12:29pm: Stronger-than-expected jobs report shows Fed doesn't need to do more bond buying. It may even raise rates before 2014. More
Feb 2: The social network's IPO filing showed impressive growth. But Facebook shouldn't trade at a bubble-era valuation.
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Feb 1: The market is off to its best start in 15 years. Is January rally a sign of better things to come or more evidence of volatility?
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Jan 31: Economists think job gains slowed in January. 2012 may be better than 2011, but the unemployment rate will remain high.
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Jan 30: The euro has rebounded recently. But experts say the rally may be short-lived as debt problems haven't gone away.
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Jan 27: Eastman Kodak spun off its chemical division in 1993. Kodak is now bankrupt but Eastman Chemical is thriving. Oops.
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Jan 26: The economy isn't completely healthy. But with signs of recovery, should the Fed keep rates near zero until 2014?
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Jan 25: ... everybody. Apple's cash hoard has nearly doubled since fiscal 2010. $64 billion is overseas. But shouldn't Apple use some of it for productive purposes?
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Jan 24: Treasury yields are still low. But unless politicians finally take the deficit seriously after the election, rates could spike.
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Jan 23: With stocks off to such a hot start, it's a bit surprising gold is doing so well again too. Here's why they are both up big.
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Jan 20: Momentum stocks are back and the economy is improving. But defensive food and beverage stocks continue to do well.
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Jan 19: Job market is improving. Inflation? Not a problem. Banks are healthier. The economy isn't great yet but it's getting there.
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Jan 18: Traders are chattering a lot about takeover talk so far this year. But smart investors must be wary of all the scuttlebutt.
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Jan 17: Bad news? So what? Let's rally! Stocks up despite China slowdown, poor bank results and Europe downgrade. Huh?
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Jan 12: It's looking increasingly bleak for the famous retailer. Can the owner of Sears, Kmart and Lands End avoid a 'death spiral?'
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Jan 11: Henry Paulson led the government takeover of the mortgage agencies in 2008. There's still no plan to reform them.
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Jan 10: Investors and economists bet China's economy won't slow too dramatically. They're probably right. They better be.
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Jan 9: As CEO Steve Ballmer prepares to give his last CES speech, investors have fallen in love with Microsoft stock again.
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Jan 6: Plenty to cheer in latest employment figures, but market yawned. Why? Recovery is slow. And Europe is still Europe.
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Jan 5: The market should enjoy another quarter of double-digit profit gains. But estimates are falling fast and much of the growth is due to a quirk with the expected results from AIG.
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Jan 4: The greenback is only strong because the euro is weak. Low interest rates in the U.S. and Europe make them both flyweights.
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Jan 3: Bank of America and other financial stock losers of 2011 kicked off the year with a big rally. It probably won't last.
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Dec 23: Shares of the company that would own the planned Keystone XL pipeline may get a lift if the project is approved.
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Dec 22: Dow components with biggest dividends last year trounced the market in 2011. Will dogs have their day again in 2012?
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Dec 21: Research in Motion may be vulnerable to a buyout. but there's a difference between mulling a bid and making one.
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Dec 20: Market experts are confident a downgrade of France is already priced into stocks and bonds. What if they're wrong?
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Dec 19: The death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il may not spook investors as much as Europe's debt crisis. But it's a reminder that the global economy and markets are fragile.
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Dec 16: After the latest Research in Motion disaster, many investors think a sale of the company is the only chance for salvation.
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Dec 15: Stocks are down in December on Europe fears. But it's the most wonderful time of the year for fixed-income investors.
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Dec 14: There is a mad rush to go public this week, with 11 offerings on tap. Does this bode well for IPOs (Facebook?) in 2012?
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Dec 13: Interest rates are low and not likely to budge. Income investors need to buy quality stocks instead of Treasuries.
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Dec 12: The 10-year Treasury yield is 2%. The Fed has little left to do after three years of extraordinary easing measures other than talk about how it won't raise rates for several years.
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Dec 9: Companies that make components for gadgets are cutting outlooks, citing soft demand. Welcome to the geek-cession?
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Dec 8: The CEO of manufacturing giant Eaton says government must stop fighting and do more to create jobs.
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Dec 7: It's sad that a flat year for the S&P 500 makes the U.S. the standout of the world's markets. Expect the same in 2012.
