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'The Hunger Games': A feast for investors?

Fri Mar 23 03:59:11 PDT 2012

The most highly anticipated movie debut since the "Harry Potter" series could give these stocks a lift -- or maybe it already has

Gas soars even as oil supply hits record highs

Wed Mar 21 08:38:31 PDT 2012

Fuel is topping $4 a gallon in several states, but new figures show that oil supply is easily outpacing demand

Apple launches dividend, $10B stock buyback

Mon Mar 19 06:29:39 PDT 2012

In a break with its preference for hoarding wealth, the tech titan is returning some of its $98B in cash to shareholders

Apple iPad is a hit but iPhone remains key

Fri Mar 16 10:21:03 PDT 2012

The new tablet will help boost the tech company's results, but more important is what it means for an iPhone upgrade

Best things to buy in May

Tue May 01 08:31:07 PDT 2012

Mother's Day, graduations and spring weddings make May a great time to snag deals on a wide variety of items

Investors bail out of US mutual funds

Thu Apr 26 10:12:32 PDT 2012

Investors continue to favor bonds and foreign stocks, draining money out of domestic equity mutual funds

What moves stocks? Money managers' fear of getting fired

Thu Apr 19 08:40:58 PDT 2012

Professional investors' fear of losing their jobs is the central truth of the investment business, says legendary investor Jeremy Grantham in new letter to clients

What tax changes mean for investors

Thu Apr 19 04:00:00 PDT 2012

Regardless of who wins the White House in November, substantial changes to the tax code are almost certainly coming

6 scary facts about the US budget deficit

Mon Apr 16 07:59:27 PDT 2012

Congress can't agree on any plan to balance the books, causing these unprecedented levels of red ink

7 tax basics every investor needs to know

Thu Apr 12 07:19:56 PDT 2012

The tax code might be complicated, but the fundamental ideas behind tax-smart investing are pretty simple, say the experts at Charles Schwab