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John Boehner Gives One Minute Fiscal Cliff Press Conference, And Then Storms...
In one of the strangest moments of the fiscal cliff debate so far, House Speaker John Boehner delivered an abrupt statement Wednesday, warning President Barack Obama to "get serious" about...
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Two Big Conservative Groups Come Out Against Boehner's 'Plan B'
Shortly after Grover Norquist's Americans for Tax Reform gave Republicans the go-ahead to vote for House Speaker John Boehner's "Plan B," two top conservative groups urged GOP representatives to vote...
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Every Investment Fad And Theme, From 1996 To 2012
Another year in the books and I've updated my Investing Fads and Themes by Year guide accordingly. It begins with 1996 because that was my first summer working on The Street and my earliest exposure...
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FINANCIAL ADVISOR INSIGHTS: Investors Be Warned, 2013 Could Be The Year Of...
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors."2013 Is The Year Of The Snake" (Advisor Perspectives) While political...
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Solar Stocks Are Exploding Again (STP, LDK, YGI, TSL)
Solar stocks are exploding after a report from Dow Jones' Wayne Ma indicated China would begin supporting consolidation and bankruptcies among photovoltaic companies.That means greater market share for...
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STOCKS TUMBLE AFTER BOEHNER'S ANGRY PRESS CONFERENCE: Here's What You Need To...
Fiscal cliff negotiations were in focus today. First the scoreboard:Dow Jones: 13,252.89, -98.07 (-0.73%)S&P 500: 1,435.85, -10.94 (-0.76%)Nasdaq: 3,044.52, -10.01 (-0.33%)And now, the top...
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David Rosenberg Presents 10 Things In The Economy That Are 'Nearly-Certain'
Europe's debt crisis continues, the U.S. fiscal situation is up in the air and Japan has entered a technical recession, creating a "sea of uncertainty".In an environment with low returns, slow economic...
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And Now We Have Our First Real Drama Of The Fiscal Cliff Talks...
President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner made it clear Wednesday that talks have broken down over how to avoid the fiscal cliff, regressing to political posturing just when it seemed like...
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The Stock Market Looks Like A Gigantic Powder Keg, Ready To Blow (DIA, SPY)
Stocks have held up remarkably well lately considering all of this talk about the fiscal cliff and how going over the cliff could hack multiple percentage points off of GDP growth.However, the apparent...
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Grover Norquist's Support For Boehner's New Plan Exposed A Dirty Secret About...
One of the big events yesterday in the Fiscal Cliff debate was Grover Norquist's announcement that he would not consider it a violation of the Americans for Tax Reform pledge his politicians supported...
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John Boehner's 'Plan B' Raises Just $300 Billion In New Revenue — And It...
The drama in Washington DC: John Boehner is pushing for the passage of 'Plan B', a fiscal cliff solution that would see taxes rise on those making over $1 million per year, while freezing lower taxes...
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What FedEx Earnings Revealed About The State Of The Global Economy
Everyone always thinks that Alcoa kicks off the earnings season, but I don’t see it that way. The real earnings season kicks off with FedEx who usually reports well in advance of Alcoa and gives us a...
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Four Huge Economic Indicators Are Coming Out Today
First, Stan Collender reviews his budget predictions for 2012 and offers five predictions for 2013: Beyond The Fiscal Cliff: My Budget Crystal Ball For 2013. One of his 2012 predictions is still...
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Greek Debt Is Continuing Its Incredible Run — But Now Greece Faces One...
It continues: Yields on Greek bonds continue to drop, as investors are optimistic that the recent bailout deal helped turn a corner, and put the country on the path to debt sustainability and continued...
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2 Technical Charts That Will Make Gold Investors Very Happy
Gold has been pretty wobbly lately, and it's becoming one of the big stories in markets.Why it's weak is not totally clear, but some of the ideas being bandied about include: A turn in real interest...
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SOCGEN PRESENTS: 7 Big Trades To Kick Off 2013 (GLD, SPY)
SocGen's Global Asset Allocation is out with a report on Seven Key Calls To Kick Start 2013.It's a good solid list of some themes that a lot of people are talking about.They are:Long Europe (European...
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STOCKS RALLY, GOLD TUMBLES AGAIN: Here's What You Need To Know (DIA, SPY,...
Despite the lack of a fiscal cliff deal, stocks are holding up remarkably well. Meanwhile, we got a ton of great economic data.First the scoreboard:Dow: 13,311, +59.7, +0.4 percentS&P 500: 1,443,...
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BILL ACKMAN: It's A Strange, Scary Thing That Herbalife's CEO Said The World...
Pershing Square Capital's Bill Ackman has gone public with his short position on Herbalife, and the stock has been getting creamed.Ackman was on Bloomberg Television with Erik Schatzker and Stephanie...
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13 European Housing Markets Sure Look Like Bubbles
Could Sweden or Finland be the scene of the next European financial crisis? It is actually far likelier than most people realize. While the world has been laser-focused on the woes of the...
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A Major Gun Company Became An Industry Pariah After It Made Its Guns Safer
In the wake of a massacre at a Connecticut elementary school last week, the Harvard Business Review reports business leaders need to step up to stop gun violence.But when a gun company executive tried...
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