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AIG Proposed Reverse Stock Split: Shareholders Should Vote This Down as a No-Brainer

Michael Russnow | Posted 07.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Abc, Citigroup, Russnow, Wells Fargo, Stock Market, Twitter, Nbc, Ram Productions International, Cbs, Insurance Companies, Cnbc, Aig, Cnn, Stimulus Package, Michael Russnow, Citibank, Bankruptcy, Ibm, Financial Crisis, Today Show, Personal Finance, Youtube, Fox News, Business News
Michael Russnow

This 1:20 split smells, to me, a bit too rancid for the ordinary shareholders, not to mention the U.S. public who are hoping to recover their investment.

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Summer of '09: 'Grim' and Bear It

Dan Dorfman | Posted 07.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Dow Jones, Finance, Economy, Stock Market, Economic Crisis, S&P, Banks, Financial Crisis, Business News
Dan Dorfman

In recent weeks, as the market stalled, investors have gone back on a starvation diet. So what's next? If this past week is any indication, look for a resumption of financial heartburn.

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This Is Your Brain On Wall Street

N. E. Marsden | Posted 07.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Investments, Neuroscience, Wall Street, Economics, Brain, Neurofinance, Money, Stock Market, Economy, Neuroeconomics, Risk, Investors, Bubble, Business News
N. E. Marsden

Pioneers in the field of neurofinance are searching for the right neurococktail of emotion and logic for today's fast-paced electronic marketplace.

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How Now Schizophrenic Dow?

Dan Dorfman | Posted 07.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Jobless Rate, May, Dow Jones, Retail Sales, Stock Market, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Jobless Claims, Business, New York Stock Exchange, Business News
Dan Dorfman

Oil is going up, interest rates are going up and unemployment will go --- all bad things --- and yet they're not killing the market. One money manager says that means the upward trend remains intact.

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Yes, Your Favorite Money Manager Is Probably Just Lucky

Henry Blodget | Posted 07.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Investing, Stock Market, Investments, Money Managers, Business News
Henry Blodget

Your money manager has walloped the market by 5% per year for the past 10 years, so he's obviously a genius, right? Actually, no. He had a 1-in-5 chance of doing that just by throwing darts.

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Calling All Stock Market Gluttons

Dan Dorfman | Posted 07.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Nyse, Stocks, New York Stock Exchange, Stock Market, Business News
Dan Dorfman

Veteran San Francisco money manager Gary Wollin expects a "buying panic" -- a veritable flood of new stock purchases -- to kick off any day now and push the equity market appreciably higher.

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The Trouble with Markets

Michael J. Panzner | Posted 07.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Bail Out, Economic Stimulus Package, Economy, Stock Market, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economic Crisis, Quantitative Easing, Federal Reserve, Business News
Michael J. Panzner

In recent months, the spread between short and long-term bond yields has increased significantly, hitting record extremes. Many market-watchers believ...

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How To Live On $0 A Day: Where To Put Your Remaining Assets

Lesley Stern | Posted 06.29.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Fdic, Bank Failures, Bank Fees, Piggy-Banks, Humor, Budget, Prada, Economy, Economic Crisis, Guns, Financial Advice, Mattress, Investing, Investment Advice, Insurance, Financial Meltdown, Banks, Financial Crisis, Booze, Comedy, Tarp, Stress Tests, Credit Crisis, Credit Cards, Bailout, Fees, Business, Living, Stock Market, Wall Street, Comedy News
Lesley Stern

Many banks won't accept deposits of less than $100. Those that do tend to get a little uppity when presented with a deposit in 20 lbs. of rolled pennies.

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5th-Graders Pick Winning Stocks

AP | Posted 06.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Investing, Wisconsin, Stock Market, Annie Czech, Education, Wisconsin Stock Market Game, Tullar Elementary School, Sam Weiler, Jen Sagehorn, Bailey Morton, Economicswisconsin, Business News

NEENAH, Wis. — If your stock portfolio isn't performing as well as you'd like, maybe you could hand it over to these fifth-graders. Four student...

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How the Enron Disaster Could Have Been Avoided

Ryan Mack | Posted 06.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Enron, Investments, Asset-Allocation, Stocks, Asset Allocation, Stock Market, Diversity, Retirement, Business News
Ryan Mack

Employees are now burdened with the responsibility of planning for their own retirement since defined contribution plans became the norm.

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It's a Lot of Money

Amy Domini | Posted 06.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Tarp, Politics, Talf, Socially Responsible Funds, Stock Market, Ethical-Investing, Ppip, Business News
Amy Domini

Government continues to be surprisingly effective in fighting the economic battle, in creatively looking at ways to tax, to incentivize good behavior, and in raising America's reputation abroad.

