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Doomsday investors betting on market crash
Stocks have had a stellar year so far. In fact, the rally has gotten so heated that some investors are making bets on a big crash.


World stock markets to grind higher
World stock markets look set to bump around awhile after Thursday's plunge in Japan before resuming a rally fueled by cheap central bank cash.
Japan stocks close up after big plunge
After a bumpy ride, stocks in Japan closed with a small gain on Friday, recovering from a deep plunge the day before.


Tornado loss estimate: $2 billion to $5 billion
The string of tornadoes that ripped across the central United States in the past week did between $2 billion and $5 billion in damage, according to an initial estimate from Eqecat, a catastrophe risk modeler.
Is bond bubble losing air?
Investors are trying not to fight the Fed, but the central bank's mixed messages are causing confusion.


Stocks slip for third straight day
U.S. stocks were under pressure for a third straight day Friday as worries about the Federal Reserve continue to hang over the market.
FCC hopes to avoid 'end of world' for cell phones
The path to clearing up enough airwaves to satisfy the insatiable demand for mobile downloads is a confusing, complicated mess.


Want to invest in Samsung? Good luck!
With 200 shares of Apple in his portfolio, California resident Dave Kastener was thinking about going rogue. The self-professed "Apple fan" wanted to invest in Samsung.
Poor hit hardest by Washington budget cuts
Forced federal spending cuts intended to be equal and across-the-board have lately fallen harder on the nation's poor, sick and elderly.


The 'chicken poop' credit and other bad tax breaks
The fuss over Apple's complex strategies to avoid taxes put the corporate tax code on display in all its convoluted glory this week.

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Market indexes are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer LIBOR Warning: Neither BBA Enterprises Limited, nor the BBA LIBOR Contributor Banks, nor Reuters, can be held liable for any irregularity or inaccuracy of BBA LIBOR. Disclaimer. Morningstar: © 2013 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Disclaimer The Dow Jones IndexesSM are proprietary to and distributed by Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and have been licensed for use. All content of the Dow Jones IndexesSM © 2013 is proprietary to Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Chicago Mercantile Association. The market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2013. All rights reserved. Most stock quote data provided by BATS.