Question: My wife and I have about $50,000 to invest, some of which will go toward a new home we plan to buy within two years and the rest toward ret
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With signs this week that the Federal Reserve is going to call inflation's bluff and keep interest rates low, some investors see little reason to expect the market to recover in the near future and have charged their strategy: betting on stocks to decline further.
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One of the icons of the Las Vegas Strip is in big trouble. The owner of Tropicana casinos in Atlantic City and Las Vegas has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. It's been a rough year for the Tropicana, in December the New Jersey Casino Control Commission said that the company wasn't capabl
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The federal government, eager to boost the flagging economy, will start distributing special tax stimulus checks Monday - four days earlier than expected.
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NEW YORK (April 20) - U.S. drivers are paying record prices to fill their gas tanks and they could see prices surge as much as 30 cents more per gallon over the next few weeks, according to an industry analyst.
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Stocks have been battered and bruised as housing and credit troubles continue to plague global markets. 24/7 Wall St. examines stocks in several industries that could rebound once the U.S. exits a prolonged economic downturn.
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SAN FRANCISCO (April 17) - Google Inc (GOOG.O) on Thursday posted a 31 percent rise in net profit on 42 percent revenue growth, defying predictions the company is having trouble converting Web searchers into advertising viewers.
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An index of homes under contract for sale fell more than expected in February, reaching the lowest level since the index's 2001 debut, according to a report released Tuesday.
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) - Search engine operator Yahoo isn't
opposed to a transaction with Microsoft, but has rejected the
software company's current offer of nearly $41 billion in cash and
stock as ``not in the best interests of shareholders.''
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Hundreds of people have been arrested for alleged mortgage fraud as part of an investigation by the FBI and Justice Department that began March 1, government officials told CNN Thursday.
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