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Mocked for his short calls on Kinder Morgan and Linn Energy, analyst Kevin Kaiser is getting the last laugh.

Oil could fall as low as $20 a barrel in the first half of this year, recovering to $55 by year end. That could help drive stocks, which have closely followed oil prices, much higher.

The world's largest scientific-equipment maker should see strong benefits ahead because of a boom in research funding and smart acquisitions. The tail winds could help lift the stock 25% or more in the next year.

Argentina moved a step closer to ending a 15-year stalemate that has stymied its ability to borrow after it made a formal offer on Friday to U.S. holders of its defaulted government debt.

This is a first for StockTwits. It’s always great to see kids learning about the stock market and what it means. Below, you’ll find a few links to a new and fun series that’s caught our attention. 8-year-old twins...

Chinese companies are increasingly buying U.S. manufacturers. That could give a boost to manufacturing stocks, and help U.S. investors.

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You might think Jack Dorsey had his hands full as the CEO of two companies: Twitter (TWTR) and Square (SQ). But he's in the running again for another job, too.          

The Super Bowl has become not only a sports championship game, but also a highly anticipated event for the advertising industry. In fact, CBS even produced a TV show about the greatest ads ever to air during the game. On...

Getty Images/Carsten Koall When choosing a career, it's important to seek out jobs that are meaningful and challenging, but a high salary doesn't hurt, either. US News & World Report recently released its 2016 Best Job...

Illustration by Mike Nudelman/Business Insider At the World Economic Forum in Davos, we interviewed an Egypt-based Arab billionaire investor. This is the second year in a row we spoke with this investor.  Last year, the...

Trading volume at the island state's biggest bourse, Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing, doesn't justify the rich price.

The next blockbusters for Jessica Alba, Gwyneth Paltrow and Kate Hudson might not be in the movie theater -- but in the stock market. Alba, co-founder of natural-baby products empire Honest Co., is hoping to take her com...

In trying to prop up their currency by selling foreign-exchange reserves, the Chinese are stoking volatility in global stock markets. Also putting pressure on shares: asset liquidations by sovereign wealth funds.

Fairway Market is starved for cash. The quintessential New York grocery chain said Friday it needs to raise more capital by April to meet its debt obligations with its 15 stores in the metro area experiencing "significan...

Reuters/David Mercado Hedge funds seem to be promising something that is too good to be true, according to Barclays' capital-solutions group, which studies this stuff. Barclays says that since 2008, hedge funds have been...

InMobi India-based InMobi is the huge mobile advertising network with an estimated $2.5 billion valuation, which, in the words of Forbes, "is giving Facebook and Google a run for their money" thanks to its impressive rea...

A recent story in Forbes stated that Norse Corp. - which raised more than $40 million in VC funding - looked like it may be shutting down, according to a blog posted by Brian Krebs, a well known investigative reporter w...

Fund manager Raman Srivastava owns Australian bonds for safety and Moroccan bonds for yield.

REUTERS/Nacho Doce While traveling and spending time with family may be the traditional golden-year activities, many young people also plan to work during retirement to substantially add to their incomes. But that strate...

Lamar Salter Election season is in full swing now, with candidates trying to win voters by proposing ways to improve America. One big issue is Social Security, with many GOP candidates interested in reducing benefits and...

GUEST: We've all heard the dismal news that women are underrepresented in the technology sector. While women represent 59 percent of the workforce, they only represent 26 percent of employees in technology. Over time, th...