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Dollar Falls While Treasuries, Gold Gain; Stocks Drift

The U.S. dollar weakened as bonds gained amid disruptions from the U.S. budget debate that prompted speculation the Federal Reserve will maintain its easy-money policies.

Budget Deal Boosts Gold

Gold is on the rise today, up more than three percent as of this writing, as investors anticipate that yesterday’s budget deal will delay stimulus tapering from the Federal Reserve.

Alibaba Nearly Doubles Facebook Profit ahead of IPO

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., China’s e-commerce company closing in on its own initial public offering (IPO), posted revenues and profits indicating that it may surpass the valuation of Facebook when it went public.

BlackRock Stays in the Black for Q3

If the markets are teetering on the edge of a precipice from ongoing U.S. government debt-ceiling and quantitative-easing (QE) indecision, you wouldn’t know it by looking at BlackRock Inc.’s performance.

Fitch Threatens to Discipline Uncooperative United States

Fitch Ratings has warned the United States that it better not miss its $120 billion debt obligations tomorrow, or it will cut the United States’ AAA debt rating.