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When you think of helium, you may envision buying a bunch of balloons for a party, or uttering something in a goofy, high-pitched voice, or perhaps pointing out an occasional blimp hovering...

Conditions in China appear to be going from bad to worse.On Monday, another bloodbath ensued in Chinese stocks. The Shanghai Composite Index nosedived 8.5% – the largest single-day decline in...

Almost a year in the making, healthcare insurance giants Anthem (NYSE:ANTM) and Cigna (NYSE:CI) have finally struck a deal.And what a deal, too. Anthem will acquire Cigna for a whopping $48 billion....

Real estate investment trusts (REIT) enjoyed a solid run during the five years after the Great Financial Crisis on aggressive high-yield hunting by income-hungry investors.Despite a significant...

In the modern office, no one complains about someone leaving an empty coffee pot on the burner. That’s because the younger generation has risen above such petty affronts… Just...

Since the beginning of 2009, the U.S. 10-Year yield has averaged around 2.6%.Consequently, most investors feel that interest rates have nowhere to go but up. However, from 1930 to 1955, the U.S....

The solar industry continues to shine both domestically and globally, despite falling prices for traditional fossil fuels.Utah-based Vivint Solar Inc (NYSE:VSLR) has grown quickly over the last few...

The Greek deal reached in the early hours of last Monday and ratified by the Greek parliament Wednesday drew a sigh of relief from investors. Unfortunately, that reaction was not simply premature....

With Baby Boomers entering old age, U.S. demographics favor one particular sector: healthcare. And within that sector, investors seeking sizable yet stable dividend returns may want to look at...

The world’s biggest technology companies are quietly embracing a huge new growth industry – one that was hatched with the birth of the internet and has soared ever since.You probably...

It was a party that the United States urged 57 countries not to attend… But they did.These countries included close European allies of the United Sates, such as Germany and the United Kingdom,...

Some guys have all the luck. Or is it business acumen?In 2001, Koos Bekker – Chair of the South African media company Naspers (OTC:NPSNY)) – put $34 million of his company’s money...

In case you were too busy watching House of Cards to notice, Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) is on a bit of a tear right now.Last week the company split its stock on a 7-for-1 basis, beat earnings estimates,...

My critics said I wasn’t educated. They said I didn’t understand the Canadian banking system. Some asserted that I had an agenda.Indeed, my article from January 2015 about the tough times...

Peak meat consumption has likely already occurred in the developed world. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) data shows that U.S. meat consumption peaked in 2004 at 220.2 pounds per person...

In the next six months, U.S. investors are expecting two important market developments.One is an increase in the federal funds rate. The other is an uptick in inflation, which should occur as the...