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Wall Street's Mad Dash for Trash

Dan Dorfman | Posted 06.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Shareholders, Liquidity, Stock Market, Charles Biderman, Business, Livermore, Business News
Dan Dorfman

The market bottom, contrary to renewed market enthusiasm stemming from the recent rally, still remains a long way off.

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Neurofinance: Gaming the Human Brain?

N. E. Marsden | Posted 05.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Investments, U.S. Economy, Economics, Economic Crisis, Stock Market, Economy, Neuromarketing, Mortgage and Banking Crisis, Banking Crisis, Neuroeconomics, Neuroscience, Wall Street Crisis, Investment Strategy Investment Strategies, Stock Market Crash, Trader, Investment, Neurofinance, Analytics, Trading, Wall Street Bailout, Business News
N. E. Marsden

Wall Street has come up with a new twist on "insider trading": brain science. Neuroeconomics and Neurofinance give new meaning to the term "Pandora's Box."

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Can 'Chewing Gum Rally' Stick?

Dan Dorfman | Posted 06.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Dow Jones, Chrysler, Wall Street, Finance, Stock Market, Business News
Dan Dorfman

Hey, maybe I need a new pair of eyeglasses. The last time I looked, the financial scene appeared unmistakably cloudy and ominous. Not so to Wall Street's bulls.

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Stocks end higher as Fed sees recession easing

AP | TIM PARADIS and MADLEN READ | Posted 05.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Stock Market, Stocks, Business News

NEW YORK — The Fed confirmed what Wall Street has already concluded: The recession is starting to ease. Federal Reserve policymakers said at th...

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Bernanke, Paulson should be charged with securities violations

Diane Francis | Posted 05.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Paulson, Economic Crisis, Economy, Bank Crisis, Wall Street Crisis, Bernanke, Stock Market, Business News
Diane Francis

The Wall Street Journal story today reveals that the Bank of America's CEO claims he was told by Bernanke and Paulson to remain silent about the disas...

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Ah So, China Is the Way to Go

Dan Dorfman | Posted 05.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Chinese Economy, World Economy, Stock Market, Economy, China, Business News
Dan Dorfman

What are the best ways to play China and other Asian markets, which should also benefit handsomely from the Chinese rebound?

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Harry Potter's Five Steps to Courage

Tom Morris | Posted 05.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Personal Responsibility, Economic Downturn, Harry Potter, Stock Market Crash, Stocks Down, Courage, New York Stock Exchange, Stock Market, Economic Crisis, Unemployment, Job Cuts, Living News
Tom Morris

Who would have guessed that the world's most popular fictional wizard could teach us all a thing or two, or five, about courage, change, and dealing with daunting challenge?

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Wall Street tumbles as investors dump financials

AP | TIM PARADIS | Posted 05.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Bank of America Earnings, Stocks, Wall Street, Stock Market, Business News

NEW YORK — Investors are back to worrying about banks. Long-present unease about soured loans bubbled over on Monday after Bank of America Corp...

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Hints of stabilizing economy spark late rally

AP | TIM PARADIS | Posted 05.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Stock Market, Wall Street, Stocks, Business News

NEW YORK — Wall Street is seeing an economic glass that's half-full _ again. Investors poured money into consumer product and financial compani...

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Fear Recedes

James Berman | Posted 05.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Housing Market, Bill Miller, Unemployment, Gdp, Economy, Stock Market, Panic, 000, 8, Dow, Recession, Hoover, Business News
James Berman

Common knowledge doesn't influence markets, only true surprises do.

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Digging Out

Alan Schram | Posted 05.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Global Financial Crisis, Dow Jones, Bailout, Stock Market, Business News
Alan Schram

For the market to go up from here, the news doesn't have to be good. It just has to be not quite as bad as what has already been discounted.

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Housing deal, hope for insurers lift stocks

AP | SARA LEPRO and TIM PARADIS | Posted 05.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Stock Market, Wall Street, Stocks, Business News

NEW YORK — Insurance and technology shares led the market higher in a volatile day Wednesday, breaking a two-day slide. But a dim view of the ec...

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140 Years Of Bull And Bear Markets

Henry Blodget | Posted 05.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Stock Market, Economic Charts, Economy, Economic Crisis, Business News
Henry Blodget

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Big Market Rally: Time to Get in?

Dan Solin | Posted 05.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Stocks, Financial Experts, Economy, Stock Market, Business News
Dan Solin

March was one of the best months ever for stocks. Is it time for you to get in? Fortunately, there are many "financial experts" eager to give you advice.

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