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'The needle hasn't moved materially': What you need to know on Wall Street right now

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State Street installed a statue of a girl on March 7 in front of the Wall Street bull in downtown Manhattan.

State Street Global Advisors, a nearly $2.5 trillion investor, just installed a bronze statue of a defiant girl in front of Wall Street's iconic charging bull as part of its new campaign to pressure companies to add more women to their boards.

"There has been a lot of discussion on this topic, but the needle hasn't moved materially," Lori Heinel, the firm's deputy global chief investment officer, told Business Insider after the statue installment, a day ahead of International Women's Day.

In macroeconomic news, President Trump might've just gotten the ammo he needs to name China a "currency manipulator," as he's been promising to do.

In deals, HP Enterprise is buying the flash-storage company Nimble Storage for $12.50 a share, or about $1 billion.

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On Wall Street, shares of Snapchat parent company Snap Inc. tumbled to new lows Tuesday, declining for a second-straight day.

  • The House GOP released their plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, but they didn't say how they'll pay for it
  • 'Obamacare 2.0': Conservatives are already revolting against the House GOP's Obamacare plan
  • The House GOP plan to repeal and replace Obamacare would effectively defund Planned Parenthood
  • 4 GOP senators threw a wrench in the Republican plan to repeal Obamacare before it was even released
  • TRUMP: 'Phase 2 & 3' of 'wonderful' healthcare overhaul will come soon
  • Top Trump health official puts the administration all in on the House GOP Obamacare plan
  • The Republican plan on Obamacare will likely lead to many Americans losing health insurance

Stocks are rolling over after a tremendous rally and that's the best thing any bullish investor can wish for right now — The post-election surge in US stocks has lost its steam in March. A big drop might be the best thing that can happen next.

Trump tweets that he's working on a 'new system where there will be competition in the drug industry'

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