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Google’s Android Attack

Quentin Hardy, 12.20.10, 12:00 AM ET In case you hadn’t heard, Google is in a turf war with Facebook, and […]

Home Buying for the Long Haul Pays Off

provided by Despite the slump, housing remains a good long-term investment—in the right markets The era of get-rich-quick real estate […]

Buffett’s Bet on GE in 2011

ByDon Dion, Portfolio Manager , On Friday December 17, 2010, 6:00 am EST NEW YORK (TheStreet) – General Electric looks […]

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 […]

How Apple Will Become the Most Valuable Company in America

by Douglas A. McIntyre Thursday, December 16, 2010 provided by Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL – News) is the second-largest company in […]

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, […]

Why the Market Multiple Will be Higher in 2011

By Jeff Miller, A Dash of Insight website, Market relationships differ depending upon the time frame.  Right now, higher bond […]

Bruce Berkowitz: The megamind of Miami

By Scott Cendrowski, reporter He may be the most driven investor on earth. And now the founder of the $17 […]

The Colossus of Wall Street

By Sheelah Kolhatkar and Sree Vidya Bhaktavatsalam, BusinessWeek, As chairman and chief executive officer of BlackRock (BLK), Larry Fink controls […]

The rock star of Corporate America

By Russ Britt, MarketWatch, LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Steve Jobs is known as both mercurial and visionary, part rock-star CEO […]