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Markets Come Bounding Back — Consumer Confidence Spikes; Obama Set To Propose...
Markets have rallied back into the green!The Dow was down 100 in early going futures. Now it's up 12!What's going on?Two things: There was a good consumer confidence number.And The Washington Post is...
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Capital Gains Taxes Will Skyrocket In The New Year––Here's How To Cope
With 2013's revamped tax brackets creeping closer by the day, it's time for investors to milk today's cushy Bush Era tax cuts while they still can. Come Jan. 1, you can kiss those 0 percent long-term...
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Horrified Groupon Analyst Slashes Price Target To $2 And Reiterates...
In the wake of yet another disappointing quarter, Groupon's stock has crashed to a new all-time low below $3 a share.The stock is now down more than 85% from its $20 IPO price a year ago.The latest...
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REPORT: Obama Prepares To 'Barn-Storm' The Country, Slamming Republicans, If...
Jake Tapper at ABChas a good detail about what The White House's post-January 1 strategy will be if Obama can't come to a deal with the House GOP on taxes.One scenario the official discussed included...
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Coal Production In America Actually Increased Last Year (BTU, ANR, ACI)
More proof that the energy of the future remains coal: U.S. production in 2011 increased 2.5 percent to roughly 1.1 billion short tons thanks to strong export demand, according to the Annual Coal...
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Now That Everyone Thinks Apple Is The New Sony, It Might Actually Be A 'Buy'
A few months ago, when Apple's stock was still going bananas, analysts were competing to raise their price targets the highest.Only wimps, meanwhile, didn't think Apple was about to blast to $1,000 a...
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7 Unexpected Events That Could Blow Apart Investor Portfolios In 2013
The number of moving parts in the global economy and world financial markets is more apparent than ever.In the United States, the fiscal cliff is coming into focus post-election.And the sovereign debt...
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JOB OF THE WEEK: Director, Technical Operations At NBC Universal
Check out the Business Insider Jobs section >>As part of our new partnership with CareerBuilder.com, each week we'll feature one of the awesome jobs advertised on the Business Insider jobs...
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These Charts Show The Developing World Will Become More Powerful Than The...
The next 50 years will be marked by a dramatic shift in the balance of economic power — in which the developing world, especially China and India, will surpass the west in terms of economic power in...
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BOEHNER: I Hope 2013 Is 'Finally The Year' For A Grand Bargain
House Speaker John Boehner just gave his second press conference in three days on the looming fiscal cliff, continuing to place pressure on President Barack Obama to "lead" on a bargain.Boehner said he...
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The CBO's Report On The Fiscal Cliff Makes Clear We're Heading For A 'Can Kick'
The Congressional Budget Office is out with a very well timed report on what the hell should be done with debt, deficits, taxes and the economy.There is a lot of information in the reports. (link),...
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Markets Continue To Rally
Dow now up 70.Fiscal Cliff freakout on pause.Obama set to speak in 30 minutes.From Yahoo Finance:Please follow Money Game on Twitter and Facebook.Join the conversation about this story »
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There Are 500 Trillion Cubic Feet Of Gas Under Those Disputed Islands In The...
While China's leadership transition captured the world's attention, it was away from that spotlight that the Chinese state revealed a crucial bit of information that says a lot about what motivates its...
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OBAMA: 'I've Got The Pen, Ready To Sign The Bill, Right Away'
We've already heard from House Speaker John Boehner twice in the past three days on the looming fiscal cliff. Now it's President Barack Obama's turn.UPDATE: Obama confirms he has invited leaders of...
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...And The Dow Goes Red
Following Obama's Fiscal Cliff speech, the market rally fades.Nothing too dramatic.Please follow Money Game on Twitter and Facebook.Join the conversation about this story »
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Here's The Key Omission From Obama's Big Fiscal Cliff Speech
Both President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner spoke today on the looming fiscal cliff. Not much has changed from the last round of negotiations, but there was a key omission from Obama's...
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Facebook Or Yahoo: Which One Gets Back To $38 First? (FB, YHOO)
This is a guest post from Martin Wolf, an M&A advisor focused on mid-market IT.On May 18, 2012, Facebook began trading, opening at $42 and closing at $38.23. The last date that Yahoo topped $38.23...
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Actually, There Is Post-Election Clarity In The Markets, But Investors Are...
There is some post-election clarity. Markets are presently ignoring it.“The Supreme Court of Monetary Policy” is the Federal Reserve of the United States. It has seven governors and twelve presidents....
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CHART OF THE DAY: US Crude Production Is Heading To A 20-Year High
U.S. crude production will reach 6.8 million bbl/d in 2013, the highest level of production since 1993, according to the latest EIA data.Production in 2012 has hit 6.3 million barrels per day (bbl/d),...
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STOCKS RISE: Here's What You Need To Know (GRPN, SPY, DIA)
Today was all about the Fiscal Cliff.First the scoreboard:Dow: 12,815, +4.07, +0.03 percentS&P 500: 1,379, +2.34, +0.17 percentNASDAQ: 2,904, +9.29, +0.32 percentNow the top stories:The University...
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