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Your Tuesday Briefing: Dow Futures Jump More Than 80 Points as Turkish Lira Rebounds from All-Time Low

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The Dow Jones today projected an 86-point gain in premarket trading as the Turkish Lira stabilized after falling roughly 15% over the last week.

Turkish authorities moved to boost liquidity in the nation's markets on Monday, injecting around 10 billion liras into the Turkish financial system.

Dow Jones

Your Tuesday Briefing: Dow Jones Today Rises Despite New Iranian Sanctions

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The Dow Jones today jumped 86-points in premarket trading while the S&P 500 sat just points away from an all-time record.

The rise was in spite of the imposition of "snapback" sanctions on Iran Tuesday morning.

The new sanctions target Iran's ability to purchase foreign currency and commodities.

They also place an embargo on the American import of Iranian pistachios and Persian rugs.

Stocks

The 2 Best Healthcare Stocks to Buy in July 2018

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Money Morning Quantitative Specialist Chris Johnson has two top picks for the best healthcare stocks to buy in July.

Chris's proprietary "Best in Breed" (BiB) system finds both aggressive companies and discovers undervalued sectors poised for massive gains.

And his BiB system has uncovered breakout potential for the healthcare industry...

Dow Jones

Why This $67 Billion Healthcare Merger Is Boosting the Dow Jones Today

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The Dow Jones today projected a 32-point gain in premarket hours on news that healthcare giant Cigna has agreed to purchase Express Scripts for $67 billion.

Continued merger and acquisition activity in the healthcare sector is a sign the industry is moving toward higher profitability, and higher share prices...

Dow Jones

Dow Jones Industrial Average Today Was Its Lowest of 2017 as Trump Economic Optimism on Hold

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average today was its lowest of 2017 as investors seemed unimpressed by Donald Trump's press conference on Wednesday.

The president-elect failed to convince markets that he would enact corporate tax reform, income tax reform, and deregulation in the financial, energy, and agricultural markets.

Let's look at the numbers from Thursday, Jan. 12, for the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq.