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Health care and other service industries are helping to shore up the economy, but despite its increasing influence, a strong service sector may not be able to forestall a recession.
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Police Those Charge Cards
Via the Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights, the U.S. should regulate the industry to protect consumers from sudden interest-rate increases such as those recently imposed by Bank of America, which more than doubled rates for certain cardholders. Pro or con?
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Top Stories
M&A: The Big Thaw?
The financial crisis put mergers on ice, but there are signs the deals are starting again. This time corporate buyers are calling the shots
Stocks Fall as Oil Prices Surge
The markets turned their focus to a jump in crude prices on supply concerns and shrugged off a better than expected housing report for April
Stocks: The Inside Track
S&P's latest screen uncovers seven top-ranked names that have seen favorable insider buying
Vital Signs: Recession Fears Abate
On deck: April reports on leading indicators, producer prices, and existing home sales, plus March home prices and minutes from the Fed’s last meeting
Stocks: Playing the Trade-Down Trend
Stressed by rising gas prices and a weak economy, consumers seek cheaper goods and services. Which stocks benefit, and which suffer?
Oil Traders Draw Congress' Ire
Capitol Hill is taking aim at what some see as rampant speculating. But the U.S. can't control a complex, sprawling global oil market
Stocks & Markets
Movers: Yahoo, Kohl's, Abercrombie, Nordsrom, BMC Software
Franklin Resources: A Wise Buy
S&P Picks and Pans: Yahoo, GE, CNET, CBS, Ericsson, Agilent
Analyst Actions: Salary.com, Brocade, Yucheng Technologies
Footwear Stocks: Starting to Stumble?
Where Are Oil Prices Taking Stocks?
Stocks: The Double-Your-Money Club
Economy
Vital Signs: Scoping the Second Quarter
The Slump: It's a Guy Thing
The Dollar: A Bottom at Last?
Jobs: Glimmers of Good News in April
Fed Cuts by a Quarter-Point
2008 Election: On The Issues
Personal Finance
An Investor's Guide to Inflation
The Latest Twist in Student Loans
Socially Responsible Funds Hang Tough
Pimco Takes the Long View
How I Became a Little-Guy Lender
New Mutual Funds by Old Hands
Scoring a Private College Loan
Smart Strategies for ETFs
Election 2008: The Pocketbook Issues
Real Estate
Housing: Time to Halt Taxpayer Subsidies
Housing Meltdown
America's Big, Fat Housing Inventory
Housing: That Sinking Feeling
IN YOUR FACE: RISING FOOD COSTS
Reader Daniel Writes:
"There's little that the U.S. government can do about rising oil prices short of price setting. As for food, they could stop subsidizing production of ethanol, which raises food prices."
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Inside Wall Street: Gene Marcial
Intel: The Chips May Not Be Down for Long
Also featured: Bidz.com and Energy Exploration Technologies
Plus: Gene Marcial's 7 Commandments of Stock Investing Online Video Series
Technical Market Insight: Mark Arbeter
Stocks Hitting Resistance
Major indexes appear ready to test their respective breakout points before the next leg higher can begin
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