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There is a short window in which savers can make their money earn more than the top 1-year CD rate by investing in Series I savings bonds.

The federal complaint was filed Friday in New York on behalf of city investment funds that traded stocks in the U.S. since April 18, 2009.

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Wealthy investors looking to diversify beyond stocks and bonds are now turning to an unusual money-making vehicle -- the art investment fund.

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Just like families sometimes overlook the middle kid, investors all too often pay attention to just the smallest and largest stocks.

Investment bank Morgan Stanley said Thursday that its first-quarter income rose 18 percent from a year ago, helped by higher earnings in its trading and merger and acquisitions advisory businesses.

Shares of Sabre Corp. ended higher Thursday, but the provider of technology services to the travel industry raised less money than it had projected in its initial public offering.

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"The market is rewarding the companies that are making their numbers on the top and bottom lines and punishing others that don't give positive guidance and top line growth," said Quincy Krosby market strategist at Prudential Financial.

Asian stock markets were subdued on Thursday, with Japan's Nikkei faltering as investors locked in profits after a strong rally.

In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange Euronext, Carnival Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer, Arnold W. Donald, center, and guests, gather on the podium for the closing bell at the Exchange on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, in New York.

Following three days of stock market gains, investors are feeling cautious again after Google and IBM posted earnings that disappointed Wall Street.

Disappointing results from Google Inc and IBM may unnerve investors shaken by a strong recent selloff in tech stocks, underscoring the challenges the Internet and IT sectors face as corporate report cards come due in coming weeks.

What a difference a day makes. Solid earnings reports and a smaller slowdown in China's growth than many had feared pushed stocks higher for the third day in a row.

World stock markets rose Wednesday after Chinese economic figures showed the slowdown in the first quarter was less severe than expected.

Major stock indexes were notching small gains in morning trading Wednesday as investors cheered solid earnings from Yahoo and looked ahead to quarterly report cards from other big tech companies including Google and IBM.

U.S. factory output rose further last month, extending strong growth from February after harsh weather had caused production to tumble in January.

In this Friday, June 29, 2012, file photo Specialists Frank Masello, left, and John T. O'Hara work on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York shortly before the closing bell.