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Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill Anniversary

Wednesday marks the first anniversary of the Deep Water Horizon oil spill. If you don't live in the Gulf it might be a distant memory, a news story eclipsed by more recent disasters in Japan and unrest...

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General Electric (GE) Technical Chart Analysis

Industrial conglomerate General Electric earned 31 cents a share, up from 17 cents a share and ahead of analyst projections of 28 cents. GE also raised its quarterly dividend by 1 cent to 15 cents...

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California Teen Entrepreneur Invents Kite for Kids

After teaching himself at age 11 to play the guitar thanks to courses on YouTube and online guitar tablature, C. Harley Ellis has become a self-proclaimed skilled musician. He also taught himself to...

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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) Technical Chart Analysis

With the masses descending on Omaha this weekend to hear Warren Buffett at the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, it is a good time to take a look at the stock. Investors are expected to ask why the...

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The Dollar Diet

The Obama administration has jumped into the never-ending debate between parents, children, and eyes that are too big for tummies. It is clear we are a nation of over-eaters. It begins in childhood,...

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Real World Advice for College Graduates

1. Negotiate Your Job Offer.A. Don't reveal your salary demands -- that's their job. B. Research your salary at PayScale.com and Salary.com.C. Watch my in-depth videos on negotiation here:...

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A Good Jobs Report with Some Noise in the Number

Let's start out with this: Economists were expecting a soft jobs number for April. Somewhere between 150,000 and 200,000 jobs. We got 268,000 private sector jobs and hiring for previous months was...

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An Honest Conversation about Medicare

House Speaker John Boehner this week called for "honest conversations" about Medicare. Fair enough. Let's begin this honest discussion by admitting no one knows for sure how to reduce Medicare costs....

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The Problem with Living Longer: the 2011 Medicare and Social Security...

The Medicare and Social Security Trustees released their 2011 report today and the outlook is marginally worse. Social Security will run a cash deficit of $110 billion between 2010 and 2014. And...

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Entrepreneur Program Gives Teens Opportunity and Tuition Break

Clarkson University (Pottsdam, NY) has established a Young Entrepreneur Award program, which will identify a limited number of entrepreneurially-minded prospective students annually, who have...

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The Gang of Six (Five. . . .) and the Budget Fix

By now you have probably hear that the "Gang of Six" senators -- three Democrats and Republicans -- who are trying to strike a grand budget bargain is getting smaller. A spokesman says Sen. Tom Coburn,...

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Just How Are Those Inflation Expectations Set?

Consumer and investor expectations for inflation are so important that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke mentioned them 17 times at his first-ever news conference. Congress has charged the Fed with...

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Citigroup (NYSE: C) Technical Chart Analysis

On May 9, shares of banking giant Citigroup (NYSE: C) began to trade after its shares were reverse split 1:10. Investors holding 100 shares at roughly $4 then held 10 shares roughly $40. But while...

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Are the People Wrong?

In the movie "Duck Soup," Chico Marx poses the politician's most important question: "Who you gonna believe, me or your own eyes?"In 2010, voters looked at the President's plan to overhaul health care...

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15 Unnecessary Mistakes Young Entrepreneurs Make and How to Avoid Them

by Alex TaussigThis was originally posted in Alex Taussig's blog, infinitetoventure.comIf you're an entrepreneur, you're probably going to screw up at some point. That's ok. Entrepreneurship is a...

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