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Walt Alexander

Walt Alexander is the editor-in-chief of Men of Value. Learn more about his vision for the online magazine for American men with the American values—faith, family & freedom—in his Welcome from the Editor.

Business Headlines

published Dec 26, 2018 7:37:43 PM, by Abhishek Vishnoi, Min Jeong Lee, Matthew Burgess and Livia Yap (Bloomberg) — Some Asia equity traders greeted U.S. stocks’ best rally since 2009 — and subsequent strong gains in Japanese shares — with conviction that this is more a turning point than a

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published Dec 25, 2018 8:49:40 PM, by Sarah Ponczek (Bloomberg) — U.S. stock-index futures extended their losses, signaling that the benchmark for American equities could enter a bear market when cash markets reopen on Dec. 26. March contracts on the S&P 500 Index slipped 0.4 percent as of 10:48 a.m.

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Business Headlines

published Dec 23, 2018 5:07:18 PM, by Saleha Mohsin and Ros Krasny (Bloomberg) — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin called top executives from the six largest U.S. banks over the weekend, he said Sunday on Twitter, a move that followed heavy losses in the stock market last week and a partial

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Business Headlines

published Dec 23, 2018 6:28:28 PM, by Vildana Hajric and Elena Popina (Bloomberg) — U.S. stock futures were mixed, signaling the S&P 500 may get a reprieve from a months-long rout as investors speculated the chaos gripping Washington won’t spill over into the economy. Contracts on the S&P 500 retreated

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published Dec 20, 2018 8:21:34 PM, by Tom Schoenberg, Chris Dolmetsch and Jennifer Epstein (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Justice Department announced indictments accusing Chinese officials of coordinating a decade-long espionage campaign to steal intellectual property and other data from dozens of companies, drawing a strong denial from China. Two Chinese

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Women and Family

Close to 60% of young adults lack confidence in themselves for a number reasons.  20% of college age women have eating disorders. All of these awful statistics fall in that category of feeling like they do not measure up. This is common for young adults, however the long term affects of

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Business Headlines

published Dec 20, 2018, 6:00:00 PM, by Danielle Bochove(Bloomberg) — U.S.-China trade tensions weighed on copper miners in 2018 as fears of a global economic slowdown overshadowed other fundamentals. Meanwhile gold producers struggled as bullion lost its safe-haven luster until late in the year. What’s ahead in 2019? We asked four

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published Dec 20, 2018, 7:22:50 PM, by Tony Capaccio(Bloomberg) — The U.S. plans to withdraw 7,000 troops from Afghanistan, about half the number that are currently there, according to a U.S. defense official.  Reports of the move come one day after President Donald Trump said he would withdraw U.S. forces from

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published Dec 20, 2018, 6:57:57 PM, by Bloomberg News(Bloomberg) — Chinese regulators will focus on improving the legal framework of capital markets and reducing state intervention next year, according to an official with knowledge of the discussions. Authorities came to a consensus on these key aims for China’s financial markets during

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Business HeadlinesYour Money

published Dec 17, 2018, 3:00:00 AM, by Laura Davison(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump pledged that his tax law would kill off breaks and complex loopholes for the wealthy. Instead, the overhaul has ushered in a new generation of maneuvers that taxpayers can exploit before Dec. 31 to minimize next year’s bills.

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