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PowerTrend Brief: A Big Week for Security, Just Not Job Security

While Friday's September employment report left many investors scratching their heads, including me, the stock market initially greeted...

Doubling Up on the 3D Printing Revolution

Global stock markets recovered last week with the Dow Jones up 1.29% and the S&P 500 rising 1.41%....

Equities 2012: The Sound of One Hand Clapping

The books have just closed on the third quarter, and it was a very good one for equities...

Booking 71.18% Biotech Gains in Just Five Days!

On Monday, I recommended that you bet again on biotech by buying Medivation, Inc. (MDVN).   Well, if...

A Leveraged Bet on MPLs Yielding 10.12%

This week's Dividend Pro recommendation expands your sources of high-yield income in the red-hot master limited partnership sector. You already...

Making Money Alert: All Eyes on the Election, Earnings

The market still is digesting two of the biggest developments of the year, the European Central Bank’s (ECB)...

Daily Data Flow: U.S. Stocks Lifted by Forecasts for Jobs and Service Sector; Hewlett-Packard Shareholders Suffer Paper Losses; Pimco’s Bill Gross Calls United States Debt Addict

U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index higher for a third day, as better-than-forecast growth...

Book Your Profits on the Buyout of China Kanghui Holdings (KH)

Last week was a staid one for most global stock markets. The Dow Jones was up 0.18%, S&P...

Daily Data Flow: S&P 500 Falls as Spain Seeks Bailout Funding; Retail Stocks Could be Helped by Holiday Sales; Mixed Results for Auto Industry Investors

S&P 500 Falls After Spain Says Bailout Not Imminent (Bloomberg) U.S. stocks fell as Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Beat Commodities and Bonds in September; Fed Chairman Bernanke Tries to Explain Purpose of QE3; Hedge Funds’ Returns Fall; “Fiscal Cliff” Worries Mount

Stocks Beat Bonds, Commodities With Longest Rally Since 2007 (Bloomberg) Emerging markets led global stocks to the fourth monthly...