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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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Filed under: SpiritsIn our Classicist column about Veuve Clicquot's collaboration with Riva Yachts the other day we fell to musing about Dolce Vita style on the Riviera. Of course, nothing exemplifies seaside sprezzatura quite like Campari, the classic Italian aperitif. The bold red spirit with the
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With the end of the quarter on Monday and the Independence Day holiday on Friday, the market should enjoy a little breather after last week's plunge to the brink of bear market territory. BloggingStocks contributor Trey Thoelcke offers his preview of the week ahead.
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For investors looking to diversify or beginners who want to gain entry into the stock market, mutual funds are a great place to start. Not only do mutual funds allow you to spread your investment across a group of stocks or other investment vehicles, they also offer the benefits of professional man
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Looking for a safe haven for your stock holdings? 24/7 Wall St. has done the work for you, seeking out stocks with high-yield dividends that are expected to keep up strong earnings.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average officially enters bear market territory Friday before recovering to close just shy of the mark -- 20 percent off the index's all-time high. With all three major indices down nearly a fifth from their highs, are traders beginning to panic?
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Everyone knows the fashion-industry quip "white is the new black." But what if you applied that to some of today's most iconic businesses? What company will be the next McDonald's, the next Nike or the next Wal-Mart? Investment manager Georges Yared has taken on the task, and we present his picks f
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Following a long string of drops, the Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold its key interest rate steady this week as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues convene for two days to assess the state of the economy.
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Acknowledging the impact of rising gas prices on businesses and individuals, the Internal Revenue Service raises the rate per mile driven that can be deducted at tax time.
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Citing reduced commercial business and higher-than-expected Medicare-related costs, health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc. lowered its 2008 profit outlook and says it will cut at least 4,000 jobs from its workforce of more than 80,000.
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Even the lofty Manhattan real estate market is beginning to soften, according to reports released Wednesday by four of the city's top real estate agencies.
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Hope Now, the mortgage industry alliance of lenders, servicers and housing counselors, reported Wednesday that it helped roughly 170,000 homeowners avoid foreclosure in the month of May.
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As you may already know, June is the most popular month in this country for weddings. So now that the marrying month is almost over, I thought it might be a good idea to turn the focus to - what else? - divorce!
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If you're one of the lucky 30 million American workers still covered by a traditional defined-benefit pension plan, you'll likely be faced with a crucial and irrevocable decision when you retire: should you take your pension in the form of a guaranteed monthly check for life or should you grab all
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