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Euro Falls a Second Day on Concern Region’s Crisis to Spread; Dollar Gains

Candice Zachariahs and Ron Harui, On Monday December 20, 2010, 2:50 am EST The euro declined to a two-week low […]

Housing Outlook 2011: When Home Prices Will Head Up

Property values are still drifting down, but look for relief at the end of 2011. The lowest mortgage interest rates […]

One Reason to Stay Long Equities

By Alex Daley, Casey’s Extraordinary Technology There are a lot of troubling signs with the equity markets these days, with […]

Owning a home still the American Dream, despite housing bust

Les Christie, staff writer, On Thursday December 16, 2010, 5:19 am EST The American Dream is still alive and kicking, […]

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About China

From Forbes Blog site, No country epitomizes insane growth like China. But if you really want to dig behind the […]

QE2 Is the Right Fed Policy

by Jeremy Siegel, Ph.D., Yahoo Finance, One of the most gratifying experiences of my career was being a colleague of […]

Why Smith Barney execs’ startup is already winning headlines and brokers

By Elizabeth MacBride, Forbes, Shirl Penney: We wanted (the company) built to last rather than built to flip. Launched last […]

OXSTONE FOOD FOR THOUGHT – Equity Market Commentary and the Growing Demand for Alternative Investing – December 2010

By Liu-Yue (Louie) Lam, Co-Founder, CEO, Oxstone Capital Management Equity Market Commentary and the Growing Demand for Alternative Investing We […]

Global Growth on the Orient Express

From Brookings Institution, In the wake of the Great Recession, the recovery in U.S. metropolitan areas has been rather slow […]

What China Must Do To Cement Its Superpower Status

What China Must Do To Cement Its Superpower Status Shaun Rein, 12.06.10, 1:10 PM ET I found it both encouraging […]