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Recent Articles

Virgin Icon Richard Branson Invests in Upscale Hotel Upstart

By InvestorPlace Staff

Investing icon Richard Branson has created a multi-billion dollar media company, been knighted in England and has even crossed the Pacific Ocean in a hot-air balloon. But now the Virgin Group’s founder is doing something he’s never done before: Starting a hotel chain.

Starbucks (SBUX) Ups Coffee Prices After All

By InvestorPlace Staff

Starbucks is raising prices on some coffee drinks, saying coffee bean prices forced the increase.

9 Top Australia Investment Options

By InvestorPlace Staff

When investors were looking for emerging markets that were still enjoying growth during the massive financial crisis and recession of the west, many overlooked the gem down under that is Australia. The Pacific nation enjoyed growth in every quarter except for one in the past few years, avoiding the technical definition of a recession.

5 Stocks Enjoying Upgrades Before Earnings

By InvestorPlace Staff

Stocks are in between earnings seasons, and analyst upgrades and new price targets are rolling out.

Bing Now #2 in Search, Though Way Behind Google

By InvestorPlace Staff

When Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) launched its Bing search engine in 2009, there were a host of naysayers. Microsoft has been partially vindicated this week as the latest numbers show that Bing is now the #2 search engine in the U.S – knocking Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) from its perch.

Toys R Us ‘Pop Up’ Stores to Take on Walmart, Target For Xmas

By InvestorPlace Staff

It may only be September, but for Toys R Us, it is never too early to start thinking about holiday shopping. The nationally-known toy chain plans to open 600 “express” stores, which will be open on a temporary basis.

Live Nation (LYV) Off Key Earnings Spark Downgrade

By InvestorPlace Staff

If you didn’t make it out to any concerts this summer, you weren’t the only one. Across the country, concerts have shown poor attendance causing some artists to cancel tours. No one has felt the heat like concert promoter and ticket provider Live Nation Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: LYV)

How Stock Market Beginners Should Pick a Broker

By InvestorPlace Staff

For investing beginners, the task of picking a stock broker is anything but easy. There are so many online stock brokers, and so little help in figuring out which one is right for you. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could determine in advance whether the online stock broker you’ve chosen is the right one?

How to Invest in Africa – 6 ADR Stock Picks

By InvestorPlace Staff

Gold prices have been soaring in the last few years, and that has created increased focus on Africa stocks and sub-Saharan investments. After all, resource-rich Africa is one of the top gold producing regions of the world and has some of the largest available reserves on the planet.

7 Foreign Financial Stocks Thriving in 2010

By InvestorPlace Staff

Here are 7 foreign financial stocks have each seen values soar this summer, producing year to date returns for investors that all top +20%. While big bank stocks in the U.S. are flopping, financial stocks in South America and India are enjoying some impressive success in 2010.

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