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‘It just fizzled away,’ ‘I bought lavish furnishings’ and other true tales of how Nobel Prize in Economics winners spent their prize money

The prize comes with roughly $1 million in cash.
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Market Snapshot: Stocks close lower in thinly traded session; GE has biggest drop since June 2016

U.S. stocks close lower on Monday, with the Nasdaq ending a nine-day rally as investors find few reasons to push shares deeper into record territory in a thinly traded session.
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Currencies: Turkish lira falls against dollar on diplomatic row, while pound stabilizes

The U.S. dollar shot up to its highest level since April against the Turkish lira on Monday, as a diplomatic disagreement between the two NATO allies weighed on the Turkish currency.
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The Ratings Game: Tesla Model 3 issues could delay or kill its ‘iPhone moment,’ analysts say

Tesla Inc.’s early issues with producing the Model 3 could delay or even destroy the chances for the electric car maker’s ‘iPhone moment,” Barclays analysts said in a note Monday morning.
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Market Extra: Bitcoin is up nearly 60% from its September low

Bitcoin on Monday was mounting a comeback, rallying since touching a recent low in mid September as speculative purchases around the No. 1 cryptocurrency shifts into higher gear.
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Capitol Report: Feinstein says gun control is one reason she’ll run again for Senate

Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California said Monday she’ll seek another term, citing unfinished business on gun control, among other reasons, in an announcement that came about a week after the massacre in Las Vegas.
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The Moneyologist: I was robbed of my childhood by my abusive parents — now my family is being robbed of our inheritance

This man’s father died without a will and yet his stepmother inherited everything.
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The Tell: Turkish lira isn’t done underperforming, analyst says

The U.S. dollar starts this week with a significant jump against the Turkish lira, after a diplomatic rift between the two allied nations culminated in the termination of nonimmigrant visa services on both sides on Sunday.
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Key Words: Nonsensical Rifle Addiction? This Dutch TV show is laughing at America’s love of guns

Satirical news show took a dig at the NRA and tells us how we can help solve the ‘epidemic.’
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Key Words: Pence ‘stunt’ at Indianapolis Colts game was ‘worse than Bridgegate’: Scarborough

Though that traffic-disrupting political stunt arguably became Chris Christie’s political Waterloo (and sent aides to prison), Vice President Mike Pence’s brief visit to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis was, argued MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, “so much worse.”
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