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JCPenney CEO Hit With Massive Pay Cut

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
JCPenney CEO Ron Johnson did not receive a bonus or stock award for 2012, trimming his annual compensation significantly from 2011's $53.3 million.

Don’t Bet on AT&T and Verizon Breaking Up Vodafone

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
It would be the biggest M&A deal in history, but plenty of roadblocks remain.

My Little Pony Finds Unlikely Fans in Adult Males

By Nate Wooley, InvestorPlace Writer
In response to grown men's fascination with My Little Pony, Hasbro and Build-A-Bear Workshop are bringing out two new plush ponies.

Whoops! Macy’s Typo Allows Shoppers to Score $1,500 Necklace for $47

By Nate Wooley, InvestorPlace Writer
A catalog typo had retailer Macy's selling a $1,500 gold necklace for about 3% of the price.

Small N.C. Town the Center of $600M Scam

By Nate Wooley, InvestorPlace Writer
A Ponzi-style scheme in a small town in North Carolina has taken in more than 1 million people for $600 million.

FDA Approves Novel Type 2 Diabetes Drug

By Nate Wooley, InvestorPlace Writer
A new treatment for type 2 diabetes has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

‘Foodbabe’ Blogger Gets Wish: Chipotle Discloses What’s In Its Burritos

By Nate Wooley, InvestorPlace Writer
Chipotle announced it would disclose all of its ingredients and pledge to remove GMOs and other unhealthy ingredients on its menu, pleasing a popular food blogger.

3 CEOs Not Earning Their Keep

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
There's nothing worse than excessive CEO compensation with little to nothing to show for it. We look at three leaders who are simply paid way too much.

One of the Best Mutual Funds You Haven’t Heard Of

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Matthew 25 has been named the top performing mutual fund in the U.S. diversified stock category in Bloomberg Markets annual mutual fund rankings.

The Big Tax Question: Should You Bother to Itemize?

By Jeff Reeves
You can save big bucks by breaking out expenses ... but only if you meet certain requirements.

IRS Reveals Dirty Dozen Tax Scams for 2013

By Nate Wooley, InvestorPlace Writer
The Internal Revenue Service just released its annual list of the dozen most popular tax scams so taxpayers can protect themselves.

Panera Tries Pay-What-You-Want Menu Item

By Nate Wooley, InvestorPlace Writer
Fast food chain Panera is experimenting with "pay what you want" for it's turkey chili in all 48 St. Louis-area locations.

EA Crashes … Are Consoles Next?

By Adam Benjamin, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Here’s a look at what the future of gaming could mean for Nintendo , Sony and Microsoft, plus a peek at a few wildcards that could disrupt the business.

Parkay Spray Contains HOW Many Calories?

By Nate Wooley, InvestorPlace Writer
A lawsuit against Parkay Spray alleges that the "no-fat no-calorie" butter substitute has a lot of fat and calories.

Debating Whether We Need the Federal Reserve

By Keith Fitz-Gerald
The Fed was created to help provide support for depositors, but today its more involved in creating inflationary pressure, has it outlived its usefulness?

Starbucks CEO Doesn’t Want Your Money If You’re Against Gay Marriage

By Nate Wooley, InvestorPlace Writer
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is maintaining the company's support for gay marriage and told an investor to sell his shares if he didn't like it.

SEC Approves FB IPO Compensation Plan

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Nasdaq will pay $62 million to compensation four investment firms that lost $500 million due to trading system glitches during the Facebook IPO last year.

March Rate Roundup: CDs, Money Markets and Mortgages

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
A mid-month spike in benchmark Treasury yields and a heating-up housing market made for a mixed picture in terms of popular savings and loan products in March

If Cyprus Derails the Eurozone, Get Ready to Buy

By Keith Fitz-Gerald
The situation in Cyprus is bad, but not dire, and taking advantage of the situation takes some steely nerves and patience, so have both to profit
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