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Market Snapshot: Dow futures tumble more than 100 points as mood for risk sours

Weak oil prices, increasing jitters over plans for a U.S. tax overhaul and some nervousness surrounding big data out Wednesday are driving U.S. stock futures sharply lower.
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Economic Report: U.S. retail sales rise modestly in October after post-hurricane surge

Sales at U.S. retailers rose 0.2% in October, after jumping 1.9% in the prior month, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
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The Ratings Game: A rudderless Buffalo Wild Wings has a ‘credible’ buyer in Roark Capital

Analysts say potential Buffalo Wild Wings buyer Roark Capital Group has experience in the restaurant industry that could help the sports bar chain.
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Economic Report: Core CPI picks up in October, giving green light to Fed hike

U.S. consumer prices, excluding food and energy rose 1.8% over the past year, the fastest pace since April, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
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Earnings Outlook: Cisco earnings: Amid changes, a chance to tell a cloud story

Cisco Systems Inc. gets another chance this week to explain its plans for a transformation away from a focus on selling network switches and routers and toward a more software-centric, subscription-based business.
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Apple issues $7 billion of debt in latest fund raising for $300 billion shareholder program

iPhone maker Apple Inc. completed a six-part, fixed-rate deal, according to research firm CreditSights.
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Why the yield curve may invert even if the Fed sees inflation pick up

The so-called yield curve has steadily flattened amid higher rate expectations and a backdrop of lackluster inflation, unsettling market participants who feel the Treasurys market is only a few steps away from an even more ominous development: An inverted curve, widely considered a precursor to a recession.
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Need to Know: Looking for a stock to bet against? Here’s how Tesla ‘ticks all the boxes’

A decent stock selloff is underway. Looking for a name to bet against? Tesla still looks like a textbook short, according to storied short-seller Jim Chanos, the longtime Tesla critic who provides our call of the day.
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Is Amazon getting into the pharmacy business? This is what you need to know

The massive online retailer with a reputation for disruption could be coming for the notoriously complex, opaque drug industry.
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The FDA is cracking down on controversial supplement kratom

The product, which some Americans use for drug withdrawal, could actually make the opioid crisis worse, according to the FDA.
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