Gold Price Nears $4,000 an Ounce, a Sign of Turmoil and Unease

Approaching the milestone for the first time, the precious metal is on course for its best year since the 1970s, highlighting unease among investors.

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How Stocks Can Be Quietly Stolen From Your I.R.A.

A retiree logged into his wife’s Roth I.R.A. to make a trade, and stumbled upon a crime scene.

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Fed’s Independence in Jeopardy Despite Latest Lisa Cook Victory

A Supreme Court order keeping Lisa Cook on the Federal Reserve Board for now is “a time to exhale but not breathe easy,” one expert said.

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Supreme Court Allows Lisa Cook to Remain at Fed, for Now

The president has pressured the central bank to lower borrowing costs and tried to install political loyalists to the board.

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Shutdown Puts a Divided Fed in a Perilous Position

Some policymakers at the central bank are in a rush to lower interest rates after the Federal Reserve’s first cut this year, while others are urging caution.

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Morgan Stanley Scores an Easier ‘Stress Test’ From the Fed

The investment bank had appealed more stringent oversight in dreaded annual exams, and the Federal Reserve agreed.

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Charlie Javice Sentenced to 85 Months in Prison for Fraud

A federal jury in March had found Ms. Javice guilty for faking customer lists during JPMorgan Chase’s $175 million acquisition of her start-up.

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On Pennsylvania Ave., Michael Milken’s Curious Temple to the American Dream

A new museum created by the once imprisoned financier offers the financial elite’s take on the nation’s virtues.

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Wyden Presses JPMorgan Chief Dimon for Answers on Jeffrey Epstein

Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, sent a list of questions to Jamie Dimon, head of the country’s biggest bank, about its financial relationships with Mr. Epstein, the convicted sex offender.

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Top Economic Leaders Warn Supreme Court to Allow Lisa Cook to Remain at Fed, for Now

In a brief filed with the court, former Fed chairs and U.S. Treasury secretaries cautioned of erosion in public confidence in the Fed’s independence.

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