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ThinkstockThe U.S. Federal Reserve is supposedly independent of the government, even if running the Fed is a Presidential appointment and…
ThinkstockA deal between Democrats and Republicans has supposedly been reached in Washington, D.C., to end the government shutdown and to…
Wikimedia CommonsThe general investing public will spend much of its energy waiting for earnings from famous companies such as Facebook…
ThinkstockWells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) reported third-quarter results before markets opened Friday morning. The bank posted diluted earnings per…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and Warren Buffett generally hold close to 40 different stock…
Jon OggStocks have traded down from recent highs in light of a federal government shutdown and ahead of a debt…
ThinkstockWe already have warned that investors and traders alike are now unlikely to see five key economic reports this week…
Jon OggThe stock and bond markets in the United States and internationally had to trade through a very unusual first…
ThinkstockAfter the market implosion of 2007 and 2008, the major U.S. banks were all reeling from the same disease. The…
ThinkstockMaybe it just feels like it (or looks like it), but the upcoming layoff of 4,500 people at BlackBerry Ltd.…
Jon OggStocks have been in rally mode for going on three weeks, and investors should be considering which stocks to…
Jon OggJ.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) still has ambitions of increasing its dividend. The bank also wants to…
ThinkstockWith all of the concern about the cost of college followed with massive student debt, one has to wonder why…
ThinkstockWhen the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) issued its weekly purchase applications report on Wednesday, the group noted without comment that…
ThinkstockThe sharp rise in mortgage interest rates over the past six months are going to do some serious damage to…
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