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Dubai’s skylineAndrew Madali | 500px Prime | Getty ImagesABU DHABI – A recent move by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to cut interest rates will protect the currency and support the economy amid rising external risks, the country’s top central banker told CNBC on Sunday.”When we have a turning cycle, lower rates really help our…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.Brendan McDermid | ReutersThis year could be one of the best ones ever for investors if the gains in four major asset classes hold.Stocks, bonds, gold and crude oil are all up nicely for the year. In fact, this could be the first year ever…

A NASA rendering of building a permanent base on the moon, using autonomous vehicles like those developed by Caterpillar.NASACaterpillar has been synonymous with big, heavy equipment — for farming, construction and mining — since Holt Manufacturing and C. L. Best Tractor merged in 1925 to form the Peoria, Illinois-based company. Over the years, tons of…

Nobel laureate Myron Scholes said the options market indicates the smart money is getting nervous.”Right now for the smart money, the way ahead is pessimistic,” Scholes, chief investment strategist at Janus Henderson Investors, said at the annual Sohn San Francisco Investment Conference.The ratio of the expected upside over the expected downside is at the bottom…