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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...]

Indian Stock Market Closing Report: Sensex Closes Up 1% For The Week

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:02:41 GMT

The volatile trading session today largely mirrored the market movements during the week, which saw mixed investor sentiments. While some sectors managed to draw investor interest others continued to witness their apathy.[More...]

Unemployment Duration Still Rising

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:00:00 GMT

While we got some very good news with the employment report today (see "Unemployment Report - WOW!"), there was one part of the report that was very troubling. While it looks like the number of people entering the pool of unemployed is falling, once people are out of work it is extremely difficult for them to find new jobs.[More...]

How to avoid the gift-card 'gotcha'

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:46:00 GMT

Dec. 5--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

Indian Stock Market Closing Report: Sensex Closes Up 1% For The Week

Unemployment Duration Still Rising

How to avoid the gift-card 'gotcha'

Coal smoke from power plants tarnishes hybrid electric cars' halo

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

Real estate expert sees good and bad going forward

Chevron to sell Australian gas to Tokyo Electric

Chicago Tribune Gail MarksJarvis column: Surprising jobs strength provides some promise

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

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

Treasury gets $146.5M for Capital One warrants

Newport Digital Technologies, Inc. Announces Strategic Change in Senior Management Team as It Prepares for Launch of Its RFID and Wireless Digital Signage Products and Solutions

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

Wall St Sense Reviews Equities in the Basic Materials, Consumer Goods and Services Sectors

Citi Private Bank Announces Key Hires

Grass Roots Research and Distribution Issues "BUY" Rating With $0.15 Target Price for United States Oil & Gas Corporation

Customers Switch to HP Workstations for Improved Performance, Value

Reval Testifies Before U.S. Senate on OTC Derivatives Reform

Intel Offers Developer Kit for Future Atom Processor Netbook Apps

Enablence Building Photodiodes for Light Peak: Optical Interconnect for PCs

New Sopheon Strategic Roadmapping Software Enables Users to Quickly Adjust Strategies in Response to Changing Market Conditions

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