Lackluster earnings reports from some of the biggest companies in the U.S. haven’t put a damper on the stock market’s bounceback. “I still think the story is about the Fed,” said Leslie Thompson, chief investment officer of Spectrum Wealth Management. Read More...
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Tech Giants Broke Their Spending Records on Lobbying Last Year
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