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Daily Data Flow: Stocks Rise, ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Drama Continues; Gold near $1,700

U.S. stocks advanced, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to the highest level since October, as investors...

Eagle Eye Opener: Boehner Proposes Budget Deal; Japan’s Prime Minister Gains Allies; Election Results Lift Nikkei

Republican House Speaker John Boehner indicated that his party would accept higher tax rates for those earning more...

I Have a Simple Solution to the Fiscal Cliff

Federal spending, especially under George W. Bush (2001-2009) and Barack Obama (2010-2012), is out of control. The 2001...

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 Rise; Right-to-Work Passes in Michigan; Cliff Talks Continue

U.S. stocks rose, erasing losses since Election Day for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, after German investor confidence...

Who’s Really to Blame for the Mess We Are in?

"A virtuous and industrious people may be cheaply governed." -- Ben Franklin I have to laugh when I...

Making Money Alert: A Fiscal Stalemate and a Browning Apple

I know you probably are tired of hearing about how the fiscal cliff issue is dominating the equity...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Fall; GOP Unveils Cliff Plan; Euro Climbs

U.S. Stocks Fall on Manufacturing Data Amid Cliff Concern (Bloomberg) U.S. stocks fell, following a two- week advance...

Eagle Eye Opener: World Markets Confident U.S. Averts Fiscal Cliff: Obama Hints at Deal

Investors worldwide demonstrated confidence that the United States would find a way to avert an fiscal-cliff driven economic...

Daily Data Flow: U.S. Stocks Rise; Beating the Fiscal Cliff; SAC Capital Threatened with Fraud Charges

U.S. Stocks Rise as Boehner, Obama Fuel Optimism on Talks (Bloomberg) U.S. stocks rose, erasing an earlier loss...