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This Year's Christmas Gift: Stock for Stocking Stuffers

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 01.16.2009 | Business

Read More: (GM), Yahoo, Gm, (F), Citibank, Ford, Steve Kroft, (YHOO), (C), Stocks, Stocking Stuffers, Business News

Let's make this a merry and happy holiday season for all the needy around the world, including the fine companies whose stocks are stupidly undervalued by the moronic times in which we live.

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Stocks end lower as Madoff victim list grows

AP | MADLEN READ | Posted 01.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Automakers, Automaker Bailout, Stocks, Finance, Economy, Cars, Business News

NEW YORK — Investors sent stocks lower Monday as anxiety over the growing list of firms affected by investment manager Bernard Madoff magnified ...

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Madoff Ponzi Scheme Concerns Limit European Gains

AP | PAN PYLAS | Posted 01.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Madoff Fraud, Stocks, Economy, Bernard Maddoff, Financial Crisis, Bernard Madoff, Ponzi Scheme, Giant Ponzi Scheme, Bernie Madoff, Madoff Ponzi Scheme, Business News

LONDON — European and U.S. stock markets fell modestly on Monday despite earlier Asian gains, as sentiment was dented by an alleged $50 billion ...

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William H. Miller: Famed Stock Picker Did Great Until Picking AIG, Wachovia, Bear Stearns, Freddie Mac

Wall Street Journal | TOM LAURICELLA | Posted 01.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Aig, Legg Mason Value Trust, Bear Sterns, Freddie Mac, Stocks, Legg Mason, William H. Miller, Financial Crisis, Bear Stearns, Wachovia, Business News

William H. Miller spent nearly two decades building his reputation as the era's greatest mutual-fund manager. Then, over the past year, he destroyed i...

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Market Stumbles After 2-Day Rally

AP | MADLEN READ and TIM PARADIS | Posted 01.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Economy, Financial Crisis, Finance, Stocks, Business News

NEW YORK — Wall Street turned cautious Tuesday after a two-day rally as disturbing corporate news reminded investors of the magnitude of the eco...

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European stocks rise despite Wall Street losses

AP | PAN PYLAS | Posted 01.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Global Economy, Finance, Stocks, Economy, Financial Crisis, Personal Finance, Sustainability, Business News

LONDON — European stock markets closed higher Tuesday, helped by a better than expected German investor survey and despite losses on Wall Street...

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Wall Street extends big rally to 2nd session

AP | JOE BEL BRUNO and TIM PARADIS | Posted 01.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Wall Street, Finance, Stocks, Economy, Business News

NEW YORK — The stock market showed renewed confidence Monday, extending its rally and lifting the Dow Jones industrials to their highest level i...

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Stocks shake off jobs report to end with big gains

AP | TIM PARADIS | Posted 01.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Unemployment, Wall Street, Stocks, Finance, Financial Crisis, Job Cuts, Jobs Report, Business News

NEW YORK — Wall Street put an upbeat spin Friday on the government's report that the nation lost more than half a million jobs last month. Stock...

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The Risky Flight to Safety

Dan Solin | Posted 01.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Interest Rates, Investing, Investing Advice, Stocks, Economy, Treasury Bills, Savings, T-Bills, Business News

Risk, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. A "risk free" portfolio can be the riskiest investment you will ever make.

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Dow ends up nearly 400 after bailout of Citigroup

AP | TIM PARADIS | Posted 12.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Fdic, Citigroup, Stocks, Finance, Financial Crisis, Banks, Business News

NEW YORK — The government's plan to bail out Citigroup sent Wall Street soaring Monday for the second straight session as investors hoped that t...

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Dow up 494 as Obama prepares to name treasury boss

AP | TIM PARADIS and SARA LEPRO | Posted 12.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Wall Street Crisis, Stocks, Wall Street, Dow Jones, Business News

NEW YORK — Wall Street put a stop to a terrifying decline and stormed higher Friday as President-elect Barack Obama appeared ready to tap the ch...

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Dow 8000: Markets Plummet Again

AP | JOE BEL BRUNO and SARA LEPRO | Posted 12.20.2008 | Business

Read More: Wall Street, Dow 8000, Stocks, Finance, Economy, Financial Crisis, Business News

NEW YORK — Wall Street hit levels not seen since 2003 on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average plunging below the 8,000 mark amid a d...

