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(09-01-2006) Mexican Land And Canadian Gold A successful amateur investor shares his strategies for capitalizing on the commodity bull market. (09-01-2006) Shiny Gold Alloy Goldcorp's buyout of Glamis signals that the gold bull has room to run. Look for more consolidation. (09-01-2006) Oil Services Slump Lingering optimism in the face of technical weakness is a big bearish omen for oil services stocks. (08-28-2006) End Of The Bubble Bailouts After stocks boomed and went bust, it's real estate's turn. But is there a new mania to save consumers? (08-23-2006) Five Funds For The Next Leg Up Stocks rebounded nicely in mid-July. If the rally continues, you might want to jump into one of these funds.
News/Economy
(02-03-2012) January jobs report: Hiring ramps up, unemployment falls American employers substantially stepped up their hiring in January, bringing the unemployment rate down for the fifth month in a row. (02-03-2012) Stealth jobs boom: 6 months, 2 million jobs Companies are saying the job market is getting better. Workers are saying it's already kicked into high gear. (02-03-2012) Kiss QE3 hopes goodbye. And good riddance! The strong January jobs report may finally put a nail in the QE3 coffin. (02-03-2012) Big drop in unemployment rate for blacks The unemployment rate for blacks fell more than 2 percentage points last month to its lowest level since March 2009. (02-03-2012) Jobs: Obama not out of the woods yet The January jobs report contains a slew of numbers that are likely to put a twinkle in the eye of Obama campaign staffers. (02-03-2012) Nevada's triple economic whammy The Great Recession has dealt Nevada a losing hand. (02-03-2012) New York sues banks over foreclosures The New York attorney general sued some of the nation's biggest banks on Friday, accusing them of unlawful and deceptive practices for relying on a private electronic registry that tracks mortgages. (02-03-2012) Finally, a foreclosure settlement (Maybe) States have until late Monday to agree to the latest draft deal aimed at relieving homeowners struggling with mortgages bigger than their home's value. (02-03-2012) Small manufacturing firms want more from Obama A new Obama administration push to strengthen U.S. manufacturing has the support of smaller firms, but it might not be enough to stir many into action. (02-02-2012) U.S. charges oldest Swiss bank in tax fraud case The Justice Department charged Switzerland's oldest bank Thursday with helping American taxpayers hide more than $1.2 billion from the Internal Revenue Service. The case marks the first time an overseas bank has been charged in the U.S. for aiding tax evasion.
Markets
(02-03-2012) Dow at 4-year high, Nasdaq hits 11-year high U.S. stocks rallied Friday, as investors cheered a much stronger-than-expected jobs report. (02-03-2012) Kiss QE3 hopes goodbye. And good riddance! The strong January jobs report may finally put a nail in the QE3 coffin. (02-03-2012) Facebook IPO shrinks private trading market Facebook has played a big role in the private trading markets that allow eligible investors the chance to snap up shares of hot Internet companies years before they go public. (02-03-2012) Auto stocks gain on jobs report. GM up 7% Shares of General Motors and Ford surged on Friday following strong data on the U.S. job market. (02-02-2012) Facebook's ripple effect: Zynga spikes 17% Now that Facebook has finally filed for its much anticipated initial public offering, the enthusiasm for other social media investments has spread like wildfire. (02-02-2012) The risks that killed MF Global It's been three months since MF Global became the eighth-largest bankruptcy in U.S. history. Did anyone see this coming? Well, a few people had some idea, and a Congressional subcommittee will hear from them on Capitol Hill Thursday. (02-02-2012) Facebook is great. But $100 billion great? Facebook is a great company. It proved that in its IPO filing. A billion dollar annual profit and $3.9 billion in cash for something that didn't even exist 10 years ago? That's impressive. (02-02-2012) Green Mountain Coffee shares surge Shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters surged nearly 25% Thursday after a stellar earnings report. After the closing bell Wednesday, Green Mountain reported $96 million in net income for the quarter ended in December, a 264% increase over the same quarter in the previous year that crushed analyst estimates. (02-01-2012) Facebook IPO: Morgan Stanley is big winner If there's a crown jewel in the world of initial public offerings, it's Facebook. (02-01-2012) Whirlpool surges 17% Shares of Whirlpool spiked more than 17% Wednesday after the appliance maker issued a strong outlook for 2012, despite a soft fourth quarter.