friday

Capitol Report: ‘Shithole’ is not a diplomatic assessment, but is it so unfair?

MarketWatch First Take: HP reclaims top spot in PCs, but staying there isn’t the top priority

The Moneyist: My wife and I have a $1 million mortgage and $200,000 in cash — do we reduce our repayments or invest it?

In One Chart: Here’s a breakdown of the Medicaid recipients who aren’t working

The Ratings Game: Sam’s closures quashed PR bonanza of Wal-Mart pay hikes and bonuses, but analysts have eye on longer term

Carrier plant in Indiana that played role in Trump election sheds another 200 workers

ADT is planning a $2 billion IPO: Here are 5 things you need to know

Residents of this U.S. state have the highest credit scores

Bon Ton Store bonds tumble as deadline for $14 million interest payment looms

Currencies: Euro hits 3-year high, sterling at highest since Brexit

Real-time headlines : 2018January12Friday

Gold prices log highest finish since Sept. 11, up 1% on week

Feb. gold climbs $12.40, or 0.9%, to settle at $1,334.90/oz

Feb. Brent oil at $69.60/bbl, up 34 cents, or 0.5%

Feb. WTI oil up 34 cents, or 0.5%, at $64.14/bbl

Oil trades near session highs as Trump extends sanctions relief for Iran, as expected

Trump extends sanctions relief for Iran, administration official says

Feb. WTI oil trades at $63.88/bbl, down a bit from $63.90 before the rig data

U.S. total weekly active drilling-rig count climbs 15 to 939: Baker Hughes

U.S. weekly active oil-rig count up 10 at 752: Baker Hughes

March wheat down 2.6% at $4.22 a bushel

Market Pulse : 2018January12Friday

Gold prices end with 1% weekly gain

Trump extends sanctions relief for Iran

Baker Hughes reports first weekly rise in U.S. oil-rig count in 5 weeks

Wheat prices aim for lowest finish year to date as USDA reports higher-than-expected plantings

2018 should be 'boring' in terms of Fed policy, Harker says

UPDATE: Tesla's new production targets are 'finally beatable', says bullish Instinet analyst

Holiday retail sales increased 5.5% in 2017, exceeding the National Retail Federation forecast

U.S. business inventories increase 0.4% in November

Pound hits highest level since 2016 on report Spanish, Dutch want soft Brexit deal

Performant's stock rockets after winning contract to collect on defaulted federal student loans

Breaking News: 2018January12Friday

President Trump extends sanctions relief for Iran

U.S. ambassador to Panama quits

Amazon.com's stock tops $1,300 for first time

Boeing and Merck lead way as Dow's gain Friday tops 200 points

U.S. business inventories increase in November

Wal-Mart to take charge for Sam's Club closures; reported 10,000 jobs cut

U.S. consumer price index shows 0.1% increase in December

U.S. retail sales rise 0.4% in December

Wells Fargo shares slip in premarket trades after earnings and revenue miss mark

JPMorgan's profit slides 37%, hurt by charges from tax bill

Internet Stories: 2018January12Friday

Have you received an email from Netflix? Read this first…

The Ratings Game: Amazon stock jumps to 9th straight gain as another analyst’s target cracks $1,400

NerdWallet: Why do my friends all seem to have more money than I do?

Top Ten: Weekend roundup: Netflix and FAANG stocks | A market melt-up | Dividend stocks

The Moneyist: This woman’s fiancé wanted her to move in and help pay his mortgage — did she stay or did she go?

The Wall Street Journal: Army rips out Chinese-made surveillance cameras overlooking U.S. base

The more you endlessly scroll on Facebook, the bigger the risk to your mental health

Movie composer Daniel Pemberton on how to score movies about money

The Moneyist: My fiancé wants me to move into the home he shared with his ex-wife — and help with his mortgage

Vitaliy Katsenelson's Contrarian Edge: Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are just the Beanie Babies of the moment

Financial Services: 2018January12Friday

Earnings Outlook: Bank earnings started off ‘mixed’ and ‘messy’ — and that’s likely to continue

The Moneyist: My wife and I have a $1 million mortgage and $200,000 in cash — do we reduce our repayments or invest it?

Residents of this U.S. state have the highest credit scores

Currencies: Euro hits 3-year high, sterling at highest since Brexit

Market Extra: 2-year Treasury yield hits crisis-era high on rising rate-hike prospects

Market Extra: How to protect against greater stock risk and smaller returns this year

As promised, big bank earnings were messy, but CEOs keep faith in tax cuts

Market Extra: Which markets are closed on Martin Luther King Day?

Mnuchin says U.S. doesn’t want cryptocurrencies to be the next ‘Swiss numbered bank accounts’