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Mixed Messages Spook Investors — Wednesday’s IP Market Recap
May. 22, 2013, 5:05 pm EDT – The Fed minutes' revelation of apparent dissent among Bernanke and other members turned a positive morning into broader losses for the major indices. More
What Economists Can Teach Us About Investing
May. 22, 2013, 11:55 am EDT – A Harvard economist recently discussed the strengths and shortcomings of how his profession views the stock markets, and his thoughts provide a few lessons. More
Anthony Weiner Will Run for NYC Mayor
May. 22, 2013, 10:35 am EDT – Former NY Congressman Anthony Weiner, who resigned in June 2011 amid a scandal involving racy Tweets, is back again, this time running for NYC Mayor. More
Stocks Surge Ahead of the Fed — Tuesday’s IP Market Recap
May. 21, 2013, 4:59 pm EDT – Positive comments from Federal Reserve officials ahead of Ben Bernanke's appearance tomorrow on Capital Hill helped fuel another record rally. More
A Taxing Problem for China’s Most Expensive Cars
May. 21, 2013, 10:39 am EDT – Rumors are flying that Chinese officials will implement a 20% luxury tax on automobiles costing over $274,000 (U.S.), and the ramifications are up in the air More
Stocks Shrug at Merger Mania — Monday’s IP Market Recap
May. 20, 2013, 4:41 pm EDT – Yahoo officially announced a buyout of blog site Tumblr on Monday and pharmaceuticals were wheeling and dealing as Actavis snapped up Warner Chilcott More
Groupon’s Mason Rocks On In a New Life
May. 20, 2013, 10:54 am EDT – Groupon's founder and CEO Andrew Mason, who was relieved of his CEO title earlier this year, just cut a group of 7 songs of motivational business songs. More
AOL Layoffs at Patch Aimed at Profitability
May. 20, 2013, 9:58 am EDT – AOL announced it will streamline operations at Patch from 20 offices to 9, and lay off 40 employees in an effort to rightsize to profitablilty More
Rethinking the 4% ‘Golden Rule’
May. 20, 2013, 7:00 am EDT – The rule of using 4% of your savings in every year of retirement to bolster income is under some scrutiny as the fixed-income portion of the equation is lowered. What's a prudent investor to do? More
It’s Time to Stare Risk in the Face
May. 20, 2013, 7:00 am EDT – If you're going to think about what you're willing to lose for your investment strategy, there's no better time than when you actually have something to lose. More
