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Can Macau Have Another Blockbuster Year in 2014?
Filed under: Investing The numbers are in, and 2013 was another record year for gaming in Macau, by a wide margin. Gaming revenue rose 18.6% to $45.2 billion, seven times the Las Vegas Strip's number,...
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How "Stealth" Taxes Can Cost You
Filed under: Investing Stealth taxes are not a line item you'll find on your income tax return. But millions of taxpayers end up paying them without even knowing they exist. Only by learning about...
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A Record-Breaking Mission That Isn't Done Yet
Filed under: Investing We've got great news about our Foolanthropy campaign, and a huge "thank you" for helping change the world for the better. This year, we sought to raise funds to help Pencils of...
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Is Celgene Really Overvalued?
Filed under: Investing Goldman Sachs resumed coverage of Celgene in December 2012 with a rating of "neutral" and a price target of $77 when shares were $81. In the wake of a near doubling since, the...
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Visa and MasterCard Ordered to Pay $5.7 Billion Settlement
Filed under: Investing In 2005, trade groups and merchants sued Visa and MasterCard over exorbitant credit card transaction fees, alleging that the two companies were price fixing. Also referred to as...
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Select Comfort Gives Investors Sleepless Nights Again
Filed under: Investing Once again, Select Comfort is giving investors a reason to stash their money under a mattress instead of investing it in the mattress maker itself. The company behind the Sleep...
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2 Ways to Tell Whether FedEx Is Keeping Pace With UPS
Filed under: Investing FedEx and its main rival UPS are well-regarded in the marketplace for their exposure to long-term growth from e-commerce related deliveries.However, it's less well-known that...
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Google Wants Control of Your Car, but It's Not What You Think
Filed under: Investing This week Google announced it was starting an Open Automotive Alliance with chipmaker NVIDIA and automakers Honda, Audi, General Motors, and Hyundai to bring its Android platform...
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How Quickly Will Windows and Office Die?
Filed under: Investing As things are going, Microsoft Windows and Office will suffer an increasingly rapid death. It might seem a long way off, but these long-protected profit centers for Mr. Softy...
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Can United Continental Keep Investors' Portfolios Flying High?
Filed under: Investing United Continental Holdings had a solid year in 2013, with its stock price up almost 60%, as it benefited from lower fuel prices and a better overall load factor on its flights....
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Why SolarCity's Hitting All-Time Highs Today
Filed under: Investing SolarCity had a heck of a run in 2013, and it appears the company is starting this year on the same note: Shares of the solar-panel maker jumped more than 10% during morning...
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Microsoft's Fall Drags Down the Dow
Filed under: Investing Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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Why Betting on AMC Entertainment Goes Beyond Movies
Filed under: Investing Is dinner and a movie transforming into dinner at the movies? That is one of the hopes of AMC Entertainment Holdings , which competes with theater-exhibition operators like...
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What's Causing the Rebound in Housing Stocks?
Filed under: Investing For quite a while this year, homebuilders were some of the best-performing stocks in the market. Renewed strength in the US housing market, as well as favorable prices and...
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Will These 2 Companies Survive 2014?
Filed under: Investing Lately, it seems that the market is achieving a new record high every day. However, it's easy to forget that there is no such thing as a universally good market. That is, there...
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What the L Is Staples Thinking?
Filed under: Investing Staples needs refreshing. No longer is it enough to be the destination for paper, pens, and ink toner; the office supplies leader wants you to know it's really more like a...
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The Year of the Budget Airlines: 3 to Watch in 2014
Filed under: Investing The International Air Transport Association, IATA, estimates that the U.S. domestic air travel market will grow 2.2% through 2017, making the U.S. the largest national market for...
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This Cereal Maker Is Rebuilding Its Brand
Filed under: Investing Post Holdings , the third-largest ready-to-eat (RTE) cereal manufacturer in the U.S., has seen its revenue stagnate in the past few years as part of private-label manufacturer...
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Is This Man Good or Bad News for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investors?
Filed under: Investing Mel Watt Shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had a wild ride in 2013, as both ended the year up nearly 1000% as investors regained confidence that shareholders may ultimately...
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Walgreen's Renewed Growth Momentum Makes for a Great Stock Pick in 2014
Filed under: Investing Walgreen , the country's largest drug store chain, kicked off the first quarter of fiscal 2014 on a very strong note. The company recorded an awe-inspiring 68% year-over-year net...
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