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Market Wrap: Stocks Tumble as Greek Debt Crisis Woes Worsen

December 26, 2015

Richard Drew/AP NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks fell sharply Monday in heavy trading, and the S&P 500 and the Dow had their worst day since October after a collapse in Greek bailout talks intensified fears that...

Wall Street This Week: Inspiring Food, Uninspiring Fashion

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December 24, 2015

Ipos

Richard Drew/AP From Chinese dot-coms offering Western investors a quarterly glimpse into their latest financials to a small-box retailer of consumer electronics that's quickly losing its power, here are some...

The 3 Biggest Discount Gyms in America

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December 24, 2015

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Getty Images NEW YORK -- Discount gyms offering affordable memberships and endless rows of cardio machines are exploding in number and popularity, and one prominent chain may even soon go public. On May 26...

Google Plans to Crush Dropbox, Box With Cheaper Prices for You

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December 23, 2015

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Shutterstock/Tashatuvango There is no doubt that Google (GOOG) is one of the tech world's 800-pound gorillas, and when it gets you in its sights, you better be careful or you will get crushed. Standing in its...

Will Good Friday Bring a Better Monday?

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December 22, 2015

Nasdaq

Andrew Burton/Getty Images The S&P 500 (^GPSC) this week had its best weekly gain since July, up about 3 percent, but if history is any indication, those gains may evaporate on Monday. Monday's have be...

5 Companies Set to Cash In on America’s Aging Population

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December 14, 2015

Insurance Industry

Getty Images Let's face it: We're getting old. The percentage of Americans age 65 or older has been steadily on the rise over the decade. It hit 14 percent in 2012 -- and the Census Bureau projects that by 2050...

Gas Prices Resume Drop, Ending Weeks of Increases

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December 14, 2015

Energy

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images NEW YORK -- The average price of regular grade gasoline fell 4 cents in the past two weeks, bringing it to $2.50 a gallon, according to the Lundberg survey released Sunday. Pri...

The Week’s Winners and Losers: Photo Tweets and Virtual Reality

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December 11, 2015

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Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images From a new player in the fast food market cleverly attacking the leader's mascot to a social giant bringing out its inner shutterbug, here's a rundown of the week's smartest moves ...

Gas Prices Surge but Still Way Lower Than Last Year

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December 11, 2015

Energy

Wilfredo Lee/AP The average price of regular grade gasoline rose 21 cents in the past two weeks, bringing it to $2.54 a gallon, according to the Lundberg survey released Sunday. Prices bottomed out on Jan....

Nasdaq to Compensate Firms for Botched Facebook IPO

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December 11, 2015

Nasdaq

Emmanuel Dunand, AFP/Getty Images NEW YORK -- Nasdaq OMX Group will compensate firms on Dec. 31 for qualifying claims related to Facebook's (FB) botched May 2012 initial public offering, the exchange operator...

Hurricane Sandy Leads Companies to Postpone Quarterly Earnings Reports

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December 7, 2015

Nasdaq

NEW YORK -- A number of major U.S. companies postponed quarterly earnings reports Monday, with Hurricane Sandy bearing down on the East Coast and the first unplanned shutdown of financial markets since 2001. P...

How Retirees Can Get Better Returns on Their Nest Eggs

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December 6, 2015

Index Funds

A retiree named Bob is confronting a dilemma many of his peers face: His nest egg is parked in safe cash investments, like certificates of deposit, and earning barely any interest. What can he do to get a bette...

Dow Has Fallen More Than 1,000 Points in Less Than a Month

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December 6, 2015

Nasdaq

Jens Meyer/AP Easy come, easy go. That's how many investors are feeling after the rapid-fire series of market selloffs over the past few weeks. The major averages all tumbled in the early minutes of trading ...

AlphaClone: Assemble Your Fantasy Hedge Fund Team … And Win

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December 1, 2015

Index Funds

It's difficult for an ordinary person to gain access to the world of high-performing hedge funds. Your average retail investor has neither the minimum level of wealth to invest that those hedge fund managers r...

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