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Top Stories : 2018May03Thursday

Project Syndicate: Three cheers: Trump has kept the Fed independent, free of chaos

The Tell: This one man may be to blame for the recent weakness in stocks, says analyst

London Markets: FTSE 100 breaks 5-day win streak as investors weigh Fed’s next move

The Ratings Game: AIG stock slammed as winter storms, mudslides weigh on insurer’s profit

Market Snapshot: Dow drops for 5th straight day, set to close at six-week low as stocks fall broadly

The Ratings Game: Spotify finds defenders after shares sink on earnings

Europe Markets: European stocks take cues from opening drop in U.S. and end near session lows

The black-white wealth gap has everything to do with student debt

Market Extra: Why the stock market is unimpressed by the best first-quarter results in 24 years

The Wall Street Journal: Amazon wants to know your body size

Real-time headlines : 2018May03Thursday

Pool Corp. raises quarterly cash dividend 22% to 45 cents a share

Pool Corp. adds $200 million to its share buyback program

Avis Budget's stock sinks 12% after Q1 results late Wednesday

Chesapeake Energy stock price target cut to $3.50 from $4.00 at CFRA

Mastercard stock price target raised to $193 from $172 at CFRA

GE's stock drops 1.6% in morning trade

June natural gas at $2.709/mln Btus, down from $2.725 before supply data

EIA reports weekly rise of 62 bln cubic feet in U.S. natural-gas supplies

Viavi Solutions started at underweight with $10 stock price target at J.P. Morgan

Lumentum started at neutral with $74 stock price target at J.P. Morgan

Market Pulse : 2018May03Thursday

NRG Energy's stock surges toward 3 1/2-year high after earnings beat expectations

SEC seeks court order forcing Jay-Z to testify

Sprouts Farmers Market's stock plunges after same-store sales miss, lowered guidance

Nasdaq loses grip on 7,000 for first time in 3 weeks as stock-market selling accelerates

Dow tumbles 380 points, trades at session lows as solid earnings fail to fuel buying appetite

Wall Street's 'fear index' jumps as stocks slide, could see biggest one-day move in a month

Dow on track to close at a six-week low

Natural-gas prices extend losses as EIA reports first weekly supply rise of the season

Zscaler stock falls after company announces COO's resignation

Factory orders up 1.6% in March, seventh gain in last eight months

Breaking News: 2018May03Thursday

SEC seeks court order to force Jay-Z to testify

So-called fear index VIX on track for biggest one-day move in a month

Shares of grocery chain Sprouts plummet after sales update

Nasdaq below 7,000 for first time since early April

Nasdaq down triple digits as Dow decline approaches 400 points

Twenty-nine of 30 Dow components in red as Thursday decline exceeds 350 points

U.S. factory orders rise for seventh month in eight

ISM index of nonmanufacturing economic activity hits four-month low

Tesla still needs to raise $2 billion in capital this year: Moody's

Markit services PMI final April reading of 54.6 up slightly from 54 in March

Internet Stories: 2018May03Thursday

The Ratings Game: Spotify finds defenders after shares sink on earnings

The Wall Street Journal: Amazon wants to know your body size

Deep Dive: Here’s how Warren Buffett’s stock picks for Berkshire Hathaway have performed in 2018

Deep Dive: Here’s a powerful argument for favoring value stocks over growth stocks

BookWatch: Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg could use a chief philosophy officer

Moneyism: Only half of Americans say they have meaningful daily social interactions

The Wall Street Journal: Cambridge Analytica shutting down in wake of Facebook data outrage

Earnings Outlook: Alibaba earnings: Plenty of reasons to pay attention to payments

Your digital footprint could provide a more accurate credit score

Online retailer Wayfair thinks this home furnishing is a ‘multibillion-dollar market’

Financial Services: 2018May03Thursday

Market Extra: Why the stock market is unimpressed by the best first-quarter results in 24 years

Deep Dive: Here’s how Warren Buffett’s stock picks for Berkshire Hathaway have performed in 2018

Deep Dive: Here’s a powerful argument for favoring value stocks over growth stocks

The Tell: Have stocks been volatile this earnings season? Yes and no

FA Center: After a devastating loss, an adviser learns to comfort grieving clients

Metals Stocks: Gold moves up from 2-month low after Fed largely sticks to script

The Moneyist: I’m an unemployed widow with $600,000 saved — how should I spend and invest it?

CryptoWatch: Goldman Sachs to open crypto-trading desk