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Gary Shilling: Don't Expect an End to Housing Woes
6:03 AM 11/13/10
GM Will Soon Go Public, But Should You Invest?
6:01 AM 11/13/10
General Motors is about to go public again and management is flying around on private jets for the road show. Flashiness aside, success may depend on how the Volt is received.
Gordon Pape: A Stock for Low-Risk Portfolios
6:00 AM 11/13/10
After moving up 20%, Gordon Pape says that business continues to be strong at Brookfield Infrastructure LP and recommends that investors consider buying shares.
Obama's Trip to Asia Fails to Achieve Objectives
6:15 PM 11/12/10
The President's trip to Asia was supposed to be all about creating jobs back in the U.S. But he failed to create a trade pact with South Korea, get an agreement on limiting surpluses by large trading partners and to get China to allow its currency to appreciate more.
Global Giants Hiding on the Pink Sheets
6:30 AM 11/13/10
With few exceptions, investors should run screaming from any stock quoted on the Pink Sheets. But not every over-the-counter stock is a dud. In fact, some of them are top-notch global companies. Here are some major companies listed on the Pink Sheets that are outperforming the S&P 500.
On Undercover Boss, Bowling Exec Tries to Avoid the Gutter
6:30 AM 11/13/10
On Sunday, Lucky Strike Lanes CEO Steven Foster will get a chance to show America how he rolls. The latest guest on CBS' hit show Undercover Boss, Foster will try his hand at the day-to-day tasks of running the bowling alley chain he created.
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- Demand for GM IPO: Was the Price Set Too Low?
- Global Giants Hiding on the Pink Sheets
- On 'Undercover Boss', Bowling Exec Tries to Avoid the Gutter
- Gary Shilling: Don't Expect an End to Housing Woes
- GM Will Soon Go Public, But Should You Invest?
- Gordon Pape: A Stock for Low-Risk Portfolios
- As Commodities Spike, Inflation and Margin Worries Grow
- 'Girls Gone Wild' Distributor Charged in Hit-and-Run Death
- The Decline of Snail Mail: Postal Service's Annual Loss Doubles
- Obama Fails To Win Agreement on Chinese Currency or Trade Flows
- Stocks Slump on China Rate Hike Fears
- Amazon Will Hire More Than 12,500 Temporary Workers for Holidays
- QE2, Day One: Fed Buys $7.3 Billion in Treasuries
- Madoff Investors Sue SEC for Incompetence
- Consumer Sentiment Rises to Highest Level Since June
- Why GE Should Try to Sell Off Some of Its Parts
- Ford to Make 500 Temp Jobs Permanent at German Focus Plant
- Why Dow 11,000 Is Worth a Lot Less Now Than in 2001
- Intel Increases Dividend by 15%
- Layoffs or Not, Yahoo's Struggles May Be Mounting
- Coal India May Buy Massey Energy Mine
- Eurozone GDP Growth Slows as Austerity Takes Its Toll
- Skymark Airlines May Buy 15 A380s for International Flights
- J.C. Penney Reports Third Quarter Earnings of 19 Cents Per Share
- GM IPO Isn't Closing Early, Goldman Sachs Says
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- GOP lawmakers take tough stand on Bush tax cuts
- Qantas keeps superjumbos grounded after accident
- China to play role in General Motors IPO
- Pacific Rim looks to open markets to fuel growth
- Big stock offerings next week could boost markets
- Government sells spoils of Madoff's lavish life
- Chinese leader vows open trade, stable currency
- Obama turns to Russian diplomacy as Asia trip ends
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