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Groupon woes continue with lawsuit, low earningsGroupon's stock hit an all-time low last week, and the company has been hit with a lawsuit from shareholders for dishonest business practices.
A turning point for Chinese stocks?The Chinese stock market has performed poorly so far this year, but last night's high close may signal a change.
Bloomberg and Reuters: The Coke and Pepsi of journalism?Bloomberg and Reuters are not only healthy: unlike most of the journalism industry, they're growing. That’s because the two publications have something no other player in the news business does: subscription-only financial data and services that pull in billions of dollars.
Don't invest in China's mining sectorAs an investment, China's metals and mining industry is in no-man's-land and earnings revisions will be to the downside if China's economy deteriorates even further.
Axl Rose and your investment teamWhile band names and fund families may keep the same names, finding out if there are different players behind the scenes can mean a very different final outcome. Just look at the failure of the latest Guns 'N Roses album.
Need an econ graph? Go to FRED.FRED charts have exploded all over the financial blogosphere. The site is easy to use and addictive if you're a data hound or a market nerd.
Money managers are helping each otherIn an unprecedented show of cooperation between firms, money managers are sharing information with one another to construct the best portfolios for their clients
AAPL: Apple starts share buybacksApple (AAPL) announced a $10 billion share buyback and a $2.65-per-share quarterly dividend to be paid out going forward. AAPL buybacks are starting out relatively small, but they have room to raise the buyback amount.
Investment returns getting lower. How to profit?With investment returns getting lower and lower, professional help in managing portfolios is more important than ever.
Private stock markets? Not so fast."Private" stock markets, a trading trend primarily among venture capitalists based on the West coast, may soon be coming to an end.
Is this the worst time to buy stocks?Some cautious financial minds are predicting that right now might be a good time to sit out the stock market, despite the economic recovery. Are they right?
The problem with GrouponGroupon has yet to carve out a competitive niche for itself in the market, and it never should have been a multi-billion dollar company.
Stocks: What is Warren Buffett buying?Warren Buffett's involvement is good for a stock, since he's generally a long-term holder. But can that translate into profits for other investors?
The Fed's stock market anxietyThe Federal Reserve is intent on keeping the stock market rolling higher, no matter the cost.
Manufacturer needs and worker skills don't match upManufacturing jobs are growing slowly because laborers don't have the skills that factories need.
The underestimated brilliance of LinkedInLinkedIn is cornering the market not as a social network, like everyone expected, but as a search engine. Investors, take note.
'Bloomberg Rewind' is must-see financial TVHosted by seasoned financial reporter Matt Mller, 'Bloomberg Rewind' condenses all of the day's financial news and expert interviews into something fun and digestible every night.
Taco Bell throws down, takes on McDonald'sTaco Bell is introducing a new fresh menu and a Dorito-flavored shell in an attempt to gain a larger share of the fast food market and compete with Chipotle. Investors, take note.
Why hedge funds are a joke2011 should have been the perfect year for hedge funds to thrive. What happened?
Springsteen takes on Wall Street in new albumBruce Springsteen's new album, 'Wrecking Ball' is a scathing indictment of Wall Street greed and corruption.
