Month: April 2015

UK Only Article: standard article Issue: What does Hillary stand for? Fly Title: Growth in America Rubric: Unless wages grow, America’s economic blip could become a trend Location: ROYERSFORD, PENNSYLVANIA…

Slow to be getting to this, but I have to come back to such a major development. Good Jobs First, a national non-profit best known for its work on state…

General Electric’s announcement is a stark recognition that it has become harder for financial services businesses to make big profits in the postfinancial crisis environment.

When you buy food at the grocery store, you likely assume that the labels accurately describe the food and its ingredients. But that isn’t always the case. Sometimes, food products…

A quick and dirty roadmap to launching a curated subscription box service in seven steps.

Since Laszlo Bock became Google's senior vice president of people operations in 2006, the company has grown from a workforce of 6,000 employees to 60,000. Today, it has more than…

Market JournalsGE Capital Marks Reaordeing of US FinanceMarket JournalsThe separation of GE capital marks the next stage in a great reordering of US finance, heavily influenced by the US government.…

Many investors who invest for income focus exclusively on yield, in order to build the necessary income stream to support them in retirement. While yield is one factor to consider,…

IndicesS&P 500 2,102.06 +1.70{01de1f41f0433b1b992b12aafb3b1fe281a5c9ee7cd5232385403e933e277ce6}DJIA 18,057.65 +1.66{01de1f41f0433b1b992b12aafb3b1fe281a5c9ee7cd5232385403e933e277ce6}NASDAQ 4,995.98 +2.23{01de1f41f0433b1b992b12aafb3b1fe281a5c9ee7cd5232385403e933e277ce6}Russell 2000 1,264.77 +.73{01de1f41f0433b1b992b12aafb3b1fe281a5c9ee7cd5232385403e933e277ce6}S&P 500 High Beta 35.17 +2.24{01de1f41f0433b1b992b12aafb3b1fe281a5c9ee7cd5232385403e933e277ce6} Goldman 50 Most Shorted 140.08 +3.25{01de1f41f0433b1b992b12aafb3b1fe281a5c9ee7cd5232385403e933e277ce6} Wilshire 5000 22,042.85 +1.55{01de1f41f0433b1b992b12aafb3b1fe281a5c9ee7cd5232385403e933e277ce6}Russell 1000 Growth 1,011.05 +1.75{01de1f41f0433b1b992b12aafb3b1fe281a5c9ee7cd5232385403e933e277ce6}Russell…

In the early 2000s, Alan Greenspan was worried about deflation. So he hired Ben Bernanke, the self-proclaimed expert on the Great Depression from Princeton. The idea was that with Bernanke…

The market managed a nice gain to end the week and is now up solidly in April. So which way will the market head from here? Please take part in…

Over the years, I’ve tried many, many different approaches to my own finances. I’ve read countless books, done countless calculations, and tried countless frugal tactics. Again and again, I’ve found…

A reader writes in, asking: “Is there a time of a year when it’s best to do a Roth conversion? Perhaps close to the year end such that a person…

Today, I’m back with a look at the top dividend stocks (in terms of yield) in the S&P500. Today I also decided to add a metric that my biz partner…

One new signal takes effect on this week's open of trading based on the latest Commitments of Traders data: bearish for natural gas.All other signals remain the same in my…

Copper trading range for the day is 413.9-425.1. Market is looking to take support at 416.2, a break below could see a test of 413.9 and resistance is likely to…

Metal’s low price and Chinese demand to be top of mind for key industry conference in Santiago

This week, earnings season in the U.S. unofficially began when Alcoa (AA) reported first quarter earnings. For traders and investors who take an active role in managing their portfolios, earnings…

UK Oil & Gas Investments, ADVFN, Netplay TV and Faroe Petroleum featured

The USD has been strong, but the wily JPY is making the situation tough to read from here on the risk that the JPY steals the greenback's thunder next week.…