Consumer Woes to Continue as Confidence Slumps and Incomes Stagnate

With unemployment hovering at 9.4% consumers continued to show reluctance in July as incomes stagnated. Furthermore, with the jobless rate expected...

Buy, Sell or Hold: Why NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE: NRG) is the Energy Sector's "Triple-Threat" Profit Play

If NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE: NRG) were an athletic prospect, scouts would rate it as a “triple threat.” That’s because the Princeton-based...

Soaring Prices for AIG, Fannie and Other Financial Stocks Sending Mixed Messages to Investors

Three of the financial institutions that were key catalysts to the global financial crisis – and that owe the federal government billions of...

Hot Stocks: Up 100%, Apple's Shares May Still Have Room to Run

Shares of Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) have gained 100% since the start of the year, and with the likely release of an innovative “tablet” computer...

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China Landing Natural Gas Deals as Prices Plummet

With large purchases of iron ore, copper and oil, China has been taking full advantage of depressed commodities prices and excess production...

FDIC Fund Shrinks as Small Banks Fail at Rapid Pace

A mounting number of small bank failures is putting the squeeze on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s (FDIC) fund, but a new rule that eases...

Boeing Will Test Dreamliner in 2009 but Delays Delivery... Again

Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) yesterday (Thursday) announced it would test-fly its 787 Dreamliner later this year but disappointed customers by delaying...

Desperate for Capital, the FDIC Backs Away From Tougher Rules Governing Private Equity Purchases of Failed U.S. Banks

A new Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.  (FDIC) plan to offload busted banks to vulture investors strikes an uneven balance between private equity...

China Curbs Bank Lending but Vows to Keep Liquidity High

Beijing continued a delicate balancing act yesterday (Wednesday), vowing to keep stoking its economy with funding from its $787 billion stimulus...

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How to Use High-Yielding Stocks to Pave the Way to Double-Digit Capital Gains

Money Morning Special Investment Report If you want to succeed as an investor in today's whipsaw markets, you have to be a real bulldog. An "Alpha...

Government Incentives Boost July Durable Goods Orders

Orders for durable goods in the United States climbed 4.9% in July, beating analysts' expectations of a 3% increase. However, the results were skewed...

With Reappointment in the Bag, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke Turns to Face Troublesome New Challenges

For U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, the biggest challenges are still to come. U.S. President Barack Obama yesterday (Tuesday)...

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Is Ben Bernanke's Reappointment Bad News For Investors?

I am now fully used to U.S. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's extraordinary self-regard. However, I have to admit that even I was surprised by last...

Slow Economic Recovery will Lead to Record Deficits

The current recession will lead to large budget deficits that far exceed previous estimates and a doubling of the national debt, the White House's...

The Secret to Building a Portfolio that Pays - in Good Markets and in Bad

With the very real possibility that the stock market recovery has outrun the global economic rebound, investors need to consider defensive...

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Six Ways to Profit From Guru Jim Rogers' Prediction That Sugar is Sweeter Than Gold

Global investing icon Jim Rogers is shifting his sights from gold to sugar. And with good reason. Sugar prices have zoomed more than 80% since the...

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