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10 things you need to know before the opening bell
This is what traders are talking about.
Stocks are facing a barrage of sell signals as the market's 'non-stop euphoric cabaret' rages on. A gauge maintained by Bank of America Merrill Lynch — known as the Bull & Bear indicator — is on the brink of reaching sell territory, while other overbought indicators flash.
Intel warned Chinese companies like Lenovo and Alibaba before the US government about Spectre and Meltdown. This raised concerns as the Chinese government might have come across the information before the US, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
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2 bitcoin traders were held at gunpoint in an armed raid in rural England. Danny Aston and his girlfriend Amy Jay, who jointly run a cryptocurrency trading company, were forced to digitally transfer bitcoin by four men who broke into their house in Moulsford, Oxfordshire, The Mail on Sunday newspaper reported.
A senior figure at Deutsche Bank's $880 billion asset management arm warns against bitcoin. Markus Mueller, global head of the chief investment office at Deutsche Asset Management, says the cryptocurrency is "only for investors who invest speculatively."
This chart underlines the risks facing global stocks as money printing comes to an end. Returns for global stocks have shown a strong correlation with central bank asset purchases over the past decade.
Stock markets around the world are weaker. China's Shanghai Composite (-0.99%) decreased, while Germany's DAX (-0.09%) fell. The S&P 500 is set to open down 0.3% near 2,866.75.
Corporate earnings reports continue. Lockheed Martin, First Bancorp and Seagate Technology are set to report before the market open, while Houlihan Lokey and J&J Snack Foods will report after the close.
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