Economy & Markets
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How’d They Do? Judging Best 5 Investment Picks for 2012
By Joyce HansonFor their investment predictions last year, the experts at MFS and ING picked the tech sector, mid-caps and more as best bets for 2012. Here's how their picks fared.
December 07, 2012
The fiscal cliff: just another good old Western storyThe fiscal cliff, at its heart, is just another Western, with gunfighters squaring off at either ends of a dusty street.
December 07, 2012
Top 10 stocks in 2012As 2012 winds to a close, its time to take a look at the choices that made investors rich this year or made them tear their hair out.
December 07, 2012
Five myths about the falling U.S. birth rateAre American babies really going the way of pay telephone? Maybe not.
December 06, 2012
Beatles Inspire Bill Gross’ Musings, but Not Investment PicksPIMCO chief uses "Strawberry Fields Forever" to explain his take on what ails the economy, but sobers up for his investment Picks and Pans.
December 06, 2012
Gundlach Celebrates TCW Firing With Brash BashFilet mignon, tuna tartare and revenge were on the menu Tuesday in Los Angeles as DoubleLine investment guru Jeff Gundlach celebrated his firms three-year anniversary in an unusual location.
December 06, 2012
How to solve the fiscal cliff in 1 easy moveCongress is at odds over how to avoid the fiscal cliff, but what if they just agreed to everything they already agree on?
December 05, 2012
Stocks gain on "cliff" hope, led by banksStocks closed higher Wednesday as bankshares rose and comments by President Barack Obama made investors optimistic that a quick deal could be made to avoid the fiscal cliff.