The Dow Jones Industrial Average may have had a slight swoon over the past two weeks, but make no mistake about it -- the economy is slowly finding its footing thanks to a shrinking...
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June 10 - News
As the sustainability of the U.S. economic recovery became more apparent to investors, stocks pushed the major benchmarks higher.
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June 6 - News
Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GNRC) is doing two financial transactions of interest currently. First, a private equity fund is selling its shares in a secondary offering.
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June 5 - News
Countless books have been written about what it takes to do well in the stock market.
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June 5 - News
After the end of earnings season for the first quarter, the market has been looking for investing themes in the machinery sector.
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June 3 - News
Now that we've gotten through five months of 2013, it's a good time to review which stocks have performed well for the year, which haven't, and whether you should own any of them...
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June 3 - News
Recently, though, major threats challenging the economic viability of oil sands projects have begun to emerge.
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May 31 - News
The wealth-building power of compound interest will never cease to amaze me.
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May 30 - News
Lately, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has been hitting record high after record high. That has a lot of people wondering whether we're entering bubble territory.
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May 30 - News
On Thursday, Joy Global Inc. (NYSE:JOY) will release its latest quarterly results.
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May 30 - News
Investing in companies that pay reliable dividends can add a level of stability and predictability to a portfolio.
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May 30 - News
Yesterday's sharp gains put a bounce in investors' steps, but today the markets aren't going for a repeat.
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May 29 - News
Long-term investors like companies with strong fundamentals.
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May 29 - News
The only good thing about Thursday night's collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River in northwestern Washington is that no one was killed.
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May 29 - News
One of the major headwinds facing the Industrial Resource sector is a lackluster global Purchasing Managers Index (PMI).
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May 28 - News
If you'd ask most investors, hedge funds are perceived as worthless, outdated investment tools of the past.
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May 28 - News
Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG), a leading independent natural gas producer with significant operations in the Marcellus, recently announced that it is using natural gas...
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May 28 - News
My colleague Dan Caplinger noted this morning that the markets are trading lower on little negative news, but the fresh memory of Ben Bernanke's testimony and the prospect of ...
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May 24 - News
Last week Amtrak revealed a plan to replace 70 of its older locomotives with newer, more efficient models.
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May 24 - News
If all you look at today is the 13-point loss in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI), you might make the mistaken assumption that the stock market had a...
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May 24 - News
When it comes to deciding if construction and mining equipment companies are good plays, the key is to keep an eye on economic conditions in China.
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May 23 - News
After releasing an outlook in early 2013 that said that the first quarter of 2013 was expected to be challenging, Caterpillar Inc.
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May 22 - News
Record quarterly numbers that easily trampled Street estimates should have ideally charged up the bulls.
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May 22 - News
In an SEC filing last week, the multi-billion dollar investment manager Southeastern Asset Management now owns some 12.2% of CNH Global NV (NYSE:CNH) .
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May 21 - News
The past few weeks have been a bit of a roller-coaster ride for Manitowoc Company, Inc. (NYSE:MTW) investors.
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May 21 - News
Scores of investors scour Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A)’s holdings in attempts to mimic legendary CEO Warren Buffett’s picks.
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May 20 - News
The best thing about the stock market is that you can make money in either direction. Historically, stock indexes have tended to trend up over the long term.
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May 20 - News
Mason Hawkins, the talented mind behind Southeastern Asset Management, has nearly $23 billion in total assets under management.
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May 17 - News
Much has been made of China's rapid economic growth in recent years.
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May 16 - News
Today's news from the financial markets was mixed regarding the U.S. economic outlook, with rising confidence levels from homebuilders inching closer to outright optimism.
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May 15 - News
The markets are all green again today as the Dow Jones Industrial Average continues its push into record highs.
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May 15 - News
On Friday, Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE:DCI) will release its latest quarterly results.
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May 15 - News
As of 12:45 p.m. EDT the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 0.53%, putting it just five points shy of 15,300.
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May 15 - News
Shares of Molycorp Inc (NYSE:MCP) shot 20% higher last week after first-quarter earnings were released and investors bet the company will finally be able to turn its fortunes ...
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May 14 - News
As rumors spread that the Federal Reserve is planning to slow is quantitative easing program, investors are becoming more fearful that the days of free money will soon come to...
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May 13 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) hit its first all-time record high since 2007 on March 5.
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May 13 - News
In early March, the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached a record high.
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May 13 - News
Shares of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) rallied during the past several days by nearly 9%. Nonetheless, this heavy-machinery company hasn’t done well in the past quarter.
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May 13 - News
On Wednesday, Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) will release its latest quarterly results.
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May 13 - News
After a number of weeks in which the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose or fell more than 100 points multiple days in a row, this week has been very calm -- the largest move the...
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May 10 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down as cyclical companies weigh on the Dow. As of 1:15 p.m. EDT, the Dow was down 26 points to 15,056.
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May 10 - News
If you just looked at this morning's minor moves in the stock market, you'd think that investors were looking to close the week on a quiet note in the absence of any big market...
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May 10 - News
As the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) crosses 15,000 points for the first time ever, a level considered unimaginable only a few short years ago, investors...
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May 9 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up after the Australian Central Bank lowered interest rates in an effort to boost the nation's economy. Caterpillar Inc.
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May 7 - News
The stock market continues to linger at all-time record highs as both the Dow Jones Industrial Average 2 Minute (INDEXDJX:.DJI) and the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) climbed modestly...
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May 7 - News
"Warren is in the House" went Buffett's first tweet ever. And so he is, the farmhouse.
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May 7 - Hedge Funds
On Wednesday, Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ:CLNE) will release its latest quarterly results.
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May 6 - News
Most of the 30 stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average 2 Minute (INDEXDJX:.DJI) have reported their first-quarter earnings results.
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May 5 - News
It's 15,000 and beyond for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) this year as stocks have surged.
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May 5 - News
It took a lot longer than many pundits predicted, but we finally hit that ballyhooed mark: Dow 15,000.
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May 3 - News
