Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:07 PM EST
Even in bankruptcy, Kodak boasts some enviable strengths: a golden brand, technology firepower that includes a rich collection of photo patents, and more than $4 billion in annual sales of digital cameras, printers, and inks.
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Thu Jan 5, 2012 3:46 PM EST
Retirees may be past the days of resolving to work out more or buy fewer $4 coffees. Yet when it comes to money in particular, resolutions may be even more important for those living on fixed income.
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Fri Dec 23, 2011 4:28 PM EST
To paraphrase Yogi Berra, it's tough for investors to make predictions, especially about the future.
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Mon Dec 12, 2011 12:27 PM EST
Wallets are opening up this holiday season.
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Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:02 PM EST
Airlines are no place for conservative investors, as the dramatic rise and fall of AMR Corp. shares in recent years illustrates.
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Sat Nov 19, 2011 7:31 PM EST
The child sex abuse scandal at Penn State is a public relations disaster that the university is likely to be dealing with for years to come.
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Thu Nov 3, 2011 12:12 PM EDT
The buzz about IPOs has faded. The stock market's numerous plunges in recent months saw to that.
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Fri Oct 21, 2011 3:47 PM EDT
Investors remain anxious to find safety even as the stock market moves back toward positive territory for the year.
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Wed Oct 19, 2011 5:33 PM EDT
Online broker E-Trade Financial Corp. reported third-quarter profits Wednesday that surged eightfold from a year ago due to a hefty tax benefit and increased trading by its customers during a summer of high volatility in the stock markets.
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Wed Oct 19, 2011 4:52 PM EDT
Online broker E-Trade Financial Corp. says its third-quarter net income jumped eightfold from a year earlier, boosted by a hefty tax benefit and increased trading by its customers during a summer of high volatility in the stock markets.
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Thu Sep 22, 2011 7:50 AM EDT
Operation Twist doesn't give consumers much to shout about.
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Fri Aug 5, 2011 5:56 PM EDT
A nerve-wracking week punctuated by the biggest stock market plunge in three years has left investors with more questions than answers -- and considerably less money in their portfolios.
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Mon Aug 1, 2011 6:27 PM EDT
Just like their government, consumers and individual investors will avert immediate disaster if the debt ceiling agreement wins congressional approval by Tuesday. The stock market shouldn't crash and interest rates won't start skyrocketing.
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Wed Jul 27, 2011 5:42 PM EDT
Growing nervous as a possible government default draws ever closer, more and more ordinary investors are calling their brokers and moving their money out of stocks and mutual funds for fear of a plunge in the market next week.
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Fri Jul 22, 2011 6:11 PM EDT
So much for fears that U.S. companies might stall out in the economy's soft patch.
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Mon Jul 18, 2011 3:23 PM EDT
How do you prepare for a financial cataclysm that may not happen?
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Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:12 AM EDT
Even after the jolt of the Great Recession, a new study finds that most Americans are not financially prepared for an emergency.
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Tue May 3, 2011 12:53 PM EDT
Sears' new CEO pledged Tuesday to help turn around the ailing retailer by relying on its core brands like Crafstman and Lands' End and being smarter about marketing to customers.
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Tue May 3, 2011 6:13 AM EDT
Sears' new CEO faces shareholders Tuesday to detail what plans he has to revive sales at the long-struggling retailer.
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Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:38 PM EDT
When Standard & Poor's says it might lower its top AAA rating on U.S. government debt, the stock market fell sharply. Traders were worried that if a downgrade happened, it would send interest rates higher. And, in turn, raise companies' borrowing costs.
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Tue Mar 8, 2011 1:58 PM EST
As a historic bull market reaches its second birthday, everyday investors are piling back into stocks, finally ready for more risk and hoping the rally has further to go.
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Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:53 AM EST
Warnings of high inflation ahead have been around so long it's easy for investors to take them for granted.
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Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:16 PM EST
Just as President Barack Obama took a reassuring tone in the State of the Union address, there are reasons for optimism when it comes to our personal finances.
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Wed Jan 19, 2011 3:57 PM EST
Investors have been flooding out of municipal bonds amid fear of defaults by troubled state and local governments. They've pulled $25 billion out of muni-bond funds in just over two months.
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Mon Dec 27, 2010 3:12 PM EST
As Theodore Roosevelt once said: "Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young." But it's not too late for baby boomers who put off retirement planning and haven't saved enough. Here are five key steps:
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