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Dec 6: Mickey D's is the second-best performer in the Dow this year and recently hit an all-time high -- despite the fast food chain's big exposure to Europe.
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Dec 5: Google's stock has made a huge comeback in the past few months -- and investors think there's more room to run.
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Dec 2: The better-than-expected rise in payrolls and drop in the unemployment rate is overshadowed by a decline in wages.
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Dec 1: Bank stocks were back doing what they do best Thursday: Falling. Makes sense. Liquidity doesn't solve their problems.
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Nov 30: The Federal Reserve. The ECB. Heck, even China is doing it. Global central banks are taking bold action to avoid another 2008. Can it work?
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Nov 29: Bond investors increasingly view ECB president Mario Draghi as Europe's 'only hope.' But would bond buying really be the answer?
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Nov 28: Ma Bell may abandon the T-Mobile deal. That will hurt. But who needs earnings growth when you have a 6% yield?
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Nov 23: More problems for big banks. More Europe debt woes. And China's economy is slowing too? Gobble gobble gobble!
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Nov 22: America's debt woes aren't as bad as Europe. But are investors ignoring risks? Why are Treasury yields this low?
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Nov 21: Cyber Monday is a week away, but it's not a great time for Amazon. The stock has tumbled sharply in the past month.
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Nov 18: Analysts said expectations are so low for Hewlett-Packard that it could fall and still clear the bar. But is the worst really over for the company and new CEO Meg Whitman?
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Nov 17: Problems in Europe continue to mount and there are no easy solutions. The future of the euro currency is not good.
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Nov 16: Europe is a mess. Regulation hurts profits. Even BofA CEO Brian Moynihan doesn't sound that excited about banks.
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Nov 15: Bond yields are up and stocks are down in Spain and France, a sign that contagion-obsessed investors have moved from Italy to other parts of Europe.
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Nov 14: Berkshire Hathaway invested in IBM. But it's arguably the most boring, stable tech out there. That's not a bad thing.
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Nov 4: Shares of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion are cheap, but with good reason: Analysts don't expect a big rebound.
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Nov 3: As long as Europe remains a comedy of errors, nervous investors will keep buying gold. $2,000, here we come?
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Nov 2: For all the talk about how bad the economy is, consumers are acting like it's 2006. Is that good or cause for concern?
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Nov 1: Referendum announcement from Greek prime minister Papandreou has investors worried about fate of debt deal.
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Oct 31: With 10-year bond rates above 6% in Italy, the euphoria about the Europe debt deal may be finito.
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Oct 28: Subscriber losses. An identity crisis. A hated stock. The AOL comparisons are uncanny. Netflix needs to be careful.
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Oct 27: Europe debt deal has investors pumped. But its ultimate success depends on China taking part. Good luck with that.
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Oct 26: Another round of bond buying won't fix the economy. But don't tell that to traders and central bankers calling for QE3.
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Oct 21: Who cares about the colonies? The U.S. market is moving in lockstep with Europe as traders eye every twist and turn in the EU debt crisis. That won't change anytime soon.
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Oct 20: Emerging markets are in better shape than the U.S. and Europe. But is it time for the so-called BRIC nations to stop fighting inflation to help stimulate the global economy?
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Oct 19: Don't be fooled by the latest earnings reports from top Wall Street banks. It's mostly an accounting mirage.
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Oct 18: Yes, compensation is down at Goldman and JPMorgan Chase. But it's not as if bankers are crying poverty.
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Oct 17: Protesters need to go beyond just sitting in a park. They need to work with big investors to change banks from within.
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Oct 14: Municipal bonds have held up well despite the Harrisburg bankruptcy and other concerns. But you don't have to be named Meredith Whitney to be a tad worried.
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Oct 13: There's increased talk that Ford may be close to resuming a dividend after 5 years of no payouts. Is it wise to do so now?
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Oct 12: Many big tech firms are dysfunctional messes. That's all the more reason for investors to embrace slow and steady Google.
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Oct 11: Long-term rates have crept up since the Fed announced Operation Twist. But that's not necessarily a bad thing.
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Oct 7: The September jobs report was better than expected. But it's still going to be a painfully long economic recovery.
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Oct 6: Congress tries to score points by bashing China. But all major powers, especially the U.S., play games with currency.
