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Earnings, Data Shed More Light on Housing Recovery

By Elizabeth Trotta What kind of housing recovery is it going to be? Toll Brothers’ (TOLL) quarterly reportand data from […]

World stocks higher on hopes for US budget deal

(By Associated Press AP) World stock markets higher as investor hopes rise for a US budget deal before year’s end. […]

Clothing for All: The Slow, but Relentless Revolution

Dear Laissez Faire Today Reader, I was out shopping for a new winter coat, hopping from store to store looking […]

Hedge funds are the rock stars of the investment world…for now

Today when hedge fund managers take the stage at conferences, like the Ira Sohn Conference, their stock recommendations, both long […]

Fund managers’ goal: Mimic Buffett

A long line of mutual fund managers have sought to emulate the Oracle of Omaha, one of the most successful […]

Gene-Altered Tomato Among Heart Therapies Showing Benefit

Tomatoes genetically engineered to unclog arteries and a strain of a bacteria in yogurt designed to lower cholesterol are among […]

Buffett’s Significant Changes to Berkshire Hathaway Stock Holdings

From 247WallSt site, By JON C. OGG Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) (NYSE: BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released […]

Housing Data Are Stable. Housing Stocks Are Awfully Hot

By Chris Nichols Homebuilding stocks continue to reflect the belief that the housing sector is the healthiest it’s been since […]

Stocks gain on budget talks optimism

(By The Associated Press)- STOCKS RALLY: Stock indexes gained for the first day in four after Congressional leaders reported progress […]

2012 Election Winners and Losers: Coal, Dividends, Health Care, Utilities, Oil and More

Election Day has come and gone. President Obama won a second term. The current electoral vote was by a margin […]