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Not Enough Spark From ‘Merger Monday’ — Monday’s IP Market Recap

Wall Street saw three big deals in the mergers & acquisition world Monday, but the markets mostly shrugged with a flat performance.

Merger Monday Is Making a Slow Comeback

Traders love mergers, and a flurry of deals bodes well for M&A, which is at the lowest level since the depths of the financial crisis.

Why Don’t We Just Unplug the HFT Robots?

It's clear that human investors sorely need relief from high-frequency trading machines. Yet, here we are still debating the issue instead of taking action.

Markets Keep on Movin’ Up — Monday’s IP Market Recap

U.S. markets retained their momentum from last Friday thanks to a little bit of help from the tech sector and Europe.

Knight Capital’s $400M Rescue Plan

Knight Capital has staved off collapse with its recently-announced deal -- find out who rode in to the rescue.

The Right Chesapeake to Buy: Midstream Partners

The drama at Chesapeake Energy has resulted in the company having to put prized assets up for sale, including its entire interest in Midstream Partners.

Just Walk Away From Chesapeake

Sure it's cheap, but it also has far too many serious problems -- even if Carl Icahn sees the mess CEO McClendon has made as an opportunity.

Would Warren Buffett Buy Apple Now?

Apple stock has run up by 44% since mid-December, and analysts can't change their price targets fast enough. But what would the Oracle have to say about AAPL?

5 Technology Stocks That (Almost) Are the Next Apple

Apple is in a league of its own, and while there likely will be no true "Next Apple," these five stocks have plenty of the same strong fundamentals and promise.

Weak Earnings Today Could Unleash the Bulls Tomorrow

Everybody is hoping for a great earnings season when they should be rooting for a weaker showing.