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Let's start with the fact that I own 5,000 shares of Google. Google makes 18% more money on 27% more sales the first quarter of 2011 than the first q...

The oil price has skyrocketed over the past few months and the finger often points to Libya and claims of supply disruptions have dominated the press. However, are these claims grounded in fact or are we watching yet another sentiment driven bubble?

Mary Jane McGraw knew her foreclosure ordeal was over when a man showed up on her doorstep and told her that her home in Oak Park, Calif., had been so...

With InvestMaryland, instead of watching our entrepreneurs, scientists and innovators build businesses and create jobs in other states, we'll watch them grow right here in Maryland.

All cheap money did was get us into this mess in 2007. And now we're heading towards those same waters without a functional financial reform process. We must fix Dodd-Frank now, we cannot afford another Lehman Brothers.

CHICAGO (By Doris Frankel) - The end of super-cheap money from the Federal Reserve is trumping corporate earnings results as a key risk to hedge f...

Surprise consequences to the earthquake in Japan have revealed significant weaknesses in both the worlds of politics and business and from an investment point of view, there are lessons we can learn.

Most investors would not consider having heart surgery performed by someone without stellar credentials. Yet, they entrust their life savings to "investment professionals" with no formal training in finance.

Investing in high-growth companies creates jobs while generating more wealth for investors. The formula has worked for the private venture capital investment community. Unfortunately, no such active community exists in black America.

Welcome to this week's conversation with Jordy Leiser, CEO of STELLAService, one of the most intriguing and sought-after venture-backed startups in NYC.

April is full of economic activity: finally we're out of the winter doldrums and it's just before many people follow the old adage to "sell in May and go away."

Today, there is once again enormous focus on entrepreneurship as the salvation for many things, with the naysayers starting to say "but it's a bubble" or some variant.

You don't trust the securities industry. You can't forget it was these "investment gurus" who brought us to the brink of a worldwide depression. If they can't manage their own money, what qualifies them to manage yours?

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Treasury assembled investors, bankers and entrepreneurs Tuesday for talks on how to provide small companies in high-growt...

Just what is at the root of the EU's troubles? And how do last week's events with Portugal exemplify the problem?

While the active and messy life-cycle of company building is far from being boiled "down to a science," entrepreneurs will be a step ahead if they focus on people, strategic financing and iteration.

Taking a longer term outlook, Leibovit thinks "we're in for five or six years of hell," with the Dow tumbling to about 2,000. So where should investors put their money? Consider cash and gold.

We're now in the second Internet bubble, and the rules for making money are different in a bubble than in normal times. What are they, how do they differ and what can a startup do to take advantage of them?

We've complained bitterly about conditions controlled by the majority demographic, but ignored opportunities to invest in establishing a viable entrepreneurial ecosystem to generate new jobs.

Being a startup investing in startups is no easy task. But we're trying to be thoughtful about it, try new things and iterate rapidly with the benefit of data. Sounds a lot like what we expect from the startups we invest in.

For socially responsible investors, impact starts by changing the dialog.

Because of the tenuous situation in the Middle East, policymakers have to cool their jets. Prior to these events, the 'DO NOT WALK' sign was already flashing when it came to buying bonds.

With political uncertainty in the Middle East driving up prices on oil, it is likely that inflation will just have to wait until the oil-rich region stabilizes and oil prices go back to normal levels.