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  1. Martek Biosciences: Worth RevisitingRead the original story

    8 min ago | Seeking Alpha

    In 2004, when Martek Biosciences was a high-flying growth stock, I had the opportunity to meet with the CFO.

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    Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Martek Biosciences, Healthcare Industry

  2. Nomura, Life Insurance tie-upRead the original story

    21 min ago | The Straits Times

    JAPAN'S top securities firm Nomura Holdings has agreed to an asset-management capital tie-up with Life Insurance Corp , India's largest life insurer, a newspaper reported on Sunday.

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    Related Topix: Financial Services, Nomura Holding, Investment Services

  3. Target-date funds still make senseRead the original story

    34 min ago | Azcentral.com

    Investment companies are always trying to build a better mousetrap. So they'll probably go back and tinker some more with their target-date funds.These mutual funds have become increasingly popular in recent years, offering a simple way for virtually anyone to gain broad diversification based on their age.

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    Related Topix: Mutual Funds, Personal Finance, Retirement, Law, Employment / Labor Law, Business News

  4. Stocks Look Cheaper When You Use The Alternate CPIRead the original story

    45 min ago | Motley Fool

    July 12, 2009 - Comments A The P/E10 Ratio A Legendary economist and value investor Benjamin Graham noticed the same bizarre P/E behavior during the Roaring Twenties and subsequent market crash.

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  5. National View: Still not stimulated?Read the original story

    48 min ago | SouthCoastToday.com

    This editorial appeared in the July 10 Washington Post. By any measure, the current fiscal and monetary policies of the United States are highly stimulative, almost incredibly so.

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    Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Opinion

  6. Investors looking to companies' 2Q revenue growth as a sign that the economy is recoveringRead the original story w/Photo

    56 min ago | Hampton Roads Daily Press

    In this April 11, 2006 file photo, a Harley Davidson logo decorates the gas tank of a motorcycle at the dealership in Sandy, Utah.

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    Related Topix: Motorcycles, Harley-Davidson Motorcycles, Sandy, UT, Life, Food, Fast Food

  7. World agricultural supply and demand estimatesRead the original story

    1 hr ago | North Texas e-News

    NOTE: This report adopts U.S. area, yield, and production forecasts for winter wheat, durum, other spring wheat, barley, and oats released today by the National Agricultural Statistics Service .

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    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science

  8. Keeping up with difficultyRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Sify

    Six months may be too short a time to judge a fund's performance, given that equity mutual funds are intended to be long-term products.

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    Related Topix: Mutual Funds, Personal Finance

  9. Mutual funds rebound some in second quarterRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Austin American Statesman

    With U.S. stock mutual funds coming off their biggest quarterly gain in nearly a decade, what's not to like about the market now? U.S. diversified equity funds posted a 17 percent average return, the best performance since 1999's fourth quarter, according to fund tracker Lipper Inc.

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    Related Topix: Mutual Funds, Personal Finance

  10. Depending on RV revival may not work this timeRead the original story

    1 hr ago | ETruth.com

    Dave Foutz is an economics teacher at Memorial High School. He's been a teacher for 40 years and he's the head of the social studies department.

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  11. Political Economy: Poll PositionsRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Auburn News

    No one should blame the GOP for its tactics. From the minute that Democrats in Congress used their superior numbers to pass the $787 billion economic stimulus package in February, Republicans have been hammering away that it was a wasteful, misdirected mess.

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  12. Risky businessRead the original story

    1 hr ago | ReporterNews.com

    Despite a decline in the value of his stock portfolio, John Williams has spent about $10,000 in stock investments this year.

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    Related Topix: Abilene Christian University

  13. China to issue 50 bln yuan e-savings bonds, 25 bln yuan T-bonds next weekRead the original story

    1 hr ago | People's Daily

    China's Ministry of Finance announced Friday that it will launch two more batches of electronic savings bonds of up to 50 billion yuan since next week.

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    Related Topix: China, Asia, World News

  14. Hedge Funds for Average Joes?Read the original story

    1 hr ago | ABC News

    Although hedge funds, a kind of insurance bet, are often associated with the very wealthy, many people can invest in long/short funds or market-neutral funds instead.

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    Related Topix: Mutual Funds, Personal Finance

  15. Retail Sales in U.S. Probably Rose, Factory Slump Eased as Recession WanedRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Bloomberg

    Retail sales in the U.S. probably increased in June for a second straight month and factory production fell at a slower pace as the recession abated, economists said before reports this week.

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    Related Topix: Auto Dealers, Auburn Hills, MI, US News

  16. The Bush stimulus vs. Obamaa sRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Charleston Daily Mail

    One guy took a bad year and turned it into a quick recovery. And the other one put a guy who cannot figure out Turbo Tax in charge of the economy.

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  17. Stock investors lose heartRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Seoul News.Net

    Investors have found it difficult to remain upbeat after stocks on Friday hit their longest losing streak since the market's rally began in early March.

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  18. Airport commission meets ThursdayRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Picayune Item

    Included on the agenda are: Airport manager's report. Consider old business: - T-hanger rental situation.

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    Related Topix: Picayune, MS

  19. Why do earnings warnings matter?Read the original story

    2 hrs ago | San Bernardino County Sun

    It's report card season on Wall Street and investors are bracing for bad news. With the April-to-June quarter over, this is the time when companies could come out with warnings that their earnings will fall short of expectations.

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    Related Topix: Computers, Telecom, Cisco Systems

  20. Strategies for investing as inflation loomsRead the original story w/Photo

    3 hrs ago | Los Angeles Times

    Only a few months ago it was all the rage to fear the end of the financial world as we know it.

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    Related Topix: Mutual Funds, Personal Finance