Funds ailing over managed-care stocks
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Health-sector and diversified funds have been damaged by managed care, one of the worst-performing industries this year. Here are some of the casualties.
Read More..>>Have financial stocks hit bottom?
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It’s always hard to call the low but very profitable if you call it right. Here’s how to make your best guess.
Read More..>>The market’s worst is yet to come
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Now that a few Wall Street folks have finally dared to utter the word ‘recession’ aloud, most of the rest are assuming this downturn is practically over. Expect the bulls to stumble.
Read More..>>A better way to buy and hold
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Stocks have best week in 5 years
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The Dow finishes with a 229-point gain, and Wall Street hopes there’s more to come. International business fuels Caterpillar and Google profits. Citigroup jumps on hopes that the mortgage-and-credit mess is near an end. Crude oil, however, tops $116 a barrel for the first time.
Read More..>>2 CAPS picks that have paid off well
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I’m closing a short position for a nice gain and holding on to Lufkin, an even bigger winner. These are the sorts of stocks the CAPS stock-rating system can help you find — and take advantage of.
Read More..>>The high price of playing it ’safe’
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There’s another bubble on the horizon — this time in Treasury bills, even though their yields are being erased by inflation. But here’s why all this pain has a positive side.
Read More..>>Food inflation worst in 17 years
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Poor families are getting squeezed by rising food prices, and the problem is getting worse: Inflation at the wholesale level soared last month at nearly triple the expected rate.
Read More..>>US must build its way out of debt
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We’re behind in the global competition to improve infrastructure. Spending to catch up is the best way for the US to overcome its debt and save Americans’ standard of living.
Read More..>>Google shares jump 17% on strong earnings
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The Internet search company’s first-quarter earnings beat Street estimates by 31 cents. Stocks end flat. Despite a big loss and 3,000 jobs cuts, Merrill Lynch shares move higher. Crude oil falls back. Pfizer earnings disappoint.
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