As a financial adviser in North Carolina’s tobacco belt, Mark Hall recently found himself serving a unique group of clients: farmers whose new assets come from the federal tobacco buyout program.
Mr. Hall, principal of Market Street Advisors LLC in Smithfield, N.C., has also started a (smoke
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Following a 13 percent advance this year, the price of the yellow metal wavered as traders weigh the odds of harmful rate hikes.
Data show amped-up net buying in sector through long positions and short-covering even amid a slide in S&P 500 IT index.
The S&P 500 is poised to extend gains on tech earnings while short-term Treasury yields fell following brisk rise in Fed’s preferred inflation gauge.
Cantor Fitzgerald’s chief executive predicts the central bank will “show off a little bit” just before voters head to the polls.