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Sep 30: It's been a gruesome summer for investors. But will stocks stage a big 'Santa Claus rally' at the end of the year? Don't bet on it.
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Sep 29: In an unusual move, Oracle disclosed it turned down an offer to buy Autonomy, a firm HP wound up purchasing. Is Oracle just trying to weaken HP further to make a hostile bid?
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Sep 28: Eastman Kodak was a Dow component as recently as 2004. Now it's a penny stock in desperate need of good news.
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Sep 27: First Solar and other leading solar stocks have plunged since the controversial bankruptcy of Solyndra. Are any solar stocks now worth buying?
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Sep 26: Many health care and utility stocks are market leaders. That's not a surprise. But so are several riskier retailers and techs.
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Sep 23: Currency experts think the euro will get weaker, especially if Greece defaults. But it may not be a complete collapse.
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Sep 22: Shares of BofA, Citi, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman and other banks are getting killed again. Worst may still not be over.
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Sep 21: There's not much more Ben Bernanke can do to help the economy. But other central banks could cut interest rates.
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Sep 20: There is little difference between the yield on the 10-year Treasury and core inflation. That makes no sense ... unless bonds are a bubble.
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Sep 19: Netflix shares fell again after it renamed its DVD business Qwikster and CEO Reed Hastings apologized for price hike.
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Sep 16: It sounds crazy. But some experts think European banks should scoop up U.S. regional banks for their deposits.
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Sep 15: What's Apple waiting for? It can easily afford to pay a small dividend and still have gobs left to invest on new products.
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Sep 14: There is increased talk that China and fellow BRIC nations Brazil, Russia and India may buy European debt. Here's why.
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Sep 13: Shares of the tech giant are up 20% from their lows, and it looks like Cisco CEO John Chambers is proving to a skeptical Wall Street that his turnaround plan will work.
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Sep 12: Investors remain nervous about Greece and whether or not its woes will bring down other troubled nations in Europe.
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Sep 9: One of the leading pioneers of volatility indexes like the VIX said investors need to be wary of using it as a means to predict future stock movement.
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Sep 8: Obama, presidential hopefuls and Congress can only do so much. Big businesses have to hire to get economy rolling.
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Sep 7: Now that Yahoo has fired Carol Bartz, its next move is clear: The company's board should beg Microsoft or any other interested party to buy it.
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Sep 6: Market volatility didn't get left behind at the beach. The summer may be unofficially over, but investors are still worried about debt woes in Europe and the United States.
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Aug 25: Berkshire Hathaway's $5 billion investment in Bank of America is good news but it doesn't mean the worst is over for the bank or rest of the sector.
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Aug 24: The Fed chairman is unlikely to unveil QE3 at Friday's eagerly awaited speech. But investors would love it if he burst out and sang, 'Here I come to save the day!'
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Aug 23: Shares of Bank of America continue to sink and other large banks are trading near 52-week lows too. Can the markets rally without the financials?
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Aug 22: HP is nothing more than Little Blue. It probably doesn't belong in the Dow anymore and Apple should replace it. That could be the first of several changes to the Dow 30.
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Aug 19: What's next from the Fed? QE3 may not be feasible but the central bank could bring back 'Operation Twist' -- a program from the 1960s designed to bring down rates.
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Aug 18: The 10-year Treasury yield hit a record low while gold prices hit another new high. An awful mix of economic data has investors worried about both a recession and inflation.
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Aug 17: Capital One's shares are up 5% in 2011 while the rest of the banking sector plummets. Why are investors in love with a big credit lender that's also making bold expansion moves?
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Aug 16: If Greece, Germany and others can share a common currency, it's time to share debt too. Euro bonds may actually help end the chaos.
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Aug 15: Google's shocking deal to buy Motorola Mobility shows how much value there is in technology patents. But that still doesn't make Nokia or RIM all that attractive to investors.
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Aug 11: If the United States is no longer considered AAA (by S&P at least) then why does France still have a perfect credit rating?
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Aug 10: The central bank's admission that it will keep rates low for two years is a sad reflection of how weak the economy is -- and that little is being done to change that.
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Aug 9: Bank of America and other financials bounced back Tuesday. But there is probably more pain ahead -- even if it's not Lehman Brothers all over again.
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