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Fed Preview: Bernanke Won't Budge
Ben Bernanke is unlikely to offer any June surprises, as monetary stimulus remains appealing.
Local Business News
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Michelle Obama In a Bottle: Luxury Perfumer Launches With First Lady Inspiration
Seth Kornegay is seeing early success in launching a line of all-natural perfumes, including an Obama homage.
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Top 6 Social Media Fails Every Worker Should Learn From
Your employer can fire you for your behavior on social media.
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Cronut Mark-Up Astounds
The fad dessert is costing New Yorkers a pretty penny.
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Timeshare Scam Tips
Anybody who owns a time share should be cautious about falling prey to these scam artists.
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Buyers, Sellers and Even Mortgage Lenders Saying Yes to Sales
A Fannie Mae survey shows general optimism among buyers, sellers, and some say 'a corner has been turned.'
Your Career
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Top 6 Social Media Fails Every Worker Should Learn From
Your employer can fire you for your behavior on social media.
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Participants Seek Professional Help in 401(k) Plans
The number of investors preferring professionally managed portfolios has doubled since 2007.
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Employers: Entry-Level Applicants Are Just About Useless
They lack the job skills and have no clue what soft skills are needed, but they don't know it, a survey finds.
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Cramer: The Greens See Just One Side
It's pathetic that job creation doesn't play a bigger role.
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American Millionaires: Diverse, Educated and Self-Made
Finding affluent clients means looking beyond multi-generational family fortunes.
Jim Cramer's Investing Ideas
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'Mad Money' Lightning Round: Loews Is an Absolute Winner
Applied Materials should split, Cramer said, and Enterprise Products Partners will just keep going.
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Cramer's Top Stock Picks: V MC AXP ISRG POT HRS ARG msft intc
Harris will unlock tremendous value by splitting and Airgas will profit once the economy recovers in earnest, Cramer said.
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Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Buys Amid the Rubble
What stocks will rally after the explosion from the Fed's announcement? Cramer has some suggestions.
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Cramer: What Works, What Doesn't
This is all you need to know going into taper time.
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'Mad Money' Lightning Round: ConAgra Is Terrific
Cramer likes Tupperware and Pier 1 but wonders why anyone would buy Sears.
National Top Stories
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Fed Preview: Bernanke Won't Budge
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Don't expect the Federal Reserve to scale back its monthly $85 billion in purchases of mortgage-backed securities and longer-term Treasuries. The… -
Stock Futures Rise as Investors Go on Bernanke-Watch
Stock futures are rising Wednesday as investors eagerly await the conclusion of the two-day Federal Reserve meeting.
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Morning Briefing: 10 Things You Should Know
U.S. stock futures suggest a flat Wall Street open; Fed concludes its two-day policy meeting; Dish won't submit revised bid for Sprint; FedEx reports earnings.
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Biggest Treasury Bear Still Sees Fed in Control
One economist sees 10-year Treasury yields finishing the year at 3.76%, but he isn't panicked.
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Funds Are Buying 3 High-Yield Dividend Stocks In Emerging Market Greece
Mary-Lynn Cesar, Kapitall:����Last Tuesday, MSCI downgraded Greece from developed to emerging market status, placing the long-struggling nation in the company [...]
Daily Videos
Mobile & Gadgets
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Huawei May Want Nokia but It Won't Happen
The smartphone market is still a big, important and growing market and is more than a two-horse race.
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'Man of Steel' Drives Time Warner Toward 12-Month High
Time Warner edged closer to its 12-month high Tuesday fueled by 'Man of Steel' box office sales.
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Why Apple Sucks as an Investment, but Amazon Doesn't
Leadership and strategic-competitive position: The two main things that make Amazon a better investment -- and company -- than Apple.
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Apple iWatch: Perception Is Reality (Update 1)
A smart watch would not change Apple's fortunes drastically, but it would alter the perception it has stopped innovating.
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Zenith Optimedia Cuts Global Ad Spending Forecast for 2013
Global advertising spending is growing slower than expected this year as a result of Europe's sluggish economy.
Taxes & Regulations
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Salmon: Why Capital Gains Should Be Taxed as Income
Making the capital-gains tax rate the same as the income-tax rate is an easy way to bring a lot of money into the public treasury. So why isn't the U.S. doing it?
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Tesla Is Just a Winning Stimulus as Fourth U.S. Automaker Emerges
Why taxpayers will only be able to view Tesla as a winning stimulus.
