U.S. Investing

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Wall Street Ends Near Flat; Pulls Back for the Week

Investors hoping for the market to shake off concern that the Fed may begin taping its easy-money policies...

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U.S. Stocks Drop to One-Month Low as Economic Data May Push Fed to Taper

U.S. stocks fell a third day, dropping the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a one-month low, as...

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The Best Way You Can Get Rich

I have a major article on page 50 of this week's Forbes magazine which makes the case for...

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Wendy’s Named Restaurant Stock of the Year

McDonald’s (MCD) and Burger King (BKW) need to get up and make room for their little sister, Wendy’s...

Hilton Crushes Twitter in IPO Take

In an Initial Public Offering (IPO) far less heralded than that of Twitter (TWTR), Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc....

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Market Drops on Taper Fears

U.S. stocks fell again today, marking the S&P 500's biggest two-day decline in two months, as investors feared...

Where to Look in 2014

I suspect that stocks will not have the kind of relatively care-free year they had this year, but...

Long-Term Unemployment Benefits to Expire Under New Budget Deal

1 million people receive their last unemployment check on Dec. 28, and 850,000 people now will receive nothing...

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Data, Budget Negotiations Lower Stocks

Stocks fell today, as investors considered the effects both federal budget negotiations and better-than-expected economic data would have...

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GM’s Mary Barra to Become Company’s First Female CEO

General Motors (GM) became the first major auto maker to name a woman as its CEO with today's...