Europe's Sterile Debate: Austerity vs. Stimulus
None of the parties is willing to take the necessary action of abandoning the euro.
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How to Improve Your Company's Culture
There's so much talk about company 'culture' it's easy to be cynical. But it does exist, and it is important for your business.
Cramer on Retirement: Can MLPs Hurt Your IRA?
Master limited partnerships can be a great retirement investment but terrible for a retirement account.
The Question That Comes up Every May
Sell in May? Here's why this summer could be different.
National Top Stories
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Stocks to Watch: Facebook, BlackRock, Yahoo! (Update 1)
Barclays plans to sell its $6.1 billion stake in BlackRock.
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Stock Futures Rise Amid Hopes for China Stimulus
Stock futures point to a rebound Monday on hopes of Chinese plans to stimulate growth.
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5 Ways Buick Design Concepts Shape the Enclave
GM's Buick, stuck between Chevrolet and Cadillac, distinguishes itself by design.
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5 Things You Should Know Before the Stock Market Opens
U.S. stock futures are higher; Yahoo! reaches deal with Alibaba; Nasdaq CEO admits to problems handling Facebook's IPO.
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Yahoo! Strikes Deal With Alibaba
Yahoo! and Alibaba say they have reached a deal for Alibaba to buy back up to half of the stake that Yahoo! holds in it.
U.S. Small Business
How to Improve Your Company's Culture
There's so much talk about company 'culture' it's easy to be cynical. But it does exist, and it is important for your business success.
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3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: May 18
Live streaming from National Small Business Week; make a profit on Etsy; immigrant entrepreneurs on the rise.
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Going Green Midstream: Can It Pay Off?
For some companies, environmental consciousness is a work in progress and well worth the effort.
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Successful Facebook Start-Ups That Go Beyond the Game App
Facebook has opened a path for start-ups, but you don't have to be a blockbuster game app to build you business on the social network's back.
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3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: May 17
A small business is more stressful than kids; TCBY's frozen yogurt truck; businesses to start with $500.
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The Digital Skeptic: Venice Cafe Better Investment Than Facebook
How is a remote Italian cafe a better business bet than Facebook? In every way except scale.
Luxury & Leisure
Ginger Cocktails Spice Up Vegas
Newly popular ginger cocktails use the aroma and bite of the tantalizing spice to complement a variety of spirits.
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10 Ways Around Summer Movie Crowds And Prices
Here are a few ways to cut costs and keep some of your hard-earned dollars out of the box office till.
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What Ferrari Sales Are Saying About the US Economy
Ferrari sales suggest the affluent are spending, but the broader US consumer sentiment doesn't match the luxury trend.
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10 Summer Beers That Won't Break Your Budget
Summer has a way of getting craft beer geeks and mainstream beer drinkers to the same bar.
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Development Blooms Again in Miami Beach
Miami rises again with bold hotel and condo projects surfing tourism and new South American buyers.
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Older Americans Advise College Grads to Be Risk Takers
Contrary to conventional wisdom, the oldest Americans advise recent college grads to dial up the risk level in their decisions.
Energy & Green Business
Chesapeake Energy Singing the Same Tune Amid Skepticism
Chesapeake Energy is changing its capital raising plans, but its tune remains the same amid skepticism.
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Cramer on Retirement: Can Master Limited Partnerships Hurt Your IRA?
Master limited partnerships can be a great retirement investment but a terrible retirement account investment.
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Facebook IPO: God Help Us All
Pray that the market and the market makers haven't overreached themselves on this Facebook deal.
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Chesapeake, Avon: S&P Gainers
These stocks were among the best performers in the S&P 500 on Monday.
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Chesapeake Energy Shareholders Pin Hopes on Carl Icahn?
Look at recent Icahn target CVR Energy and see what a difference his control can make to the price of a stock.
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TheStreet Ratings Top 10 Rating Changes
TheStreet Ratings released rating changes on 108 U.S. common stocks for week ending May 11, 2012. 38 stocks were upgraded and 70 stocks were downgraded by our stock model.
Jim Cramer's "Mad Money"
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Cramer on Retirement: Can Master Limited Partnerships Hurt Your IRA?
Master limited partnerships can be a great retirement investment but a terrible retirement account investment.
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Jim Cramer's Best Blogs
Catch up on Jim Cramer's thinking on the hottest topics of the past week.
