Stocks (^DJI, ^GSPC, ^IXIC) are mixed, with the Real Estate sector (XLRE) the most in the green, and the Technology sector (XLK) the most in the red. Seana Smith joins us live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange to talk markets. To discuss the other big stories of the day, Yahoo Finance’s Adam Shapiro and Julie Hyman are joined by Yahoo Finance’s editor-in-chief Andy Serwer.

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We all want to pay the IRS as little money as possible, yet many of us unknowingly increase our tax bills by not taking advantage of the savings opportunities out there. Here are a few reasons why you might be paying more taxes than necessary.

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For Democrats, the midterm elections have been a beacon in the dark, a chance to re-emerge from the political wilderness and repudiate a president they view as a dangerous force.

But on the cusp of Tuesday’s vote, many Democrats are as anxious as they are hopeful.

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The Trump administration’s tough new sanctions on Iran took effect on Monday but eight major importers of Iranian oil were spared from immediate penalties.

The sanctions target Iran’s energy, financial and shipping sectors and are aimed at crippling the country’s economy following President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal. The measures restore all the U.S. sanctions that had been lifted under the accord that gave Iran billions of dollars in sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program.

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Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight blog burst onto the political scene in 2008, when he forecasted the popular vote for president within one percentage point. Becoming a key point of reference during elections, he started a podcast in 2016, and says his methods continue to be more reliable than popular narratives. So what do they say for the 2018 midterms? NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker reports.

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The wall that professional sports leagues in the U.S. fought so hard to maintain between themselves and legal sports betting continues to crumble.

The four major pro sports leagues fought New Jersey’s efforts to legalize sports betting in a case that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court — and ended in May with all 50 states winning the right to offer sports betting.

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U.S. stocks are mostly higher early Monday as Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway leads gains in financial companies, while energy companies rise along with the prices of oil and natural gas.

Technology companies continue to struggle as Apple drops again. Asian indexes fell following weak economic data in China and a lack of progress in trade negotiations between the U.S. and China.

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For a fundamentally nerdy subject, net neutrality is pushing a lot of political buttons.

The latest salvo is over a California law that restores a ban on cable, wireless and other broadband providers from impeding people’s ability to use their favorite apps and services. The federal government had rescinded that ban, and the Trump administration is seeking to block California’s effort as an imposition on federal prerogatives.

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CheapAir.com announced the results of its annual airfare study on Wednesday, analyzing 917 million fares from nearly 3 million trips to determine when the best deals are typically available for domestic flights in the U.S.

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