Such moves might suggest a company cannot think of anything better to do with the money

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A period of risk aversion should help the metal, but the dollar is too strong

Ankara’s woes could spread through exposure from banks or financial markets

US peers have missed out on rally propelled by tech giants, currency and robust growth

Whether in the US or Mexico, workers find it far easier to count losses than gains

Now perhaps is not time to lose faith as stocks appear cheap compared to US shares

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Assumed US pension returns have fallen for every single year of this young millennium

A grand technocratic plan is not necessarily behind renminbi moves — it’s more messy

Retreat from extraordinary monetary policy is a high-wire act facing numerous headwinds

Another glowing US earnings season has barely moved the needle on global benchmarks

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Bank’s inaction elicited a muted response but its stance did shift . . . only gently