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Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Game Plan for Next Week
Now that the Facebook frenzy has come and gone, Cramer outlines the highlights for next week's trading.
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Jim Cramer on Facebook's Pricing
"We need a high price for it to work, but not uncomfortably so -- because that would be a deal hijacked by a frenzied public.
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Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: A Fulcrum Moment
The markets are at a fulcrum moment, Jim Cramer cautioned his viewers Thursday, one where we could swing 1,000 points up or down.
Personal Finance
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Cramer on Retirement: Can Master Limited Partnerships Hurt Your IRA?
Master limited partnerships can be a great retirement investment but a terrible retirement account investment.
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Meet America's New Poverty Class: Twentysomethings
A wide range of people in their twenties are using financial services previously tailored for low-income individuals.
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5 U.S. Cities Making Big Turnarounds
Some of the nation's hardest-hit housing markets are beginning to turn around, with Florida leading the trend.
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10 Ways Around Summer Movie Crowds And Prices
Here are a few ways to cut costs and keep some of your hard-earned dollars out of the box office till.
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What Ferrari Sales Are Saying About the US Economy
Ferrari sales suggest the affluent are spending, but the broader US consumer sentiment doesn't match the luxury trend.
Mobile & Gadgets
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Facebook IPO Steals Show: Tech Weekly
Facebook's IPO, earnings from Groupon and potential job cuts at HP were the major news stories in tech this week.
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An Apple iTV Would Add Little to Its Stock Value
If rumors are true and Apple delves into TV land to produce iTV, don't entertain much upside to its $700 stock value, according to Trefis.
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Yahoo! Spin Talk Continues in Shadow of Facebook IPO
On Facebook's blockbuster IPO day, Yahoo! asset sale negotiations underscore the changing of the market's online guard.
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Facebook IPO Jumps at Open
Facebook shares finally open, running as high as $43 in early trades as the social networking giant makes its much anticipated public debut.
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Steve Wozniak Has Been Tapped As The Apple Expert
Who would you choose? Aaron Sorkin ("West Wing”, “A Few Good Men”, "The Social Network") has just been hired to write and direct the film adaptation…
Investing Tips
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The Question That Comes up Every May
Sell in May? Here's why this summer could be different.
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Cramer on Retirement: Can Master Limited Partnerships Hurt Your IRA?
Master limited partnerships can be a great retirement investment but a terrible retirement account investment.
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The Big Lie of the Facebook IPO: Opinion
Mainstream media failed to reveal the truth -- that the only gains to be made on Facebook were made by the insiders.
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Tune Out Facebook; Tune In Sirius, Pandora
The Facebook ruckus made it easy to miss moves in Sirius and Pandora.
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Coca-Cola Tests Natural Sweeteners
Competitors Pepsi and Dr. Pepper have seen success that Coke hopes to duplicate.
Automotive
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5 Ways Buick Design Concepts Shape the Enclave
GM's Buick, stuck between Chevrolet and Cadillac, distinguishes itself by design.
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What Ferrari Sales Are Saying About the US Economy
Ferrari sales suggest the affluent are spending, but the broader US consumer sentiment doesn't match the luxury trend.
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4 Stocks Sink to 52-Week Lows: RadioShack, Zipcar
These stocks slump to 52-week lows on Thursday.
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GM Has Facebook Envy -- and a Lot of Nerve
GM needs Facebook more than Facebook needs GM.
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GM Pokes Facebook in the Eye -- Why?
GM is a huge advertiser. Something is wrong if Facebook is arguing that GM is too stupid to advertise on its website.
Markets
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Stock futures were pointing to a rebound on Monday as leaders at the G8 summit in Camp David voiced support for Greece's continued membership in the eurozone and amid Chinese plans to stimulate growth in the second-largest global economy.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were rising 69 points, 54.6 points above fair value, at 12,404 and futures for the S&P 500 were up 7.5 points, or 5 points above fair value, at 1298, pointing at a bounce for the index from a fourth-month low. Futures for the Nasdaq were up 15.8 points, or 6.8 points above fair value, at 2484.
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U.S. stocks declined Friday, wrapping up the worst week for the markets in 2012, as Facebook(:FB) was only able to muster a slight gain in its public debut and continued eurozone worries weighed on the broad market.
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