How Computers are Controlling the Stock Market

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How Computers are Controlling the Stock Market

In this year alone, there have been 35 bizarre “flash crashes” in American oil markets, essentially meaning that prices dropped significantly and recovered quickly due to automated trading. Prices for West Texas Intermediate crude swung 200 basis points in less than an hour, before recovering at least 75 basis points. 

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U.S. Jobs Report: 271,000 Gain In Payrolls Led By Healthcare Sector

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U.S. Jobs Report: 271,000 Gain In Payrolls Led By Healthcare Sector

After a two month lull period, the U.S. labor market came back with a strong report for the month of October. The economy added 271,000 in payrolls while the unemployment rate dropped to 5% which was led by health care, temporary help & retailers according to Sho Chandra of Bloomberg. This is the lowest unemployment rate since April 2008.

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MetLife Believes Treasury Yields Won't Reach 4.5% For Another Decade

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MetLife Believes Treasury Yields Won't Reach 4.5% For Another Decade

MetLife, the biggest life insurer in the United States announced that they believe benchmark 10-year Treasury yields are more than a decade away from returning to their long-run average according to Susanne Walker Barton of Bloomberg.

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