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U.S. Infrastructure Problems Told in 10 Scary Numbers

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By 2020, 420 million people are projected to be using the country's roads, water projects, public hospitals, and other groundwork – that hasn't been updated in about 50 years.

U.S. infrastructure problems are at a dangerous place, and nothing's being done. The U.S. spends only 2.6% per year on average on infrastructure relative to GDP. By comparison, China spends 8.5%, Japan spends 5%, and India spends 4.7%.

"Our infrastructure is on life support right now. You could go to any major city in America and see roads and bridges and infrastructure that need to be fixed today," former secretary of transportation Ray LaHood said.

Take a look at these scary numbers that show the sorry state of U.S. infrastructure...

Why a Xiaomi IPO Will Hit the Stock Market Like a Tsunami

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We don't know exactly when a Xiaomi IPO will happen, but one thing is crystal clear.

When the Chinese smartphone maker does go public, Wall Street will gobble up shares of the new Xiaomi stock.

The ambitious company – just five years old – has already become the top-selling smartphone vendor in its home country. But there's more to Xiaomi than phones.

Just about everything the company has done has served to whet an investor's appetite for a Xiaomi IPO...

What My Derby "Doubler" Can Teach Us About Investing

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The 141st running of the Kentucky Derby was not going to pass me by this year without a challenge…

I was hanging out with some financial friends last week when the question got popped along with a bottle of wine.

"Who do you like in the Derby?" I was asked.

I'd never really thought of it, although I enjoy the excitement of the race. But when I heard a few of my friends around the table talking about betting on the long shot, I had to open my mouth.

"You never bet the long shot," I said, knowing that in the business of options trading, nothing could be more clearly stated.

With that, I took a bold step that not only paid off handsomely for me, but can also pay off for my readers.

Indeed, this financial lesson learned from the Derby will be of greater long-term importance to you than remembering the name American Pharaoh...

Muted Movements in IBM Stock Price Today Prove Wall Street Is Clueless

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The International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) stock price today is hardly budging after it fell 1.8% yesterday (Thursday).

IBM is always putting out some statement about how IBM is going to invest billions of dollars into some initiative with little added details. But a recent announcement of a Facebook partnership was not just a typical PR gambit. It highlighted just where the real promise was in IBM.

Here's what the IBM stock price today says about the market's misreading of the company...