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Candid Answers I Wish I Could Give

Dan Solin | Posted 12.19.2008 | Business

Read More: 401(K), Investments, Investing, Investing Advice, Stocks, Finance, Stock Market, Economy, Business News

I get asked a lot of investing questions. I am conflicted in answering them. I want to be helpful but I also want to be tactful. Here are some of the most common questions I am asked and the answers I wish I could give.

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Dow Plunges 400 Points

AP | SARA LEPRO | Posted 12.13.2008 | Business

Read More: Henry Paulson, Bailout, Stocks, Economy, Hank Paulson, Wall Street Crisis, Stocks Plunge, Dow Jones, Business News

NEW YORK — An increasingly despondent Wall Street fell for the third straight session Wednesday as investors absorbed another series of dismal c...

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The Perfect Storm: False Prophets and Bad Advice

Dan Solin | Posted 12.12.2008 | Business

Read More: Funds, Investing, Stock Portfolio, Stocks Down, Money, Stocks, Finance, Stock Market, Financial Crisis, Investors, Business News

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.

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Money and Fear

Dr. Belisa Vranich | Posted 12.11.2008 | Business

Read More: Stress, Financial Crisis, Personal Finance, Finance, Money, Stocks, Economy, Business News

Illusion of control makes everything tolerable. Problem is, we are plum out of illusions.

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Experts Pick Best Stock Buys In An Obama Market

Huffington Post | Posted 12.06.2008 | Business

Read More: StemCells Inc., Investing, President-Elect Obama, President Obama, Suntech Power, Stocks, Ford, Jacobs Engineering, SunPower Corporation, Best Buy, Slideshow, Economy, Finance, Personal Finance, Business News

Bloggingstocks has culled together two lists of companies to watch -- and invest in -- depending on whether John Mccain or Barack Obama was elected t...

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If You Want to Play the Game, You Better Know the Rules

Dan Solin | Posted 12.05.2008 | Business

Read More: Investments, Investing, Trust, Stocks, Economy, Pundits, Financial Crisis, Cable News, Jim Cramer, Business News

In times of extreme market volatility, investors are tempted to rely financial pundits. It is important to realize that their advice is flawed and conflicted.

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Stocks end Oct. with worst performance in 21 years

AP | DAVE CARPENTER and TIM PARADIS | Posted 12.01.2008 | Business

Read More: Wall Street, Wall Street Crisis, Stock Market, Stocks, Economy, October Stock Market, Business News

NEW YORK — What is it about October and stocks? The month that brought the 1929 crash, Black Monday in 1987 and other midautumn market crises d...

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US Stocks See Biggest Weekly Gain Since 1974

Bloomberg | Posted 12.01.2008 | Business

Read More: US Stocks, Stock Market, Stocks Performance, Stocks, Business News

U.S. stocks rose, capping the biggest weekly gain since 1974, after JPMorgan Chase & Co. took steps to end the housing crisis, bank lending rates decl...

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Stocks advance to add to week's large gains

AP | TIM PARADIS | Posted 12.01.2008 | Business

Read More: Wall Street, Stocks, Economy, Economic Bailout, Dow Jones, Business News

NEW YORK — The stock market closed out a horrendous October, its worst month in 21 years, with a big advance Friday as more investors took chanc...

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Dow Gains More Than 2 Percent After GDP Report

AP | TIM PARADIS and MADLEN READ | Posted 11.30.2008 | Business

Read More: Finance, Financial Crisis, Economy, Stocks, Wall Street, GDP Report, Business News

NEW YORK — Wall Street showed some welcome signs of stability Thursday, taking a downbeat gross domestic product report in stride and driving th...

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Kids Play Stock Market, Learn Not To Want Stocks: "I Asked For a Parakeet Instead"

Wall Street Journal | JENNIFER LEVITZ | Posted 11.29.2008 | Business

Read More: Kids Stock Market Game, Finance, Stocks, Kids, Learning About Stocks, Financial Crisis, Personal Finance, Kids and Stocks, Kids Stocks Game, Business News

WILMINGTON, Del. -- Michael Ashworth slumped by his computer, weary from another rough day in the stock market. All his favorite picks -- Domino's Piz...

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Dollar And Yen Soar As Other Currencies Fall

New York Times | MARK LANDLER and VIKAS BAJAJ | Posted 11.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Global Financial Crisis, Stock Market, Yen, Stocks, Dollar, Currencies, Ukraine, Business News

Fear that the financial crisis is infecting once-healthy economies created another white-knuckle day for investors Friday, causing stocks to tumble fr...

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