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Corporations Are the Real Winners When it Comes to Free Trade Agreements

{ Posted on Oct 14 2011 by David Zeiler }
Whether the free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea create jobs or destroy them is debatable, but one thing is sure: U.S. corporations will reap the most benefit from the deals. After years of delay, ...Read More »

Consumer Flops Force Hewlett-Packard Strategy Shift

{ Posted on Aug 23 2011 by David Zeiler }
The most definitive proof yet that mobile devices are driving personal computers to extinction surfaced last week when Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) announced it was throwing in the towel. Tired of selling low-margin PCs, ...Read More »

Mobile Computing Patent Wars Could Cost Google $2 Billion Annually

{ Posted on Jul 19 2011 by David Zeiler }
A mobile computing patent war launched by powerful tech rivals could snatch revenue away from Google Inc.'s (Nasdaq: GOOG) Android platform - and possibly threaten its viability as a free alternative operating system. The threat ...Read More »

Advancing Technology and Globalization Threaten U.S. Job Growth

{ Posted on May 25 2011 by Kerri Shannon }
The U.S. job market's sluggish pace of recovery has kept many workers jobless and discouraged, and now many feel advancements in technology and globalization will hurt U.S. job growth. The U.S. Department of Labor reported earlier this month ...Read More »

Are You Worried About the Future of the U.S. Job Market?

{ Posted on May 17 2011 by Kerri Shannon }
The U.S. job market has improved since the unemployment rate's 10.1% high in 2009, but the sluggish pace of economic recovery has kept many workers jobless and discouraged. The U.S. Department of Labor reported earlier this month ...Read More »

Large-Cap Stocks and Dividend Payers Help Ease Commodities Crash Pain

{ Posted on May 09 2011 by Jon D. Markman }
After several weeks of quiet in the markets, economy and geopolitics, last week exploded with excitement and volatility, seeing commodities tumble and large-cap stocks end strong. It started with news that Seal Team Six had ...Read More »

CWS Market Review

{ Posted on Apr 22 2011 by Guest Editorial }
Read original article here First-quarter earnings season is kicking into high gear and, so far, Wall Street likes what it sees. The S&P 500 has rallied strongly for the last three days. In fact, the index is ...Read More »

Optimistic Investors and Eager Fund Managers Will Fuel Global Market Growth

{ Posted on Mar 28 2011 by Jon D. Markman }
Despite a significant amount of global turmoil, markets are surging ahead and giving interested investors nice returns. Stocks motored briskly higher over the past week with a devil-may-care attitude, shrugging off renewed ...Read More »

Optimistic Investors and Eager Fund Managers Will Fuel Global Market Growth

{ Posted on Mar 28 2011 by Jon D. Markman }
Despite a significant amount of global turmoil, markets are surging ahead and giving interested investors nice returns. Stocks motored briskly higher over the past week with a devil-may-care attitude, shrugging off renewed ...Read More »

Corporate Tax Holiday Could Put $1.2 Trillion in Shareholders’ Pockets

{ Posted on Mar 23 2011 by David Zeiler }
Lawmakers in Washington are mulling a one-time corporate tax holiday on foreign earnings that could provide a bonanza to many U.S. multinational corporations. If enacted, the holiday would allow U.S. corporations to bring home $1.2 trillion ...Read More »