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The stock market continued its upward trajectory on Thursday, with the S&P 500 celebrating its fourth straight day of record-high closes. Economic data helped support the theory that stocks are the best investment option among major asset classes, and many investors took an unexpectedly strong rise in the Producer Price Index as evidence that interest rates won’t be able to remain low forever.

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Robert Mazur is a former federal agent who infiltrated Pablo Escobar’s Medellin Cartel, put 85 of its members behind bars, and took down one of the biggest money-laundering banks in the world. He tells CNNMoney’s Laurie Segall about the emotional toll of going undercover.

A hedge fund that made a bet on the outcome of terrorism litigation was sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly defrauding investors.
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Retail sales data, consumer inflation data and big bank earnings could drive stocks Friday.

Submitted by Simon Black via SoveeignMan.com,

Two months ago I was with the former President of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, at his home outside of Medellin.

He was telling me some hilarious stories about his interactions in the early 2000s with Hugo Chavez, who had recently seized power in Venezuela.

Chavez was a fanatic socialist. He believed so strongly in the idea of redistributing wealth from rich to poor.

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The traditional circus industry has faced some tough challenges in the modern era. With no more elephants, “The Greatest Show on Earth” is embracing tech to draw a new generation of circus goers.

Thursday’s top personal finance stories
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