Investing

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Dow Jones Reaches Record Closing Value

U.S. Federal Reserve officials confirmed further stimulus efforts due to current economic weakness, causing investors to enter the...

[Great Wall of China]

Consider a Broad Investment in China

China’s growth is assured by its rising population, which already is the world’s largest. As long as broader...

Euro Climbs, ECB Predicted to Leave Interest Rates Steady

A report last week of near-absent inflation in the euro zone led investors to speculate that the European...

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Time Warner Cable’s EPS Rise 50 Percent over 2012

Paced by consistent growth in advertising revenue and subscriber fees, Time Warner Cable’s earnings per share rose 50...

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Wells Fargo in Crosshairs of Next Legal Drama

The nation’s largest mortgage lender, Wells Fargo, has been under scrutiny by U.S. government attorneys for more than...

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Samsung More Than Doubles Apple’s Global Market Share

Samsung dominates Apple and all comers in global smartphone sales. In fact, of the 250 million phones sold...

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Stocks Fall as Investors Wait for Data

Stocks fell today as investors hesitated to inject more money into the markets while waiting for the release...

[magazine stand]

The Contrarian Investing Strategy that Works

I have experimented with one of my favorite, informal contrarian indicators: magazine covers and headlines. Here is my...

United States Lowers the Boom on SAC to the Tune of $1.2 Billion

Having no other recourse, SAC Capital’s guilty plea led the company to receive a record $1.2 billion fine...

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Stocks Rise on Commodities Rally

Following last week's gain marking the fourth straight positive week for the S&P 500, stocks rose again today...