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Is It Too Late to Get In on MLPs' Latest Bull Run?
Barron's - 4 Feb 2017 07:25
The Alerian MLP index is up 75% since bottoming out a year ago. Some managers see even more upside.
Betting on the Dogs of the S&P 500
Barron's - 4 Feb 2017 07:29
The ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF has a three-year annual return of 12.91%, better than 98% of its Morningstar-category peers.
The ABDs (and Fs) of Medicare Coverage
Barron's - 4 Feb 2017 07:38
Enrolling in Medicare can be complicated, and waiting too long can result in heavy penalties
Ed Yardeni Sees Upside of 10% for U.S. Stocks
Barron's - 4 Feb 2017 08:12
The veteran market watcher thinks President Trump will deliver on market-friendly policies. Why corporate earnings could surge.
Here's why malls across the US are dying
Business Insider - 4 Feb 2017 13:09
The American shopping mall is in a crisis.One of the largest malls in Pennsylvania, the Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills, sold for just $100.We explore the variety of reasons why malls cannot keep their stories afloat and ar...
Super Bowl ticket prices are the real "inflategate"
CBSNews - 4 Feb 2017 02:03
The cost to witness the yearly football spectacle has soared by factor of XIII since Super Bowl I when adjusted for inflation
Big Oil takes energy message to Super Bowl LI viewers
USA Today - 4 Feb 2017 14:04
Petroleum Institute has spent considerably in recent years advocating public policies in support of oil and natural gas at a time of heightened public concern over climate change and growing interest in cleaner forms of ...
Insurers: The Bank Alternative
Barron's - 4 Feb 2017 09:02
How much is too much of a good thing? That's a question investors betting on a rally in bank stocks have to ask themselves.
Value Investors, Relax
Barron's - 4 Feb 2017 08:58
After outperforming the market--and their faster-growing counterparts--in 2016, value stocks, defined as the market's cheapest, have stalled out so far this year.
Lawyers still working on terms of water-crisis settlement
News Observer - 4 Feb 2017 19:05
More than three months after a tentative settlement was announced, lawyers are still trying to work out documents to spell out terms of a $151 million deal resolving a class-action …
Oh snap! Spiegel poised to net $3.7B in IPO
USA Today - 4 Feb 2017 03:22
26-year-old Snapchat cofounder poised join ranks of tech billionaires with imminent public offering.
Here's how American workers' wages have changed since 1960
Business Insider - 4 Feb 2017 14:06
When we talk about the money that the “average” American worker makes, we are usually referencing a “median” or “mean” income statistic. While this number can be useful in many different contexts, it can also...
The Latest: Qatar airline allowing Muslims to travel to US
News Observer - 4 Feb 2017 11:00
The Latest on reaction to a court order blocking U.S. President Donald Trump's ban on travelers and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries (all times local): 10:40 a.m. Qatar Airways …
UN refugees agency concerned by US travel ban implications
News Observer - 4 Feb 2017 19:58
It's up to the U.S. to decide the legality of the ban on admitting any refugees but the United Nations is extremely concerned by its implications, the U.N.'s top official …
South Texas tax collector acquitted in corruption case
News Observer - 4 Feb 2017 18:57
A South Texas tax collector has been acquitted of bribery and other public corruption charges. Cameron County Tax Assessor-Collector Tony Yzaguirre (ee-sah-GEER'-ray) Jr. was found not guilty Friday on all …
Why The Plaza Hotel's Business Etiquette Lessons Are Selling Out
Fast Company - 4 Feb 2017 13:00
Think you know how to sit properly, tie a modern knot, and maintain proper eye contact? Think again. Think you know how to sit properly, tie a modern knot, and maintain proper eye contact? Think again. I made several mis...
Meet the guy who makes sure NFL players don't go broke
New York Post - 4 Feb 2017 06:14
Can't imagine pitying the bank account of an NFL player who's headed to the Super Bowl? Give it a few years. NFL rookies this year earned a minimum salary of $450,000 for the regular season. In 2017, those same players w...
Trump Has 2 Events This Weekend -- And Both Benefit His Businesses
The Huffington Post - 4 Feb 2017 05:37
President Donald Trump will attend two events this weekend: a charity ball at Mar-A-Lago, his mansion in Palm Beach, Florida, and a Super Bowl gathering at his Trump International Golf Club in Palm Beach. Trump will spen...
5 Ways Science Shows That Your Brain is Keeping You From Success
inc - 4 Feb 2017 01:58
Your brain might be keeping you from success. Find out how to reverse that trend.
Facebook employees are protesting Trump's immigration ban by boycotting flying (FB)
Business Insider - 4 Feb 2017 01:25
AllThingsD/Asa Mathat While some of Facebook's top executives have already spoken out against President Trump's immigration moratorium,other company employees are protesting the ban by boycotting flying. A handful of Fac...
Crisis-weary Venezuelans now have another escape route
Business Insider - 4 Feb 2017 01:18
Peru has created a temporary visa that will allow thousands of Venezuelans to work and study in the country, part of a migratory policy that aims to "build bridges" and "not walls," the Andean nation's interior ministry ...
Instacart CEO had 20 startups fail before finding success
News Observer - 4 Feb 2017 22:34
The gig: Apoorva Mehta, 30, is the founder and chief executive of San Francisco grocery delivery startup Instacart. Over the last four years, he has grown the company to more …