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Target (NYSE: TGT). Home Depot (NYSE: NYSE:HD). Apple (Nasdaq: NASDAQ:AAPL). eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY). Bank of America (NYSE: NYSE:BAC). These are just a few names on the growing list of companies that...

Most of the talking heads on TV are constantly focused on the federal government’s debt - which currently stands at a stunning $17 trillion. But what about assets? Who is talking about the...

Yesterday, Amazon (Nasdaq: NASDAQ:AMZN) held its inaugural Prime Day shopping event. The idea was to offer Black Friday-esque sales exclusively to Prime members, with the goal of encouraging more...

By now you have no doubt heard about the clobbering China’s stock markets have undergone. In the past four weeks, Chinese stocks fell 30%. Roughly $4 trillion of value was destroyed.But...

While the collapse of Chinese markets has taken over the headlines, the world continues to keep one eye on Greece. Everyone wants to know... What will happen next? On Thursday, Greek Prime...

Well, the Greeks voted “No,” yet markets didn’t crash and the world didn’t end. What should we worry about next?I don’t mean to make light of the situation. But...

If you’re like most Americans, your medicine cabinet is filled with drugs that treat high blood pressure, pain and high cholesterol. (Better watch those hot dogs and chips during today’s...

With each passing day, the situation gets worse. The addiction gets deeper. The problem is, most folks don’t understand what’s happening. They’re taking a short-term look at a very...

As electric vehicles become more affordable, a growing number of drivers are making the move away from gas-fueled cars. Each sale reflects the gradual but steady shift toward the inevitable: an auto...

Last month, OPEC held its 167th meeting in Vienna, Austria. The two main takeaways? One: The oil cartel will maintain production at 30 million barrels per day (bpd), with unofficial numbers above...

The chaos and manipulation continue.Not only are investors forced to answer the question of the year (or is it the decade?) -- when will Yellen raise rates? -- but we’re forced to navigate a...

“Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.” - Warren Buffett Today’s chart looks at one of our favorite indicators, the correlation between margin debt...

I love music. I sit at my desk with earbuds in all day (for my coworkers’ sake). Which is why most professional conversations typically begin with “Sorry, what?” or “Wait, I...

This week, we are doing something different. We are analyzing two charts - one that exposes a huge threat to your retirement and another that shows how you can protect yourself. First, the bad...

Last year, U.S. power plants produced 4,093 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity. And 39% of it came from coal.Coal is still the No. 1 source of electricity generation in the U.S. However, that...

It is a fascinating trend -- something every investor must be aware of. It’s yet another reason interest rates are likely to stay lower for far longer than most folks ever expected.If rates...