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Tech Stocks to Watch: Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL), Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM), Guidewire Software

{ Posted on Jan 23 2012 by Kerri Shannon }
Research in Motion Ltd. (Nasdaq: RIMM), Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL), and a software company's IPO round out the biggest headline-making tech stocks this week - but not all are "Buys." Major change for RIM: Research in Motion, the ...Read More »

The Verdict Is In: End Congressional Perks

{ Posted on Jan 20 2012 by Jason Simpkins }
Three-day workweeks. A full pension. Retirement benefits. Gym memberships. Car service. Free flights to anywhere in the world and travel allowances worth thousands of dollars... With so many Americans struggling to just find a job, isn't time we ...Read More »

The Verdict Is In: End Congressional Perks

{ Posted on Jan 20 2012 by Jason Simpkins }
Three-day workweeks. A full pension. Retirement benefits. Gym memberships. Car service. Free flights to anywhere in the world and travel allowances worth thousands of dollars... With so many Americans struggling to just find a job, isn't time we ...Read More »

Obama’s Rejection of the Keystone XL Oil Pipeline is Pure Politics

{ Posted on Jan 19 2012 by David Zeiler }
U.S. President Barack Obama's rejection of the Keystone XL oil pipeline on Wednesday had much more to do with political maneuvering than the construction of the pipeline. Most experts believe the Keystone oil pipeline will eventually get ...Read More »

The Next Eastman Kodak Co. (NYSE: EK): Companies Headed for Bankruptcy in 2012

{ Posted on Jan 19 2012 by Kerri Shannon }
Eastman Kodak Co. (NYSE: EK) filed Chapter 11 early this morning (Thursday), becoming one of the first to file among the staggering number of U.S. companies headed for bankruptcy this year. The Rochester, NY-based company, ...Read More »

Three Reasons Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) Could Rally Without Co-Founder Jerry Yang

{ Posted on Jan 18 2012 by Kerri Shannon }
Seventeen years after starting one of the first Internet content companies, Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) co-founder Jerry Yang resigned yesterday (Tuesday) - giving Yahoo a fighting chance of rising from its dismal decline in the tech ...Read More »

How to Put a Touch of Glory in Your Life

{ Posted on Jan 18 2012 by Guest Editorial }
Dear Reader, There's an old story about a man who walks by a construction site and sees workmen pushing wheelbarrows, each filled with an enormous stone. He asks one what they're doing. ...Read More »

How to Win Bernanke’s War on Savers with a 19% Yield

{ Posted on Jan 18 2012 by Martin Hutchinson }
There is no other way to put this... With his zero interest rate policy (ZIRP), U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has declared a virtual war on the nation's savers. That's why savings-conscious investors ...Read More »

How to Profit from the "Shale Oil Bubble"

{ Posted on Jan 18 2012 by Jason Simpkins }
It's true: French, Japanese, and Chinese energy companies cannot seem to get their hands on a big enough slice of U.S. shale oil deposits these days. However, that doesn't mean this investment frenzy is evidence of a "shale ...Read More »

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) Earnings: How the Mighty Have Fallen…

{ Posted on Jan 17 2012 by Kerri Shannon }
The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) earnings report released before the bell today (Wednesday) is one of the most dramatic examples of how U.S. banks are struggling to return to healthy profitability and revenue growth. Goldman ...Read More »