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Economic Crisis Timeline: '00s Decade In Review

AP | EILEEN AJ CONNELLY | Posted 12.18.2009 | Business


It was a decade of living dangerously. With interest rates low and lending standards lower, credit became the currency of the decade....

Why All The Hate Towards Goldman Sachs?

James Altucher | Posted 11.30.2009 | Business


James Altucher

I get it. People are angry at Goldman Sachs. But anger, particularly when misplaced, is not going to bring the economy back. Instead, how about we focus on making some money? Let's buy some stocks and enjoy the holidays.

Borders, Barnes & Noble Experience Major Losses

Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 11.25.2009 | Books


Things aren't looking good for big booksellers Borders and Barnes & Noble. The AP reports that both chains have posted major losses for this quarter, ...

Why Ron Paul is Wrong

James Altucher | Posted 11.18.2009 | Business


James Altucher

At the end of the day, don't succumb to populist panic. Capitalism works and is on its way to a recovery if we just sit back and let it happen.

Goldman Sach's Charity Filings Reveal Foundation's Complex Trades

New York Times | GERALDINE FABRIKANT | Posted 11.12.2009 | Business


The 2008 tax filing for the Goldman Sachs Foundation, a copy of which was provided by the firm late Wednesday, provides a glimpse of the legendary tra...

Start Of Another 18-Year Bull Market? Don't Get Your Hopes Up

Henry Blodget | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business


Henry Blodget

People are starting to draw comparisons to 1983, the second-year of an amazing 18-year bull market that took the Dow up 10-fold. Could they possibly be right?

Five Myths the Recession Taught Us

James Altucher | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business


James Altucher

During the course of the past few months, several myths came to bear on the struggling economy that will play out through 2010 to create enormous opportunities in the market and the economy.

25 Best Performing S&P 500 Stocks Since Obama's Election (RANKINGS, CHART)

Posted 11.04.2009 | Business


And the winner is... Ford Motors. Of all of the stocks in the Standard & Poor's 500 index, Ford has shown the biggest leap in value since Presiden...

Short-Selling (VIDEO): Did It Contribute To The Market's Collapse?

Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 11.02.2009 | Business


Let's get our bearings here. What is short-selling? NYU Professor of Finance Steven Figlewski can explain: "You sell the stock with the expectation, ...

Stocks Down As October Closes With Worries

AP | SARA LEPRO and TIM PARADIS | Posted 10.30.2009 | Business

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NEW YORK — Grim signals about consumer spending ripped through the markets Friday, sending stocks tumbling as investors raced for safe havens. ...

StreetTalk -- Weak Economy, Bull Market: A Cautionary Tale

Robert Lenzner | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business


Robert Lenzner

Main Street Americans are struggling to pay their bills, while Wall Street executives are getting record bonuses. Two Americas; trust me it's more than just a campaign slogan.

Health Care Bill's Winners And Losers: Drug Makers To Benefit, Insurers Brace For Hit

Wall Street Journal | JANET ADAMY and GREG HITT | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics


The drug industry stands to gain in a health-care overhaul by getting tens of millions of newly insured customers, while insurance companies -- especi...

SEC Charges 3 Men In $14 Million Ponzi Scheme That Targeted Haitians In Florida, New Jersey

AP | JENNIFER KAY | Posted 10.17.2009 | Business


MIAMI — Three men are accused of running a Ponzi scheme that scammed more than $14 million from hundreds of Haitian-American investors in South ...

Back to the Future -- The Tension Over Tense

Larry Gellman | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics


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.

12 Ways The World Could Be Destroyed

James Altucher | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business


James Altucher

We live in a world of nightmares. But understanding these worries -- the myriad ways the world could end -- and hedging against them is the way to turn the fear into greed, the nightmare into a dream.

The Investing Secret Your Broker Doesn't Want You to Know

Dan Solin | Posted 11.08.2009 | Business


Dan Solin

There is an asset allocation that is best for you. Based on the risk of that asset allocation, IFA has a recommended holding period that improves your chances of achieving the expected return.

Analysts Mystified By Fannie, Freddie's Surge In Stock Price

The Washington Post | Zachary A. Goldfarb | Posted 09.25.2009 | Business


On Monday, Fannie Mae jumped 41.7 percent, to $1.70 per share, with nearly 824 million shares bought or sold during regular trading hours. Freddie Mac...

News Corp. Looking To Unload Dow Jones Industrial Average

AP | STEVENSON JACOBS | Posted 09.21.2009 | Business


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

More Talking Points for Clients and Investment Advisers

Norb Vonnegut | Posted 09.19.2009 | Business


Norb Vonnegut

I invest my clients' portfolios by focusing on their cash needs first: renovations to a house, capital calls from other investments, and tuition for example. These discussions are tangible.

The GS-Files 4: Always a Winner

Nathan Lewis | Posted 08.08.2009 | Business


Nathan Lewis

Goldman has been making its money somewhat like a hedge fund: by buying and selling securities in the secondary market for profit. Why this activity should be government subsidized, I don't know.

Too Little, Too Late For Derivatives Oversight

Jill Keto | Posted 08.17.2009 | Business


Jill Keto

Derivatives are a problem of breathtaking scale that cannot be cleaned up with a quick government fix.

The Powers of the Big Banks

Mike Lux | Posted 07.17.2009 | Business


Mike Lux

Progressives are keenly aware of all the political contributions the financial industry makes. But when you are as big as these behemoths, your power stretches far beyond campaign contributions.

Calling All Stock Market Gluttons

Dan Dorfman | Posted 07.04.2009 | Business


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.

How the Enron Disaster Could Have Been Avoided

Ryan Mack | Posted 06.21.2009 | Business


Ryan Mack

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

Obama's Stock Portfolio: See His Top 10 Stocks

CNN | Posted 06.15.2009 | Business


According to the latest disclosure from the White House, President Obama is a fan of index-fund investing. See the stocks in his main holding. ...