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Harry Potter's Five Steps to Courage

Tom Morris | Posted 05.21.2009 | Living


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?

Wall Street opens 2nd quarter with a gain

AP | SARA LEPRO | Posted 05.02.2009 | Business


NEW YORK — Wall Street opened the second quarter with solid gains, extending a four-week rally that brought the market off its lowest levels in ...

Stock Market Slide Hits Three-Month Low, Near November Level

Posted 03.20.2009 | Business


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks slid on Tuesday, sending Wall Street near bear-market lows as grim regional manufacturing data signaled the recession is w...

Stock Charts Scored To Music (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Julie Satow | Posted 03.07.2009 | Business


The stock market crisis never sounded so melodious! German composer Johannes Kreidler puts the recent stock market travails to music (via The Big Pic...

Plan to Take Action in 2009

Suze Orman | Posted 02.09.2009 | Business


Suze Orman

I am sorry to say that it is foolish to think that a stimulus package will be an insta-cure. I think it is wiser to to keep in mind that it is going to take years to make this all right.

The Tao of the Dow

Tom McNichol | Posted 12.14.2008 | Business


Tom McNichol

Without going to Wall Street/you may know the whole world/Without stepping onto the trading floor/you may see the ways of the market/The more you invest, the less you know.

The Perfect Storm: False Prophets and Bad Advice

Dan Solin | Posted 12.12.2008 | Business


Dan Solin

Advisors who want to be honest will tell their clients they have no idea when the markets will "reach the ultimate bottom." All we can realistically do is place the current markets in historical perspective.

Cramer Says To Get Out Of The Market

MSNBC | Michael Inbar | Posted 11.06.2008 | Business


Bullish investors should turn into shrinking violets as the stock market continues its shocking downward spiral, CNBC's "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer to...

Stocks Finish Mixed After Weak Data

AP | TIM PARADIS | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — Stocks finished mixed as lackluster economic reports offered Wall Street little incentive to place big bets ahead of a long weekend. ...

Stocks End Mixed on Economic Worries

AP | MADLEN READ | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — Wall Street finished a dismal week with a mixed performance Friday as investors grappled with fears about insurers of distressed mort...

Stocks Extend Tuesday's Drop

AP | MADLEN READ | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — Wall Street pulled back for the third straight day Wednesday as investors still uneasy about the economy sold off after a Federal Res...

Stocks Fall On Startling Inflation Jump

AP | Tim Paradis | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Stocks sold off Friday after a jump in consumer inflation raised concerns about how much freedom the Federal Reserve has to continue cutting interest ...

Wall Street Wilts As Uneasy Traders Wait For Fed News

AP | Madlen Read | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Wall Street wilted Tuesday as investors awaiting next week's Federal Reserve meeting remained uneasy that fallout from the slumping housing market cou...

Wall Street Tumbles Amid Mortgage Crisis Fears

AP | Joe Bel Bruno | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Wall Street tumbled Monday, led by financial services stocks, on concerns that the U.S. economy's expansion will erode amid troubles in the mortgage i...

Stocks Rise After Citi Investment Announcement

AP | Joe Bel Bruno | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Wall Street advanced in early trading Tuesday after the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority said it will invest $7.5 billion in Citigroup Inc. -- a vote of...

Stuffing Beaten Out Of Stocks

Los Angeles Times | Walter Hamilton | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Investors had little to give thanks for Wednesday as a sharp drop in stock prices pushed the benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 index into negative terri...

Market Crisis: It's Not As Bad As You Think

New York Times | David Leonhardt | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Until yesterday's rally on Wall Street, the news on the business pages has sounded pretty grim lately. Stocks are still down 6 percent from their peak...