Virgin America: An Airline Sprouts in California
Virgin America CEO David Cush is one of four current airline CEOs who started at American in the 1980s. Now he is eyeing an IPO.
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Yahoo! 'Tumbling' Down the Right but Expensive Path
Yahoo!'s acquisition of Tumblr is a smart idea, but at $1.1 billion it better pay off for CEO Marissa Mayer.
When the Oil Boom Turns to Bust
Oil booms bust as new supplies become available. The present recovery is no different.
Play the Stock Market Like the Wealthy
Investing like a wealthy person involves getting good advice and developing a strategy that involves, among other things, exceptional patience.
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Tumblr Yahoos! Old Dog, New Blog
Until today, Jim Cramer thought Tumblr was a kind of drinking glass. The Urken siblings set him straight and clue him into the Yahoo! deal.
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Should Powerball Winner Take Lump-sum Payment or Annuitize?
It's really a question of how prudent the lucky duck is.
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Prepaid Cards Lose Fees, Gain Users
Prepaid cards are one of the fastest-growing payment types, replacing the checking account for many.
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Food Trends At Their Freshest in San Diego
In Southern California, here's you should eat to catch some of the hottest spring menu trends.
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5 Traits of Our Unbanked and Underbanked
The underbanked are more Main Street than Skid Row, and that doesn't say good things about the system.
Your Career
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The Deal: Airline Unions Sign Pact To Ward Off Teamsters
Unions representing US Air and American ground workers agreed to work together to head off a Teamster takeover.
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Top 7 Things You Should Never Ask Your Intern to Do
Interns may be eager and affordable, but it doesn't mean you should trust them with every job.
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Highest-Paid Public Employee in Your State Is Probably a Coach
Deadspin revealed the highest paid employee is a college sports coach in 41 out of 50 states.
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Why Young Americans Don't Want Disability Insurance
Younger workers are turning down affordable disability insurance, and not just because they think they're invincible.
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Where (and How) to Get Hired Now at that Summer Job
If you're looking for summer work, pay is up and jobs are plentiful.
Mobile & Gadgets
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Tumblr Yahoos! Old Dog, New Blog
Until today, Jim Cramer thought Tumblr was a kind of drinking glass. The Urken siblings set him straight and clue him into the Yahoo! deal.
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Did Google Just Place Three Big Bets on Nvidia?
If Google can use GPUs to provide a superior photo service, this is huge in its quest to dent Facebook's dominance.
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Yes, Apple Still Dominates. However ...
The numbers prove that Apple still owns the hearts and minds of smartphone users.
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Cities Need More Starbucks, Not CityTargets
By not innovating now, brick and mortar retail such as Target poorly prepares itself to respond to inevitable disruption.
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Yahoo! 'Tumbling' Down the Right but Expensive Path (Update 1)
Yahoo!'s acquisition of Tumblr is a smart idea, but at $1.1 billion it better pay off for CEO Marissa Mayer.
Taxes & Regulations
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Why the End of 'Craft' Beer Is Just a Tax Break Away
In this civil war, it's brewer against brewer and the BEER Act against the Small BREW Act in Washington, D.C.
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How to Invest Your IRA In Your Future Retirement Home
The Self-Directed IRA is perfectly legitimate, even coming with the blessings of the Internal Revenue .Service
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Ex-Prime Minister Claims Victory in Pakistan
Nawaz Sharif was holding talks Sunday on forming a government after claiming victory in Pakistan's parliamentary elections.
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Today's Economic Mystery
The economy may be healthy because so much of it is underground. Edgar Feige has a modest proposal for law and order.
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Morici: To Boost Growth, Everyone Should Pay Income Tax
Why not require everyone to pay at least 6% of their income in taxes and set the maximum rate at 18%?
Sports Business
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Cities Need More Starbucks, Not CityTargets
By not innovating now, brick and mortar retail such as Target poorly prepares itself to respond to inevitable disruption.
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Consumer Goods Stocks On The Rise With Help From 5 Stocks
TheStreet Ratings group highlights 5 stocks pushing the consumer goods sector higher today.
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3 Stocks Boosting The Consumer Non-Durables Industry Higher
TheStreet Ratings group highlights 3 stocks pushing the consumer non-durables industry higher today.
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The Steve Carell of Football Walks
Think following Steve Carell on 'The Office' was a thankless task? Try following Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, the richest club in sport.
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Media, Not Maple Leafs, Should Be Ashamed
Media outlets on both sides of the border failed to provide meaningful or necessary context alongside their coverage of Monday's Game Seven collapse in Boston.
Jim Cramer's Investing Ideas
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Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Think Dividends, Not Coupons
These are not normal times and bonds are a sucker's bet at best, Cramer said.
