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Ben Bernanke Takes Questions On Fed Policy From Twitter At The University Of...
Ben Bernanke gave a speech Monday afternoon at the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy, followed by a Q&A.In addition to questions from the audience, Bernanke took questions from...
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Lululemon Shares Are Tumbling (LULU)
Shares of yoga pants-maker Lululemon are down 7 percent in after-hours trading.The company just published revised financial guidance, which is disappointing investors.From the press release:For the...
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Tim Geithner Sends Letter To Congressional Leaders About Timing And...
Just out....Tim Geithner has sent a letter to John Boehner and other Congressional leaders about raising the debt ceiling.Current timing is for the Treasury to run out of room to maneuver between...
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HUSSMAN: The Current Syndrome Of Market Conditions Has A Long History Of...
Stocks are near their 5-year highs.However, fund manager John Hussman warns that the current market conditions have a history of being unfriendly to stocks.From his latest Weekly Market Comment:Last...
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These Will Be The Hottest Neighborhoods In America In 2013
It seems that the housing market is slowly but surely rebounding in America.Existing home sales and asking prices have crept up, and analysts report decreasing delinquencies and foreclosure filings. As...
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Today's Most Important Debt Ceiling News Is What Obama And Geithner Didn't Say
Both Obama and Geithner chimed in on the debt ceiling today.Obama gave a press conference.Geithner sent a letter to Congress.The most important part of Geithner's letter (which built upon what Obama...
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30 Big Stocks That Are Way Below Wall Street's Price Targets
Apple, one of the most favored stocks on the market, has seen its share price fall precipitously.Today, it's well below $500 per share.The folks at Bespoke Investment Group compiled a list of big...
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The Markets Just Turned Green
Markets stumbled during the first few minutes of the trading session. But now they're coming back.Earlier this morning, we learned that retail sales was stronger than expected in December. Also,...
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STUDY: $157 Billion Of Infrastructure Investments Would Offset $3.1 Trillion...
There’s a dire need for infrastructure spending in the U.S.Unemployment in the construction industry remained elevated, ending 2012 at 13.5 percent. As well, Americans continue to drive over...
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UPDATE: Facebook Stock Recovers
UPDATE:Okay, Facebook investors have stopped their momentary fit.Facebook shares not going anywhere. EARLIER: Facebook falls.Google rises.Investors not excited about Facebook's new 'Graph Search',...
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Joseph Stiglitz Warns India That Big Companies Like Wal-Mart Are Bad News (WMT)
In early 2012, India flip flopped over allowing 51 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) to multi-brand retailers (for instance department stores and retailers like Wal-Mart and Ikea) in the...
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A Quick Overview Of 5 Time-Tested Stock Market Clichés
It is inevitable that around this time of year, investors ponder what the year may hold in store for the markets.While we present many drivers in our Outlook 2013 that will combine to define the path...
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Euro Tanks After Warning From Juncker
The euro is falling fast against the U.S. dollar after a headline crossed reporting a comment from Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the Euro Group of eurozone finance ministers.Via Bloomberg, Juncker...
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How A Leveraged Buyout Could Turn Dell Into The Tech Success Story Of The Decade
Tarkan Maner, Dell’s vice president of cloud operations, is shouting into the phone at me: “Investors are giving us some runway. We’ve got about 12 to 18 months. But if I don’t execute, your next...
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Job Competition Is Way Down In America
Competition in the labor market is decreasing dramatically. The number of unemployed persons per job opening stands at 3.28 — the lowest since October 2008.At the end of the recession in summer 2009,...
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22 Insights From The Most Successful Investors In History
What are investors to do as stocks sit near their 5-year highs?There are plenty of pundits out there that'll give you tons of reasons to buy or sell.But perhaps now is the perfect time to step back and...
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FINANCIAL ADVISOR INSIGHTS: The Old Relationship Between Market Value And...
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.'The Cult Of Now Is Having A Profound Effect On Financial Markets' (Advisor...
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The Fact That Brazilians Shower Five Times A Day Is Bad News For Their Economy
Their economy may have slowed and inflation may be rising, but that hasn’t deterred Brazilians from buying.Retail sales rose last month for the sixth time in a row, and were up 8.3% on a year...
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STOCKS RISE, APPLE CRUMBLES: Here's What You Need To Know (DIA, SPY, QQQ)
Stocks continue to make extremely modest moves.First the scoreboard:Dow: 13,534, +27.5, +0.2 percentS&P 500: 1,472, +1.6, +0.1 percentNASDAQ: 3,110, -6.7, -0.2 percentAnd now the top stories:Shares...
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Why Business Cycle Forecasting Does A Poor Job Of Predicting Deflationary...
Last week my colleague Jeff Miller from A Dash of Insight unveiled a long essay about business cycle forecasting in which he showcased the nearly 40 year track record of Bob Dieli's "Mr. Model." Dieli...
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