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10 Cities With the Fastest-Rising Home Prices

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
Impressive February improvements in the Case-Shiller Home Price Index were released this morning. Find out which 10 cities saw the biggest price jumps.

McDonald’s Mulls All-Day Breakfast Menu, Delivery

By Nate Wooley, InvestorPlace Writer
McDonald's CEO Don Thompson is hinting that big changes -- including delivery and all-day breakfast -- could be coming soon.

Facebook Study: Each Time You ‘Like’ Something, It’s Worth …

By Nate Wooley, InvestorPlace Writer
A new study of Facebook user behavior indicates that each time a consumer "likes" or "friends" a business' page, it's worth roughly $174.17 to that company.

Gold: 3 Reasons It’s Like Bitcoin

By Traders Reserve
Gold is under pressure from all markets, and if you don't think it can drop just like the latest fad currency, Bitcoin, here are 3 reasons to rethink it

April Rate Roundup: CDs, Money Markets and Mortgages

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
April wasn't exactly the cruelest month for savers and lenders, but a sharp drop in interest rates didn't do them any favors. On the other side of the rate equation, it was a much better month to be a borrower.

General Motors CEO Gets Hefty Pay Raise

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
The CEO and chairman of General Motors saw his compensation for 2012 rise to $11.1 million, up from $7.7 million in the previous year.

Study: Herbicide Roundup Linked to Cancer, Parkinson’s & More

By Nate Wooley, InvestorPlace Writer
A study has connected the chief ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller to cancer and Parkinson's disease.

How Much a Cup of Coffee With Apple’s CEO Costs

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Apple's CEO Tim Cook is auctioning a meeting over coffee on CharityBuzz to raise money for the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights.

Overweight Man Says Southwest Airlines Humiliated Him

By Nate Wooley, InvestorPlace Writer
A 340-pound man is complaining that Southwest Airlines humiliated him by removing him from a plane and informing him of their "customer of size" policy.

Williams-Sonoma Stops Selling Pressure Cookers Around Boston

By Nate Wooley, InvestorPlace Writer
Retailer Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) is removing pressure cookers from its stores near Boston. The removal -- which applies to stores in Massachusetts -- is a temporary…

Currencies for Stock Investors

By Charles Sizemore, Chief Investment Strategist, The Freeport Society
Even if you don't speculate in currencies directly, it pays to pay attention to the trends. Just don't tie yourself in knots.

Chipotle Investigated for Hiring Practices

By Nate Wooley, InvestorPlace Writer
Chipotle is finding itself involved in another investigation into its hiring practices, following two earlier inquiries by the Immigrations and Custom Enforcement Office and the SEC.

Why Gold Crashed and What You Can Do About It

By Keith Fitz-Gerald
The recent downturn in gold was caused by a variety of factors, and understanding them will help you in the near future as you assess your portfolio

Yet Another Carnival Cruise Ship Loses Power at Sea

By Nate Wooley, InvestorPlace Writer
Another Carnival cruise ship -- the Carnival Ecstasy -- lost power for a short time last night because of a mechanical error.

Theaters Refuse to Pre-Sell ‘Iron Man 3’ Tickets

By Nate Wooley, InvestorPlace Writer
The two largest theater chains in America -- in a dispute with Disney -- are refusing to sell advance tickets to the upcoming 'Iron Man 3'.

Book Review: The Little Book of Big Profits from Small Stocks

By Charles Sizemore, Chief Investment Strategist, The Freeport Society
Kramer has carved a niche for herself in an area where most professional money managers are afraid to tread: stocks trading for less than $10 per share.

Gold’s “Bear Market”: 4 Things Investors Should Know

By BullionVault
The gold market continues to undergo a lot of change, with prices continuing to drop. What does it all mean? Here are four observations to help sort it out.

Howard Stern Won’t Get Another $330 Million

By Nate Wooley, InvestorPlace Writer
Shock jock Howard Stern lost his appeal of a lower courts ruling on his $330 million stock suit against Sirius XM.

Winklevoss Twins Take Big Stake in Digital Currency

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Cameron and Tyller Winklevoss, the twins who sued Mark Zuckerberg over Facebook's founding, have acquired $11 million worth of bitcoins.
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