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MacroMavens' founder says investors ignore data that proves the financial crisis changed everything.

New and updated sites overlay too much quantitative material and choices on what was originally a simple, straightforward approach to savings.

In the new book "Winning at Active Management" the authors explain why it's so hard to beat the index--and how to do it.

New York's top financial regulator slapped a "Panama Papers"-linked bank with a $180 million fine for anti-money laundering violations. Mega Bank, a $103 billion Taiwanese bank with one New York office, ignored the risks...

Oil has climbed more than 20% since it dipped below $40 a barrel earlier in the month, meeting the common definition of a bull market

This time, Warren Buffett actually IS losing his touch.

A week that looks like it might start out slowly could end with some fireworks as key data and a speech by Fed Chair Janet Yellen loom large. Perhaps the new data and whatever Yellen says could bring some excitement to a...

Hedge funds are taking on more risk as they attempt to shake off years of sluggish returns. On average, hedge funds gained just 3 percent this year, trailing the benchmark S&P 500, which is up nearly 9 percent. This mark...

John Wu a decade and a half ago arrived early at one of the world's most remarkable businesses in recent times: Alibaba Group. He joined as chief technology officer at a time when few outside of China had heard of t...

The percentage of women in information technology peaked at 31 percent in 1990, then declined by about 6 percent over the past decade, a new Census Bureau analysis says.

Western sanctions against Russia's annexation of Crimea are still hitting Moscow hard, but the longest and hardest hit will be on Russia's future oil production and Moscow's ability to raise revenue.

(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co on Friday said it will receive $645 million in a settlement of litigation with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp and Deutsche Bank AG arising from its purchase of Washington Mutual Inc's ...

These are the top three industries if you want to be a trillionaire.

Most restrictions on flights between the U.S. and Mexico will lift on Sunday, a change expected to bring more options and possibly lower prices for travelers. …

A California foundation is giving Central Maine Community College a $1 million grant to help renovate and expand a lab located on its Auburn campus. …

David McNew/Getty Images Oil prices have dropped over 20% since June. US crude-oil and gas inventories are at the highest seasonal level in at least two decades, and Saudi Arabia is keeping exports high. This global supp...

This week, Tech.eu tracked 11 technology M&A transactions and 37 funding deals (totalling €159 million, about $1.8 million) in Europe, Turkey and Israel. Here's an overview of the 10 biggest European tech news items fo...

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I never thought that there was any legal question about the authority of IRS criminal investigators to be armed. There are quite a few specialized federal law enforcement organizations.  Their officers have arrest power...

The stock market recorded nice gains on Monday but then returned to its narrow trading range since it has not had a 1% move either up or down for the past month. The Spyder Trust (SPY) has been grinding higher as it is u...