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Back to the Future -- The Tension Over Tense

Larry Gellman | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jews, Stocks, Judaism, Retirement, Stock Market, President Obama, Rosh Hashanah, Right Wing, Obama, Media, Democrats, Obama Health Care, Barack Obama, Stress, Internet, Stock Market Crash, Jewish, Health Care Reform, Financial Crisis, Medicare, Tech Bubble, Health Care, Republicans, Worry, Politics News
Larry Gellman

With investments, mob psychology takes over. People get greedy at the top and afraid at the bottom. At the end of the day, they almost always default in favor of sleeping at night.

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Peter Kraus Scores High on Obama Team

Diane Francis | Posted 11.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Forecast, Alliance Bernstein, Stock Market, Wall Street Crisis, Economic Crisis, Wall Street, Peter Kraus, Investors, Economic Meltdown, Business News
Diane Francis

I sat down recently with Peter Kraus. In December, at the height of the market turmoil, he became Chair and CEO of Alliance/Bernstein of New York, one of the world's largest asset management firms.

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If You Want Sales, Don't Discount Marketing

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 09.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Investments, Investing, Marketing Trends, Sales, Retail Sales, Stock Market, Business News, Marketing, Women in Business, Retail, Business, Business News
Sarah O'Leary

You don't need to be an economic scholar to understand the basics of supply and demand. If a consumer product falls in the retail forest and no one cares, the register won't make a sound.

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Why the Dow is Hitting 10,000 While Everyone Else is Cutting Back

Robert Reich | Posted 11.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Tarp, Robert Reich, Dow Jones, Wall Street, Stock Market, Economy, Cash for Clunkers, Economic Recovery, Health Care, Business News
Robert Reich

Regardless of what you call it -- Keynesianism, socialism, or just pragmatism -- government's expansion is doing wonders for business, especially big business and Wall Street.

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Stock Picks and Fake Smiles

Lee Schneider | Posted 11.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Intuition, Warren Buffett, Malcolm Gladwell, Stock Market, Pick Winning Stocks, Richard Wiseman, Jim Cramer, Living News
Lee Schneider

When you are working with an unstable system, like the stock market or a gun battle or both having too much on your mind will slow you down.

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Don't Bank On It!

Dan Dorfman | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: People's United, Morgan Stanley, Retail Sales, M&t Bank, Tcf Financial, East West, Stock Market Rebound, Serena Williams Us Open, Roger-Federer-Us-Open, Ucbh, Banks, Stock Market, Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Valley National, Business News
Dan Dorfman

As far as the stock market goes: Don't fall in love with supposedly sure things because the wrong sure thing can kill you.

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Feeding the Ducks on Wall Street

Michael J. Panzner | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Insider Trading, Economic Recovery, Wall Street, Private Equity, Economy, Stock Market, Business News
Michael J. Panzner

Many of those at Main Street's front lines are following the old Wall Street dictum: When the ducks are quacking, feed them.

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Reports of Another Stock Market Fall this Fall Exaggerated

Diane Francis | Posted 11.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Real Estate Crisis, Merrill Lynch, Credit, Stock Market Crash, Wall Street, Lehman Bros., Real Estate Bubble, Meltdown, Banks, Stock Market, Influenza, Wall Street Crisis, Financial Crisis, Business News
Diane Francis

A quick survey of market catastrophes reveals that autumn is not only when the traditional harvest comes in, but also when we reap what we have sown -- whether it's corn or bad economic policy.

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Agony or Ecstasy?

Dan Dorfman | Posted 11.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Stock Market, Economy, Recession, Stock Market Rebound, Economic Crisis, Business News
Dan Dorfman

To money manager Selwyn Ortz of Hong Kong-based HK Investments Ltd., the sudden mad dash for equities conjures up an observation from Winston Churchill: "The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see."

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Labor Losses Loom Larger, Not Smaller

Dan Dorfman | Posted 10.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Job Losses, U.S. Economy, Unemployment, Economy, Recession, Stock Market, Business News
Dan Dorfman

There's an old Wall Street saying: Buy on the bad news! That's exactly what fired-up investors did on Friday.

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This Is It! World Premiere of Capitalism: A Love Story Tonight

Michael Moore | Posted 10.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Morgan Stanley, Citizens Arrest, Goldman Sachs, Elizabeth Warren, Economy, Chase, Meltdown, Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, Movie, Unemployment, Bailout, Credit Default Swap, Michael Moore, Jpmorgan, Citibank, Financial Crisis, Housing Crisis, Foreclosure, Stock Market, Wall Street, Bankruptcy, Bank of America, Aig, Sicko, Venice Film Festival, Recommended, Derivative, Merrill Lynch, Baron Hill, Henry Paulson, George W Bush, Marcy Kaptur, Capitalism: A Love Story, Capitalism Movie, Entertainment News
Michael Moore

Tonight, at the Venice Film Festival, I will premiere my new movie, "Capitalism: A Love Story." After 16 months of production, I am proud to present this work of mine to you. It is unlike anything you'll see this year.

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I Used to Be a Fatalist! Perhaps I Have a Choice?

Lisa Guest | Posted 10.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Conspiracy Theories, Bull Market, Edward Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Three Days of the Condor, Woodstock, Economy, Kennedy, Bear Market, Stock Market, Fatalism, Self-Improvement, Nixon, Choice, Living News
Lisa Guest

I'm beginning to see the error in my ways and how a dark overview has robbed my life of much joy and possible adventure.

