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How winning the race to be Amazon’s second headquarters could turn out to be a curse

The housing market—as it relates to Amazon’s economic reach, its probable boost to demand for diverse housing types and the tension between homeowners sitting on higher home values versus buyers and renters pushed entirely out of the market—must be a major consideration as metro areas march forward in their pursuit to become the e-commerce giant’s second home.

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Market Extra: S&P 500 is set to match uncanny stock-market history on Friday—for doing almost nothing

How quiet is this record-setting stock market? By at least one measure, the S&P 500 index is on pace to register is lengthiest period of quiescence in more than two decades—and perhaps ever.

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How behavioral economics is being used against you

Nobel Prize winning economist Richard Thaler tells people to “nudge for good” — not everyone follows his advice.

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Economic Report: Low supply, high prices still keeping a lid on sales of existing U.S. homes

Sales of existing U.S. homes rose slightly in September, but they continue to be held back by low supplies and high prices.

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The Wall Street Journal: Will these new retirement funds catch on?

The latest target-date funds focus on the task of managing a nest egg once retirement has started, including RMDs.

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Next Avenue: More people are taking part in drug trials. Should you?

The number of clinical drug trials has increased recently and researchers are looking for participants.

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NerdWallet: You won’t believe what it takes to sort out a pro athlete’s tax bill

Three tax experts who specialize in pro sports reveal a few surprises that routinely blindside new players.

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Key Words: Mnuchin has an important warning for stock-market investors

Beware stock market investors. Tax cuts are critical to maintaining their record-setting ascent, according to Steven Mnuchin.

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The Wall Street Journal: EU to lay ground for next round of Brexit talks, but says progress is too slow

As the two-day summit ends, EU leaders say talks are bogged down, even amid continued efforts by British Prime Minister Theresa May to move the discussions forward