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Ready to Shop? 7 Stocks Merit a Look
Barron's - 10 Feb 2018 08:35
A Barron's screen uncovers companies with rising earnings and falling prices. It includes notables like Apple and lesser known plays like NextEra.
After Correction Pain, More Market Gain?
Barron's - 10 Feb 2018 08:31
The Dow and S&P 500 finally decline more than 10% from their highs. But the end of the bull market is not yet in sight.
The Real Cause of Stocks' Big Stumble
Barron's - 10 Feb 2018 07:57
We're seeing the beginning of the end of the radical policies that cut interest rates to zero.
Weighing the Regulatory Risk at Wells Fargo
Barron's - 10 Feb 2018 08:16
The Fed has capped the big bank's asset growth. Now the question is, can Wells prosper without its aggressive cross-selling culture?
How LJM Preservation and Growth Failed Investors
Barron's - 10 Feb 2018 08:25
The fund's named belies its risky strategy of writing naked put options. When volatility spiked, investors lost big.
Trudeau strikes cooperative tone in seeking NAFTA deal
Miami Herald - 10 Feb 2018 08:04
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday defended the North American Free Trade Agreement as an economic boon for the U.S. and his country, but he also urged for it …
Trump administration may target immigrants who use food aid and other benefits
Business Insider - 10 Feb 2018 07:33
Reuters/Lisa Hornak The Trump administration is considering making it harder for foreigners to get permanent residency if they or their US-born children use public benefits such as food assistance. The Department of Home...
Mining for New Kinds of Data in Rocky Markets
Barron's - 10 Feb 2018 07:32
Crunching web traffic and Google Trends numbers can provide clarity to investors in confusing times.
The market hasn't been this crazy since the Great Recession
New York Post - 10 Feb 2018 07:01
The bears haven't come out of hibernation -- but they may be stirring just a bit. Investors white-knuckled themselves through stocks' worst week -- capped by a 1,000-point swing in the Dow Jones industrial average on Fri...
Passengers Say an Exit Door Just Flew Off a Plane During Landing (The Airline Says it Didn't)
inc - 10 Feb 2018 22:43
The pictures are quite frightening. But what really happened?
15 years after 11 uber-wealthy heirs appeared in the controversial documentary 'Born Rich," here's where they are -- from the White House to the Amazon
Business Insider - 10 Feb 2018 21:30
Pool/Getty Images • The2003 documentary "Born Rich" is 15 years old now. • The film looks into the lives of incredibly wealthy young heirs and heiresses. • Some of the film's participants regretted appearing in the...
Iowa inventors create bowling shoe with ankle support
Miami Herald - 10 Feb 2018 19:38
A group of Quad-City bowling buddies hope to leave a mark on the sport they love with their new creation: a high top bowling shoe. More than a year after …
7 mistakes you're making when booking airline tickets
Business Insider - 10 Feb 2018 18:48
IPGGutenbergUKLtd/ iStock Booking airline tickets can be straightforward, but there might be an even better way to get what you’re looking for. You might be making some mistakes when booking tickets that you don’t ev...
Will stock plunge hurt US economy? Depends how long it lasts
ABC News - 10 Feb 2018 18:36
Plummeting stock market seems unlikely to slow US economy _ unless it rages on
Treasury in US talks to speed up huge RBS fine
Sky News - 10 Feb 2018 18:33
The Treasury has held secret talks with US officials aimed at accelerating a multibillion fine for Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) that would finally draw a line under its pre-bailout misconduct.
How Olympic gold medalist skier Lindsey Vonn makes and spends her money
Business Insider - 10 Feb 2018 18:30
Francis Bompard/Agence Zoom/Getty Images Lindsey Vonn is the most decorated women's skier in history with 79 career wins. So far in 2018, she's made more than $128,000 for her International Ski Federation performances. V...
A Tesla employee who builds robots told us why production hell is actually a good thing (TSLA)
Business Insider - 10 Feb 2018 18:27
Matthew DeBord/Business Insider Sheena Patterson is a staff manufacturing engineer at Tesla. She's working to build the machine that builds the machine: Tesla's highly automated assembly line for the Model 3. She also kn...
How Learning To Tame Your Monkey Mind Is The Secret To Managing Stress
Forbes - 10 Feb 2018 18:19
Everyone falls victim to their "monkey mind," the uncontrollable thoughts in our head that lead to uncertainty, anxiety, and stress. Here's how I learned to tame it.
Abercrombie & Fitch, Adidas, and Gap are resuscitating a trend that millennials have rejected for years
Business Insider - 10 Feb 2018 18:17
Jerritt Clark/Stringer Flashy logos are back in vogue. Designer brands have made logos cool again, and mass-market retailers are wising up. The trend has suddenly become a favorite with millennials. Logos are back with a...
Here are some of the traits of $1 billion unicorn startups
Business Insider - 10 Feb 2018 17:55
AP / Leo Correa FounderKit looked at the traits of "unicorn" startups worth over $1 billion. They found that many unicorns were in software, sold directly to consumers rather than to other businesses, and in the retail s...
5 Blue Chip Dividends To Sell Now
Forbes - 10 Feb 2018 17:36Even 'safe' bond investments falter as markets tumble
ABC News - 10 Feb 2018 17:01
Stocks aren't the only thing dropping. Bonds, which are supposed to be the safe part of your portfolio, are faltering, too