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Cramer: A Pile of Simply Horrendous Advice
Caution has clearly been the fool's way in this market.
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Selloff Reaction; Valuing Beloved Companies: Cramer's Best Blogs
Catch up on Jim Cramer's thinking over the past week, including the new market pattern and two hard-to-value stocks.
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'Mad Money' Lightning Round: Don't Sell Heckmann
Cramer thinks you should wait on Ubiquiti Networks and Potash is just ok.
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Cramer's Top Stock Picks: BSX BAX FB
Boston Scientific could be making a comeback, Baxter is worth more in pieces and the Facebook IPO leaves an unpleasant memory one year on, Cramer said.
National Top Stories
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3 Tech Stocks Reporting Earnings To Watch This Week
The froth in stock markets continued last week, which would normally suggest that investors be more cautious. The equal-weighted Nasdaq [...]
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The Deal: Yahoo! Posts Tumblr For $1.1B in Mobile Growth Bid
Yahoo! will acquire Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash in an ongoing attempt to establish its presence on smartphones.
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IShares Barclays MBS Bond Fund (MBB) Enters Oversold Territory
In trading on Monday, shares of the iShares Barclays MBS Bond Fund ETF entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $107.21 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure momentum on a scale of zero to 100.
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Build a Strong Portfolio With REITs: Opinion
Want to sleep well at night? REITS should be the core of your investment strategy.
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Stocks Slip at Open as Investors Seek Fed Clarity
Investors appear on edge as they seek clarity from the Fed's asset-buying stimulus program.
Automotive
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Selloff Reaction; Valuing Beloved Companies: Cramer's Best Blogs
Catch up on Jim Cramer's thinking over the past week, including the new market pattern and two hard-to-value stocks.
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Tesla's Future Is Full of Green
Tesla shares fell Friday even as the electric car manufacture raises more than $1 billion and Morgan Stanley lifts its price target.
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How the New York Hedge Funds Lost Their Shirts on Tesla
These New Yorkers never saw Tesla's 100% market share in Silicon Valley and never drove an electric car.
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Elon Musk: Going All In on Tesla
Tesla announced a huge secondary offering, taking advantage of a soaring stock price. CEO Elon Musk is buying a good chunk of it. As a shareholder, that's what you want to see.
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Elon Musk Invests $100 Million in Tesla Capital Raise
Tesla is raising capital to repay government loans as its CEO continues to pump money in the automaker.
Real Estate
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Build a Strong Portfolio With REITs: Opinion
Want to sleep well at night? REITS should be the core of your investment strategy.
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5 Questions to Ask Your Realtor Before Hiring
NEW YORK (MainStreet http://www.mainstreet.com/)–Hiring a real estate agent to sell your home is a delicate process. You need an agent who is not only experienced… -
5 Worst Home Renovation Projects
None of 35 upgrades studied will boost a home's value enough to cover the job's average price.
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Berkshire Is an Insurance Company, Not a Nation-State: S&P
Standard & Poor's has cut Berkshire Hathaway's credit rating below that of the U.S. government.
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Housing Momentum Good to 2017: CoreLogic Case-Shiller
The housing recovery has plenty of steam, with many markets still considerably undervalued, according to CoreLogic Case-Shiller economist David Stiff.
Luxury & Leisure
Food Trends At Their Freshest in San Diego
In Southern California, here's you should eat to catch some of the hottest spring menu trends.
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How Dale Katechis Made Oskar Blues Beer a Can-Do Beer
Here's how a craft brewer converted a town of good ol' boys, made cans a standard and leapt cross-country.
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10 Reasons to Stop Being a Jerk and Drink a Fruit Beer
You'll throw a withered lime into a Corona, but won't try a beer brewed with apricot? Time to rethink that.
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Media, Not Maple Leafs, Should Be Ashamed
Media outlets on both sides of the border failed to provide meaningful or necessary context alongside their coverage of Monday's Game Seven collapse in Boston.
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Is The NHL Really Still the No. 4 Sport?
The question must be asked: Is the NHL in any financial or cultural position to call itself a 'major' U.S. sport?
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7 Towns That Really Want Your Sports Team
For every North American city with a pro sports team, there's another green-eyed town just waiting to take it away.
Markets
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Major U.S. stock markets closed lower Monday as the excitement of corporate dealmaking led by Yahoo!
The S&P 500 closed off 0.07% to 1,666.29 while the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.12% to 15,335.51. The Nasdaq slid 0.07% to 3,496.43.
The Fed's Open Market Committee is expected to publish its minutes on Wednesday offering investors clues about whether the central bank plans to continue buying roughly $85 billion in assets each month to stimulate the U.S. economy. Conservativea among the bank's presidents have dominated the conversation in recent weeks, warning that the program is adding to inflation while holding back economic growth.
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