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How Laffer Inadvertently Prophesies The Limits of Capitalism

Stephen Herrington | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business

Read More: 401(K), Taxes, Wealth, Stock Market, Economy, Economic Crisis, Tax Cuts, Arthur Laffer, Wage Gap, Housing Crisis, Wealth Gap, Fiscal Responsibility, Business News
Stephen Herrington

As the very rich have increased the gulf between their wealth and that of the average citizen, two patterns have emerged.

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One Nation, Two National Economies

Max Fraad Wolff | Posted 09.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Foreclosure, Unemployment, Wealth, Two Americas, Income, Stock Market, Housing Crisis, Business News
Max Fraad Wolff

The trend toward greater inequality has grown through the last 4 months of the downturn.

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Bonfire of the Insanities

Dan Dorfman | Posted 09.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Dow Industrial, Tom Wolfe, Dan Dorfman, Bonfire of the Vanities, Stock Market, Business News
Dan Dorfman

With mounting evidence of better days ahead for both the economy and the stock market, many bears have toned down their negative comments and are running for cover. Bud Conrad is not among them.

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News Corp. Looking To Unload Dow Jones Industrial Average

AP | STEVENSON JACOBS | Posted 09.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Dow Jones for Sale, Stock Market, Stocks, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Dow Jones, Business News

NEW YORK — The Dow Jones Industrial Average could get a new name. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that its publisher, Dow Jones & Co., ...

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TRAILER: My New Movie Capitalism: A Love Story

Michael Moore | Posted 09.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Morgan Stanley, Citizens Arrest, Goldman Sachs, Elizabeth Warren, Meltdown, Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, Movie, Housing Crisis, Trailer, Unemployment, Bailout, Michael Moore, JPMorgan Chase, Citibank, Financial Crisis, Foreclosure, Stock Market, Wall Street, Bankruptcy, Bank of America, Credit Defaiult Swap, Aig, Sicko, Capitalism, Derivative, Merrill Lynch, Baron Hill, Henry Paulson, George W Bush, Marcy Kaptur, Capitalism: A Love Story, Business News
Michael Moore

It's a crime story. But it's also a war story about class warfare. And a vampire movie, with the upper 1 percent feeding off the rest of us. And, of course, it's also a love story. Only it's about an abusive relationship.

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Wall Street's Advice From Last March Missed Biggest Rally In 70 Years

bloomberg.com | Lynn Thomasson and Adria Cimino | Posted 09.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Bank of America, Banks, Wall Street, S, Stock Market, Citigroup, Business News

Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Anyone who did what Wall Street analysts advised last March has only losses after the biggest stock market rally in seven decad...

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Zorro Rides Again, Maybe Into A Ditch

Dan Dorfman | Posted 09.13.2009 | Business

Read More: US Economy, Bull Market, Economic Recovery, Stock Market, Recession, Bear Market, Economic Crisis, Business News
Dan Dorfman

Verne Kabbel is a super contrary indicator. He has periodically e-mailed me over the past five years and as a forecaster on the direction of the market, he's infallible; I've never known the man to be right.

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A Penny From Heaven

Dan Dorfman | Posted 09.12.2009 | New York

Read More: Lucky's Famous, Ibm, Dow Industrials, Tribeca Grill, Stock Market, AT&T, Exxon Mobil, British Petroleum, Intuitive Surgical Shares, Wal-Mart, Johnson and Johnson, Jpmorgan Chase Stocks, Penny Trenk, JPMorgan Chase, Four Seasons Restaurant, Wall Street, Intuitive Surgical, Nobu, McDonald's, Caterpillar, Four Seasons, New York News
Dan Dorfman

Penny Trenk recently pulled off the kind of financial feat that one might associate with the likes of investment whiz Warren Buffet. In sports, her feat would be like running a 4-minute mile.

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Market Rally: The Only Question That Matters

Dan Solin | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Stock Market Rally, Job Market, Video, Markets, Housing Market, Dow Jones, Stock Market, Economy, Nasdaq, Market Rally, Business News
Dan Solin

There is only one question that intelligent investors should be asking. You won't find it discussed in the financial media. Your "market beating" broker or advisor is unlikely to focus on it.

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The Ultimate Stock Market Sucker's Rally

Garrett Johnson | Posted 09.10.2009 | Business

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Garrett Johnson

Wall street insiders need "dumb money": your money. They need money from people foolish enough to believe what the financial media is telling them.

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Is the Gloss Half Empty?

Robert Kuttner | Posted 09.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Financial Crisis, Stock Market, Unemployment, Barack Obama Financial Crisis, Obama Stimulus Package, Financial Recovery, Politics News
Robert Kuttner

Did the Obama team get the stimulus about right, we averted a depression, and things are already reverting to normal? Don't count those chickens yet.

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Wall Street Is Right -- This Time

John Standerfer | Posted 09.05.2009 | Business

Read More: High-Frequency Trading, Chuck Schumer, Flash Orders, Stock Market, Short Selling Ban, Paul Krugman, Sec, Short Selling, Charles Schumer, Flash-Orders, Wall Street, Business News
John Standerfer

In this post-Madoff environment, where the SEC needs all the credibility it can muster, it's critical that the agency not provide a knee-jerk response to every whim of the media and politicians.

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The Madness Of The Media

Dan Dorfman | Posted 08.31.2009 | Media

Read More: Alt-a Mortgages, Job Losses, Newsweek, Unemployment, Economic Recession, Dan Dorfman, End of Recession, Rally, Recession Ending, Stock Market, Option ARM Mortgages, Housing Crisis, Recession, Media News
Dan Dorfman

Newsweek, the New York Times the Wall Street Journal are proclaiming the end of the recession. It seems unlikely that the army of 14.7 million unemployed Americans will share their exuberance.

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