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Quality Large-Cap Retail Is Best Portfolio Stocking Stuffer

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:30:24 GMT

Christmas is coming, and that means two sets of flurries are on the horizon – snow and retail news. Now that the aftershocks of the 2008 financial collapse have had time to set in, this year will be a test to see how resilient consumers are in spending for the holidays. Retailers, for their part, have been preparing by slimming down; most are carrying record low levels of inventories to avoid the need for post-rush markdowns.[More...]

The Comcast And NBC Universal Mega-Deal

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:31:06 GMT

Welcome to the Wealth Daily Weekend Edition — our insights from the week in investing and links to our most-read Wealth Daily and sister publication articles. Another dizzying week of ups and downs was capped with good news yesterday...[More...]

Measuring The Fiscal Costs Of Not Fixing The Financial System

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:26:39 GMT

This post is a slightly edited version of remarks prepared for delivery at Unwinding Public Interventions in the Financial Sector: Preconditions and Practical Considerations, IMF High-Level Conference, Thursday, December 3, 2009, Washington D.C. I participated in Session 2: Managing Fiscal Risks—Public Finance Aspects of Unwinding.[More...]

Wall Street Ends Higher On Stronger-Than Expected Data, DuPont (NYSE: DD) Sinks

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:00:46 GMT

US stocks finished up as as a government release showed that economy lost far fewer jobs than expected in November, as the unemployment rate fell to 10 percent.[More...]

Star Tribune, Minneapolis, John Ewoldt column: How to avoid the gift-card 'gotcha'

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:48:00 GMT

Dec. 6--REMEMBER THE GIFT-CARD "GOTCHAS" -- the expiration dates, fees for dormancy or monthly use, and initial set-up charges?
In Minnesota, cards cannot have expiration dates or fees, with a few exceptions, including debit cards, prepaid calling cards, reward cards such as the $25 bonus card from a restaurant (see below), and cards sold at banks that can be used anywhere issued by Amex, Visa or Mastercard.
If you want to give a "use almost anywhere" card, American Express costs less in fees.

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Quality Large-Cap Retail Is Best Portfolio Stocking Stuffer

The Comcast And NBC Universal Mega-Deal

Measuring The Fiscal Costs Of Not Fixing The Financial System

Wall Street Ends Higher On Stronger-Than Expected Data, DuPont (NYSE: DD) Sinks

Star Tribune, Minneapolis, John Ewoldt column: How to avoid the gift-card 'gotcha'

Online sales still bright for retailers Volume so good in otherwise down year, sites pushed to limit

Real estate expert sees good and bad going forward

Baird to open brokerage office in SouthPark area: Landrum Henderson Jr. to head financial firm's move into wealth management market.

Dubai, Kuwait recovery 'to lag behind'

Senator John Kerry out million$: Study: Senator lost one-third of fortune amid economic crisis

'Monk' gets 33,000 farewell texts

Treasury gets $146.5M for Capital One warrants

GE to buy $345 mln of ads from NBC Universal

100% Profitable Stock Trading Streak Climbs to 51 in a Row

ADDING MULTIMEDIA Comcast and GE to Create Leading Entertainment Company

TD AMERITRADE CEO to Speak at Goldman Sachs US Financial Services Conference 2009

Forest Conservation Can Supply 25% of Climate Solutions Through 2020, Saving $40 Billion

Citi Private Bank Announces Key Hires

Business Wire Retail Report on November 2009 Retail Sales Figures

Textron Inc. Announces Redemption of Preferred Stock

Comcast and GE to Create Leading Entertainment Company

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