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Home Depot (HD) Stock Moves 1.71%: What You Should Know

Home Depot (HD) closed at $344.05 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.71% move from the prior day.

What Happens When the Fed Tapers?

Photo by Pepi Stojanovski on Unsplash What happens when the Fed tapers? That is the billion (or trillion) dollar question. Before we delve into the possible outcome(s) though, we must first understand what tapering means. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates to zero in March 2020 to help bolster growth. It also began its $120 billion in monthly asset purchases, a program known as quantitative easing (QE) that has roughly doubled the Fed’s balance sh

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  Fed’s Barkin leaning toward starting taper in mid-November

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  Price of Gold Fundamental Daily Forecast – Bulls in Control With No Major Worries Until Fed’s Nov Meeting

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Smart Investors Know This One Thing Before Buying a Stock

The Motley Fool recommends owning stocks for the long haul. This is easier said than done, of course, because the future is uncertain and the competitive landscape is constantly changing. Warren Buffett, the Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), calls it an economic moat.