Why Extreme Networks, Inc. Is Ready to Rebound
Filed under: Investing While Fools should generally take the opinion of Wall Street with a grain of salt, it's not a bad idea to take a closer look at particularly stock-shaking upgrades and downgrades...
View ArticleIs Citigroup Too Big to Manage?
Filed under: Investing The S&P 500 is getting the second quarter off to a positive start, up 0.60% as of 10:15 a.m. EDT, while the narrower Dow Jones Industrial Average  was up 0.59%. Former...
View Article'The Walking Dead' Finale Crushes its Own Previous Record -- What's Next for...
Filed under: Investing 15.7 million viewers watched the fourth season finale of AMC 's The Walking Dead on Sunday, a 27% jump from the 12.4 million viewers who tuned in to the third season's finale...
View ArticleThe U.S. Steel Industry Wants a Helping Hand from Uncle Sam
Filed under: Investing The U.S. steel industry wants more protection from foreign imports, continued access to cheap energy, and increasing infrastructure spending. That's a nice wish list that...
View ArticleAmerican Oil Shouldn't Be Afraid Of Russia
Filed under: Investing Russia's recent actions in the Ukraine have put many on edge. It is important to recognize that in terms of oil America has little to fear. Russia could always constrict supply...
View ArticleISM Manufacturing Supports All-Time Highs on S&P 500, Maybe DJIA Too
Filed under: EconomyThe March Manufacturing ISM Report on Business shows that the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) came in at 53.7%. Growth was reported in New Orders, Employment, Production and...
View ArticleARMs and the Plan: Why We Got an Adjustable-Rate Mortgage
Filed under: Mortgages, Real Estate, Housing Market, Home Buying, Home Loans Shutterstock / Denphumi I've been obsessing over whether to buy or rent an apartment over the last several months. But after...
View ArticleConstruction Spending Barely Budges in February
Filed under: Economic Indicators, GDP, Federal Reserve, Materials & Construction, Investing Elise Amendola/AP By MARTIN CRUTSINGER WASHINGTON -- U.S. construction spending posted a slight increase...
View ArticleWill J.C. Penney's Massive Re-Makeover Win Us Back?
Filed under: Company News, JC Penney, Retailt Mary Altaffer/AP J.C. Penney is challenged. Against a backdrop of suburban shopping mall decline, the retailer has to attract a new generation while...
View ArticleDid Ford Just Trash General Motors Company's Infamous Cadillac Ad?
Filed under: Investing In recent weeks, General Motors' latest TV ad for its Cadillac brand has been the subject of a lot of discussion. Some folks love the ad; some hate it -- but almost nobody is...
View ArticleFool's Gold Report: Gold Prices Fall Again, But Will Barrick's New Pay Policy...
Filed under: Investing Coming into Tuesday, investors had hoped that gold prices would take the opportunity to add to their gains from the first quarter, despite a more recent downturn that has sent...
View ArticleThe 5 Best Things to Buy in April
Filed under: Shopping, Secret Shopper, Deals, Beauty, Airfare Subbotina Anna/Shutterstock Today, with the help of Erin Konrad -- who helps create content at CouponPal.com -- DailyFinance shares some of...
View Article3 Lesser-Known Expenses You Can Deduct from Your Taxes
Filed under: Taxes, Career Change, Job Search, Professional Development, Tax Deductions Getty Images When it comes to tax deductions, most taxpayers focus on items that have the most impact, such as...
View ArticleWhy Conn's Is Hot Again: Electronics Retailer Has Secret Weapon
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Retail, Consumer Goods, Electronics Alamy Consumer electronics retailing was a hot sector for investors last year, but results haven't been nearly so rosy in 2014....
View ArticleShort-Selling: An Investing Strategy for the Next Crash
Filed under: Investing Basics, Stock Markets, Investing Getty Images After five years of booming stock markets, many investors are getting nervous about the possibility of a big pullback. Those who...
View ArticleNew CEO Barra Faces Tough Task in Shedding Old GM
Filed under: Company News, General Motors, Automotive Industry, Manufacturing, CEOs Evan Vucci/APGM CEO Mary Barra By MARCY GORDON and TOM KRISHER WASHINGTON -- "That is not how GM does business." With...
View ArticleMortgage Applications Fall in Latest Week
Filed under: Mortgages, Refinancing, Housing Market, Home Buying, Interest Rates Alamy By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK -- Applications for U.S. home mortgages fell last week on lower refinancing...
View ArticleADP: Employers Add 191,000 Jobs in March
Filed under: Labor, Economic Indicators, Job Market John Minchillo/AP Images for U.S. Chamber of Commerce FoundationVeterans connect with employers at a job fair in New York. By PAUL WISEMAN WASHINGTON...
View ArticleMoney Minute: Rents Go Sky High; Netflix, Amazon Content War Erupts
Filed under: Real Estate, Market News, Personal Finance, Entertainment Industry, Internet The cost of apartment rentals is going up faster than the rate of inflation. A real estate research firm says...
View ArticleObamacare Enrollment Exceeds 7 Million Target Despite Setback
Filed under: Health Care, Personal Finance, Barack Obama, Health Insurance Carolyn Kaster/APPresident Barack Obama waves to supporters as he leaves the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday. By Jeff Mason...
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