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Is Saks for sale?

Saks soared nearly 20% after hours following a New York Post reported that the luxury retailer had hired Goldman Sachs to explore a possible sale.  More

JPMorgan's Dimon wins by a landslide

Shareholders voted to keep CEO Jamie Dimon as the bank's chairman but three directors in charge on the risk committee won by slim margins.  More

Pre-Marketing: Public company, public tax filing?

Food truck economics; debunking 7 conventional VC wisdom; and, 3D printed food?  More

The market doesn't lie: Housing recovery is for real

Home Depot and other housing-related stocks are leading Wall Street higher this year. That's a very very good sign.  More

Apple's Tim Cook is Wall Street hero for a day

Investors cheered Apple CEO Tim Cook as he took questions from lawmakers on the company's tax strategies.  More

Fed's Dudley says new plan needed to end stimulus

New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley said the central bank's current plan for unwinding its stimulus program is "stale".  More

Herbalife hires new auditors

Herbalife hired Pricewaterhouse Coopers as its new accounting firm. KPMG resigned last month after discovering one of its partners was providing illegal stock tips on clients.  More

Herbalife soars. Get Bill Ackman a vitamin?

Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has shorted the nutritional supplement company because he thinks it's a pyramid scheme. But Herbalife's stock is on fire this year. Oops?  Play

Carnival flounders after profit warning

Shares in Carnival fell by as much as 15% Tuesday after cancellations and price cuts prompted the beleagured cruise operator to slash its earnings forecast.  More

Best deals in investing

Money magazine's Best Deals on Everything special is a penny pincher's guide to the the best things in life that, while not free, are falling in price.  More

JPMorgan shareholders ready to grill the board

At Tuesday's board meeting. shareholders want to hear what the board says about an independent chairman, its risk controls and who could be the next Jamie Dimon.  More

Is Dimon still the toughest guy on Wall St?

Jamie Dimon's reputation has taken a hit following a year of missteps at JPMorgan Chase.  Play

Death cross brewing in bond market

This ominous-sounding technical signal points to another move down in bond yields. So much for the Treasury bubble bursting?  More

Will Tumblr make Yahoo cool again?

Yahoo is buying the blogging site for $1.1 billion. Investors love Marissa Mayer's strategy but can Tumblr really breathe life into the company?  Play

The biggest merger you didn't hear about today

Why we're paying attention to the wrong deal.  More

Elon Musk's SolarCity surges 16%

The Musk trade is on! Shares of SolarCity continues last week's rally.  More

Gabriel Gomez's private equity deal

U.S. Senate candidate's investment performance.  More

Yahoo buys Tumblr, promises to not 'screw it up'

Internet giant buys site favored by bloggers, paying $1.1 billion in cash for Tumblr  More

An Apple bear calls a bottom

Sees the Inverse Head and Shoulders he's been waiting for.  More

Danone looks to milk China demand surge

Danone has struck two deals with the China Mengniu Dairy Company in a bid to take advantage of surging demand for internationally-branded milk and yoghurt.  More

The Winklevoss twins are Bitcoin bulls

Winklevoss Capital is dabbling in backing Bitcoin startups.  More

Bloom Energy still sees profits... eventually

Fuel-cell maker Bloom had a tough first quarter.  More

Boeing is the new hedge fund favorite

Apple is out and Boeing and Google are the new "it" stocks among the top hedge fund managers.  More

Oil-price manipulation: the next Libor?

A scandal is brewing in Europe that could rival the Libor controversy, as the European Commission says it's probing suspected attempts to manipulate global oil prices.  More

Tesla may be a bubble ... but nobody cares

Shares of Tesla have been red hot this year. Although some worry about the valuation and earnings quality, they are in the minority.  More

Mobile ads key to Facebook's recovery

Facebook's historic IPO was marred by its botched entrance on the Nasdaq one year ago but the stock has stabilized thanks to progress in mobile.  Play

Missed out on Facebook IPO and couldn't be happier

One individual investor explains why he's relieved he didn't buy Facebook on the day of its IPO. Another did buy near the top but is still holding on for the long haul.  More

Facebook IPO: Winners & losers

From Sheryl Sandberg and the Nasdaq to the graffiti artist who took stock instead of cash, here's who's riding high and lying low one year after the Facebook IPO.  More

Facebook has grown ... but not its stock

It's been a wild year since the IPO. A volatile stock price, long-awaited move into mobile ads, exploding headcount and more.  More

No life of luxury: Nordstrom stock falls

The high-end retailer's results missed forecasts. With Wal-Mart and J.C. Penney also disappointing, are the wealthy cutting back on spending just like the middle class?  Play

Another massive loss for J.C. Penney

J.C. Penney reported dismal sales figures on Thursday for the quarter in which former CEO Ron Johnson stepped down.  More

T. Rowe dumps some Dell

Dissident Dell shareholder loses a bit of its voice.  More

SolarCity shares surge on news of financing from Goldman

SolarCity says the agreement with Goldman will support $500 million worth of solar projects.  More

The U.S. looks like Japan: Investors rejoice

America is almost halfway into a post-recession Lost Decade, but investors couldn't be happier.  More

A hole in JPMorgan's Dimon defense

Jamie Dimon's supporters want shareholders to focus on the bank's bottom line. They're hoping they will miss some accounting moves that have significantly boosted profits.  More

Cisco soars but doesn't lift whole market

John Chambers used to be able to move the entire Dow and Nasdaq with positive comments about tech spending. Not anymore. But Cisco investors don't mind.  More

Kohl's is the anti Wal-Mart

Shares of discount retailer Kohl's were up on strong earnings despite weak sales. The company said it kept expenses down. Meanwhile, Wal-Mart dipped on its outlook.  Play

Tesla plans stock offering to repay government loan early

Electric-car maker Tesla plans to raise roughly $830 million through a stock offering and bond sale.  More

Netflix stock goes bananas

With cult comedy hit "Arrested Development" set to soon make its debut on Netflix, subscribers and investors are excited for the return of the Bluths.  More

Jana jumps into Zynga, Groupon

Social media stocks Zynga and Groupon find a buyer and potential agitator in the hedge fund Jana Partners. Tiger Management exits its stake in Apple.  More

Nothing runs like a Deere (investor)

Shares of Deere & Company are down after the company gave a cautious outlook due to the sluggish global economy and overly rainy conditions in the Midwest.  Play

Traders are freaked by Bloomberg message leak

Wall Street mostly shrugged off the Bloomberg snooping story. Then many users were alarmed when they found out messages had been posted online.  More

Too late to invest in the bull market?

As the Dow and S&P 500 both hit record highs, some investors are wary of the rally while others are finding value in stocks that are lagging behind.  Play

Where is Calpers's governance when you need it?

The pension system doesn't look quite so ignorant of what was going on in its hallways.  More

Robin Hood: Big Wall Street donations are back

The Robin Hood Foundation, a poverty-fighting non-profit led by top hedge fund managers, raised $80 million at its annual gala.  More

Will Google hit $1000 or is it the next Apple?

Although Google's stock keeps hitting new all-time highs, it may not necessarily suffer the same fate as Apple.  More

Proxy firm to Goldman Sachs: Rein in executive pay

Shareholder advisory firm Glass Lewis says that Goldman Sachs should do more to align pay to performance.  More

SodaStream pops on strong outlook

Shares of the carbonated beverage maker are on a tear after the CEO predicts SodaStream's revenue will hit $1 billion by 2016.  More

Hedge fund targets Sony for spin-off

Hedge fund Third Point has built a stake of more than 6% in Sony and wants the firm to spin off its entertainment division.  More
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