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McDonald’s Hopes to Spur Sales With New Mighty Wings

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
A new McDonald's offering -- Mighty Wings -- will take flight early next month to help spur the lagging fast-food giant's sluggish sales.

California Cruisin’: Tesla Torches Other Luxury Brands

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Tesla continues to become one of the leading automobile manufacturers in the U.S., outselling every other luxury brand in the state of California.

Why Generation Y Might Become the ‘Sweet Spot’ for Crowdfunding

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
A recent survey of accredited investors from iCrowd shows the up-and-coming generation has a larger interest in alternative investments like crowdfunding.

Nasdaq No Longer Second-Biggest U.S. Stock Exchange

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
A merged entity between BATS and Direct Edge will leapfrog the Nasdaq to become the second-largest U.S. stock exchange. That is, unless Nasdaq makes its own deal.

Walmart Attempts to Bring Manufacturing Jobs Back to America

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Walmart is leading an effort to bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States. General Electric has joined in Walmart's efforts.

Wall Street Is Getting Too Glitchy

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
Market-rattling technical blunders and typos are grabbing headlines at a discomforting rate.

Flash Freeze Won’t Slow The Nasdaq Down

By Hilary Kramer, Editor, GameChangers
Last week's NDAQ trading glitch may have cost it some reputation points, but savvy investors know it was truly a glitch and the stock will is a good play

August Rate Roundup: CDs, Money Markets and Mortgages

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Rates continued to surge in August but savers didn't see an extra dime in interest. Banks, meanwhile, made out like bandits.

AUDIO: 5 Easy Tips for Managing Your Money

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
Jason Kolinsky of Kolinsky Wealth Management explains a few small steps you can take to better manage your money and avoid overspending.

Summer Box Office Totals Prove Spielberg Wrong

By Adam Benjamin, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Back in June, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas said they expected the film industry to implode. Based on this summer's numbers, we're a long way away.

Feds Could Ban Online E-Cigarette Sales

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is preparing a set of regulatory proposals governing the sales of e-cigarettes.

Whoopsie! 5 Reasons Sears Lost Its Lead in Appliance Sales

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
The Wall Street Journal identifies five mistakes that have eroded Sears' once overwhelming market dominance in appliance sales.

Top 5 Secret Menu Items at Fast Food Restaurants

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Yahoo Finance came up with a list of the 10 best secret menu items at fast food restaurants and here's the top 5.

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.
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