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The U.S. index futures are pointing to a moderately lower open by Wall Street stocks on Monday, as momentum regained on Friday appears to falter. U.S. stock closed the week ended Nov. 18 on a negative note, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite underperforming the other two major averages. Fed...

What does it mean when you have a U.S. equity market that sold off Tuesday, futures down Wednesday, the Nikkei down four percent Wednesday, weaker dollar and weaker gold? The same thing as last time: the Fed is, once again, floating the tapering talk. The traders’ playbook is relatively...