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How Microsoft Drove the Dow Higher Today
Filed under: Investing The Dow Jones Industrial Average touched an all-time high of 16,845 this afternoon, marking the seventh record high this year. The European Union's decision to add more monetary...
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Why Universal Display Corporation Shares Lit Up Today
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Filed under: Earnings, Market News Investors are often cautious on the day ahead of the government's monthly jobs report, but that wasn't the case Thursday. The Dow Industrials and the S&P 500 both...
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Bank of America Could Pay $12 Billion to Settle Probes
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Push Is On for More Female Financial Planners
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Another Month of Solid Hiring Could Fuel U.S. Growth
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Million-Dollar Question: How Much Do You Need to Retire?
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Fed: U.S. Economy Needs to Tighten Up Before Rates Can Rise
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Walmart Faces Shareholder Scrutiny at Annual Meeting
Filed under: Company News, Retail, Internet, Wal-Mart, Shopping Trends April L. Brown/APWalmart CEO Doug McMillon BY ANNE D'INNOCENZIO FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Walmart's newly anointed CEO Doug McMillon...
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Filed under: Market News, Economic Recovery, Internet, Travel Industry, Health Insurance The busiest airport in the country finally offers free Wi-Fi connections. The new network at Atlanta's...
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May Jobs Report Brightens U.S. Economy's Prospects
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The Death and Eventual Rebirth of Mortgage Assumptions
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View Article8 Old Wives' Tales That Are Stopping You From Getting Rich
Filed under: Books, Personal Finance, Financial EducationIf words create thoughts, and thinking directs sets choice and action, then most people have been brainwashed into financial mediocrity. At...
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American Express Data Breach Affects 76,000 in California
Filed under: Identity Theft, Credit Cards Alamy By Christine DiGangi About 76,000 American Express (AXP) customers in California may be victims of a data breach, the company announced this week. The...
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New Visa Rules Aim to Make Prepaid Cards Safer, Simpler
Filed under: Identity Theft, Credit, Consumer Ally, Credit Cards, Consumer Protection Getty Images Recent events like the data breach that affected Target (TGT) customers across the nation have made...
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Mortgage Rates Tick Up After Falling for Five Weeks
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Coke: It's the Real Thing Keeping You Fat
Filed under: Company News, Health Care, Advertising & Marketing, Food & Beverage, Consumer Issues Coca-Cola Co.A screen grab from a Coca-Cola video showing people riding a bicycle long enough...
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Week's Winners and Losers: YouTube Brags, MySpace Nags
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Retail www.youtube.com There were plenty of winners and losers this week on Wall Street, with a restaurant chain embracing more natural ingredients and an old...
View ArticleAfter Market: Employment Tops '08 Peak, Stocks Hit New Highs
Filed under: Earnings, Market News, Job Market Slow but steady -- that seems to be the new mantra here on Wall Street. The Dow Industrials and the S&P 500 plowed further into record territory on...
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Netflix's Latest Rival is Really a Friend in Disguise
Filed under: Company News, Media, Netflix, Entertainment Industry www.aereo.com Netflix (NFLX) is winning over a lot of fans: By the end of June, its popular streaming service is forecast to have...
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