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Daily Data Flow: U.S. Stocks Fall; Private Sector Jobs Surge; Fed Is Wary of Stimulus Side Effects

U.S. stocks fell, erasing earlier gains, after Federal Reserve policy makers said at the latest meeting they probably...

Eagle Eye Opener: Investors Eye Homes for Rental Income; Fed Plans to Sustain Low Interest Rates; Google Avoids $10 Billion in Taxes;

Zillow’s lead economist said investors are purchasing distressed and non-distressed homes and flipping them into rentals.

Making Money Alert: A Guy Named “Cliff” and a Guy Named Ben

There are two guys taking center stage in the market right now. The first guy’s name is “Cliff,”...

Daily Data Flow: U.S. Stocks Fall; Fed Continues Easing; HSBC in Trouble

U.S. stocks erased gains as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the central bank can’t offset the...

Eagle Eye Opener: Is there Instanity in Fed Policy?; Nokia Parners with China Mobile; Netflix Rises

Is the Fed’s upcoming announcement of another round of bond purchases the very definition of insanity: doing the...

Daily Data Flow: S&P Falls; Slow Growth; Fed Disagrees Over Future

S&P 500 Falls as President Obama Holds Ground on Taxes (Bloomberg) U.S. stocks fell, sending the benchmark Standard...

Ben Franklin’s Politically Incorrect Story of Thanksgiving

Did you know that the day we celebrate as Thanksgiving was supposed to be a fast?

Making Money Alert: Concentrate on the Fiscal Cliff and Miss the Real Danger

The markets have been obsessed with fiscal-cliff worries ever since the election. While I understand why the resolution...

Eagle Eye Opener: HP Shares Swoon; Fed Chairman Cools Market with Comments; Watching Greek Tragedy

Shares of Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) hit a 10-year low yesterday of $11.71, after the company announced it was taking...

Daily Data Flow: U.S. Stocks Little Changed; Fed Minutes Released

U.S. stocks were little changed, after yesterday’s decline, as a slump in technology shares tempered signs that a...