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Why JPMorgan Will Always Be a Better Villain Than Apple
'We love the iPhone and the iPad,' isn't a great way to shame a company.
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Apple Would Do Better Spending that Cash
Apple's should step out of a politically charged debate on taxation and into growth mode.
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Workers Know It: In Retirement Planning, They're On Their Own
Workers are taking responsibility for their finances at levels unseen in recent history, a study shows.
Sports Business
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Consumer Non-Durables Stocks On The Rise With Help From 5 Stocks
TheStreet Ratings group highlights 5 stocks pushing the consumer non-durables industry higher today.
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Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU): Today's Featured Consumer Non-Durables Laggard
Lululemon Athletica was a leading decliner within the consumer non-durables industry, falling $1.19 (-1.8%) to $64.96 on average volume
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Restoration Hardware Soars: Retail Winners and Losers (Update 1)
Retail stocks retreated on Friday on declining consumer sentiment data and strong gains on Thursday.
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The 5 Dumbest Things on Wall Street This Week: June 14
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pose a paradox, Lululemon's CEO quits, Booz gets Snowden-ed, Ramey returns the Herbalife soap opera and more.
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'Mad Money' Lightning Round: Duke Energy Is a Steal
Cramer is also mad about Citigroup and Under Armour but Chuy's is too expansive.
Automotive
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Ford Opens New China Plant as Analyst Cites China Spending Rise
Ford CEO Alan Mulally, visting Asia this week, oversees the opening of a Chongqing engine plant.
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Morning Briefing: 10 Things You Should Know
U.S. stock futures suggest a flat Wall Street open; Fed concludes its two-day policy meeting; Dish won't submit revised bid for Sprint; FedEx reports earnings.
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223 Miles in Toyota's Tesla-Based SUV
The Toyota RAV4 EV is the ideal around-town commuter SUV, if your commute is in California.
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10 Best Family Cars For Father's Day
When your family's expanding, your car needs to do a lot more than get from Point A to Point B.
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'Unprecedented' $2.5b Cooper Tire Deal Highlights Auto Industry Change
Apollo Tyres' deal for Cooper Tire signals a shift in the auto industry, as U.S. players recover from a near collapse.
Real Estate
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Lenders Loosen Their Purse Strings
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — What's the key to a healthy housing market? Simple: a big supply of willing buyers matched by a big supply of… -
Higher Mortgage Rates Won't Hurt Housing Affordability: Freddie Mac
Rates will have to rise as high as 7% before home purchases become unaffordable, economists at housing giant Freddie Mac say.
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Buyers, Sellers and Even Mortgage Lenders Saying Yes to Sales
A Fannie Mae survey shows general optimism among buyers, sellers, and some say 'a corner has been turned.'
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Roommate of the Year to Win $10,000 and Free Rent in July
NEW YORK (MainStreet)—Filmmaker Sharod Bell lives in a four-bedroom house in McDonough, Georgia with his mother, two sisters and two brothers. At 25 years old,… -
Residential REITs: Financial Loser
Equity REITs underperformed markets as traders brace for Ben Bernanke.
Luxury & Leisure
Michelle Obama In a Bottle: Luxury Perfumer Launches With First Lady Inspiration
Seth Kornegay is seeing early success in launching a line of all-natural perfumes, including an Obama homage.
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5 Great Stadiums Making Up for Bad Baseball Teams
The Astros, Marlins, Royals, Mariners and Brewers stink. But their stadiums are wonderful and often cheap to get in.
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9 Fathers Day Gifts When Even the Sky Isn't the Limit
Here are some of the most luxurious new items and gift ideas for dad -- for this year or next.
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5 Hidden Craft Beer Vacation Destinations
Beer lovers could go again to Denver, Seattle, Boston and Portland, Ore., but why not get creative?
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What's Hot in the Hamptons This Summer
Providers of great exercise, juices and dining follow Manhattanites to the beach for the summer.
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7 Gadgets Worth Getting Dad For Fathers Day
Here are some thoughtful items he won't forget by the Fourth of July.
Markets
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Stock futures were rising Wednesday as investors eagerly awaited the conclusion of the Federal Reserve's two-day meeting and more information from the central bank about monetary policy and its economic outlook.
Futures for the S&P 500 were rising 3 points, or 3.29 points above fair value, to 1,648.25.
A Birinyi Associates report showed that the S&P 500 rises on Federal Open Market Committee days 62% of the time for an average gain of 0.37%. However, the market is lower 62% of the time for an average loss of 39 basis points the day after the FOMC meeting.
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