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Move Over Soy, There’s a New Non-Dairy Milk in Town

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Almond milk has become America's choice for a non-dairy milk. WhiteWave Foods saw almond milk sales increase more than 50% last quarter.

Fed Appeals Debit Card Swipe Fee Ruling

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
The Federal Reserve is asking a judge to issue a stay of his ruling striking down debit card swipe fee caps while it appeals his decision.

The Myth of Small Caps’ Long-Term Outperformance

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor
Small-caps' performance advantage dissipates if large-cap returns are measured by an equal-weighted index.

College Team Logos Coming to Sonic Burger Buns

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Sonic unveiled plans on Wednesday to place college football logos on its burger buns. The logo-imprinted buns take a little longer to make and cost extra.

The Best Investment Companies You’ve Never Heard Of

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
Diversification of revenue streams is the name of the game for some of America's most successful tribal nations. Here are three of the best.

New Survey Shows Most Believe They’re On Their Own for Retirement

By Burke Speaker, Investorplace Writer
Most workers say they will need to fund their full retirements and cannot rely on government benefits such as social security.

Zhang Xin: From Sweat Shop Girl to Billionaire CEO

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Zhang Xin went from working in a sweat shop to making billions and revolutionizing Beijing with SOHO China.

A New Real Estate Bubble Is Quickly Growing in Las Vegas

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
The prices for houses in Las Vegas and Arizona has skyrocketed over the last month or so with some homes selling for twice their May value.

Cheap Lobster Means Cheap Lobster Rolls, Right? Hardly

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
Lobster prices are low, but lobster rolls remain expensive. For consumers, that's just par for the course.

Market Metrics: Understanding P/E Ratios

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
If you've started dabbling in the markets, you've likely come across "price-to-earnings ratios," or P/E ratios. Find out what they are, and how to use them.

Study: Obesity Deadlier Than Previously Thought

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
A study that was published in the American Journal of Public Health on Thursday, claims that death due to obesity is higher than previously thought.

Why You Should Stop Checking Facebook — And Your Brokerage Account — Every Minute

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
Facebook interactions often rob us of real-life interactions, just like compulsively following the market can actually hurt your investments ... and your sanity.

Salmonella Scare: Iams, Eukanuba Pet Food Recalled

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Some bags of Eukanuba and Iams dry dog and cat foods have been voluntarily recalled by Procter & Gamble over possible salmonella contamination.

John Paulson Loves Pianos, Hates Financials

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
John Paulson's hedge fund Paulson & Co. didn't just buy piano-maker Steinway this week -- it also filed its 13F. Here's everything you need to know.

Bill Ackman Still Loves Beam, Burger King

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
Bill Ackman and Pershing Square held tight to JCPenney, Beam and Burger King through Q2, but did trade Mondelez in for Air Products and Chemicals.

Millennial Media Mega-Deal Sends Investors Running for the Exits

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
Millennial Media has agreed to buy rival Jumptap, but the deal could be hard to integrate and highly dilutive.

Is Day Trading Really for Suckers?

By Carla Lake, InvestorPlace Staff
Day trading is much harder than hucksters would have you believe, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't learn some of the baby steps to get there.

Gilt Is the Perfect Guilty Pleasure: Top Shelf Online Shopping

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
Imagine that Amazon and Groupon had a baby ... and it won the lottery. That baby would be Gilt.com.

Oracle CEO Talks Trash About ‘Evil’ Google, Apple’s Future

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison claims that Google has done evil things. He also believes Apple will struggle now that Steve Jobs is gone.
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