Aug 26, 2020

Why investors have nowhere to go but the stock market

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It has to do with interest rates. Plus, Teva Pharmaceuticals charged with price-fixing. Also, the data on the U.S.-China trade deal. And, how cutting payroll taxes could contribute to the depletion Social Security benefits.

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Interest rates are expected to stay low. Investors may have nowhere to go but the stock market.

Susan Schmidt, head of U.S. equities at Aviva Investors, has more.

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U.S.-China phase one trade deal: It's alive, but is it well?

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Rose Conlon and Erika Soderstrom

Aug 26, 2020

There's a deal, sure, but it's not looking good in terms of hitting targets.

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Teva Pharmaceuticals, the world’s largest generic drugmaker, has been charged in an industry-wide price fixing scheme

Marketplace’s Jasmine Garsd reports.

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Payroll tax cut could mean Social Security benefits run out sooner

by David Brancaccio , Chris Farrell and Erika Soderstrom

Aug 26, 2020

A lot of older Americans rely on Social Security benefits to pay their bills.

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David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Brian Allison Engineer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

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