According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, there are only five known coronaviruses that can infect humans.
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May 14 - News
Ever since the United States of America became a nation, the struggle between opposing social classes -- those who have much, and those who have very little -- was present.
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May 10 - News
The wealth-building power of compound interest will never cease to amaze me.
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May 9 - News
A brand-new all-time high from the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) may be making some investors start to doubt the markets.
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May 9 - News
Exchange-traded funds are all the rage these days, and for good reason.
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May 8 - News
Approximately 40 percent of the total returns of the stock market going all the way back to 1930 have come from dividends.
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May 8 - News
The Motley Fool recently put out a Special Advisor Report by Dan Caplinger with the title “Three Dow Stocks that Dividend Investors Need.” His picks promise dividend growth...
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May 7 - News
General Electric Company (GE) is viewed as one of the top players among diversified-industrial stocks.
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May 7 - News
Diversified industrial companies reflect the development of the world economy. Such companies' products impact every area of the world and every end market.
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May 2 - News
How do you get the most bang for your buck in the stock market? You buy conglomerates.
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April 26 - News
When you make over 50,000 products, it's a challenge keeping up with those products and making investments in new ones.
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April 26 - News
Blue-chip stocks are broadly higher today after government statistics showed that the unemployment situation is improving faster than expected.
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April 25 - News
On another relatively light day on the news front, earnings dominated the discussion for stock market investors this morning.
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April 25 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARNA), 3M Co (NYSE:MMM), Akamai Technologies, Inc.
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April 25 - News
On Thursday, 3M Co (NYSE:MMM) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 24 - News
After jumping almost 50% in a week, and now trading at a price that is beyond the consensus price target, is it time to take profits, or is First Solar, Inc.
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April 17 - News
Plunging markets are always scary, but they also create great investment opportunities for those who are brave enough to reach out for them.
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April 16 - News
The Boston Marathon bombing has had a wide range of effects on the American psyche as a whole thus far, as we've discussed here and here, but one thing that's also important to...
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April 16 - News
When International Business Machines Corp.
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April 14 - News
For those seeking the biggest, most stable stocks in the market, the Dow Jones Industrials includes the leaders of many different industries.
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April 14 - News
Two members of the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached important development milestones on April 6. One would have far-reaching effects on the global computer industry.
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April 7 - News
There are a number of diversified products company in the markets; companies that make products for a variety of industries. These companies have impressively diverse revenue...
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April 7 - News
3M Co (NYSE:MMM) was in 34 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of December. MMM investors should pay attention to a decrease in hedge fund interest of late.
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March 27 - News
Two large-cap companies are making waves with announcements that they will be returning billions of dollars in capital to their shareholders over the next several months.
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March 25 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) rose to its ninth new intraday high for the month of March this morning, as investors felt a sigh of relief that leaders in Cypress...
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March 25 - News
Investing in conglomerate stocks presents a very different and unique risk/reward opportunity.
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March 25 - News
Earnings season is just about over, with almost all companies already having reported their quarterly results.
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March 25 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up as QE3 continues and we wait to see whether Cyprus' parliament takes action to secure a bailout from the European Central Bank.
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March 22 - News
Companies within the industrial sector don’t have exciting businesses.
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March 20 - News
When investing, one of the most important things to do is to diversify your holdings.
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March 18 - News
Earnings season is winding down, with most companies already having reported their quarterly results. But there are still some companies left to report, and CLARCOR Inc.
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March 18 - News
Stocks are on the rise again, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average seemingly immune to losses during this record-setting rally.
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March 15 - News
Now more than ever, a comfortable retirement depends on secure, stable investments. Unfortunately, the right stocks for retirement won't just fall into your lap.
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March 12 - News
The temperature is rising, and summer is right around the corner in many parts of the country. When I think of summer, BBQ burgers and corn on the cob come to mind.
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March 12 - News
Recently there have been a wide variety of reports and opinions regarding where the stock market is heading next.
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March 12 - News
Even after the automatic budget cuts known as "sequestration" went into effect last Friday, while Congress stood impotently on the sidelines as another deadline came and went, ...
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March 8 - News
After setting a new all-time nominal high on the Dow, stocks added to their gains today as the S&P 500 and the price-weighted Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.1% and...
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March 7 - News
More than two-thirds of the oil consumed in America goes toward transportation and accounts for roughly a third of total greenhouse gases produced.
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March 4 - News
March is a favorite month for many reasons. One of the principal reasons is because of the madness that descends every year at this time on sports fans and basketball courts...
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March 4 - News
We've known for years that China isn't the most honest trade partner.
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February 26 - News
In the 10 Stock Picks for 2013, Jim Cramer was quite bullish on Mine Safety Appliances (NYSE:MSA), a supplier of safety products in the fire service, homeland security, and oil...
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February 25 - News
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you.
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February 23 - News
There are many reasons users of technology devices prefer touchscreens.
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February 22 - News
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) added nine points to the Dow.
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February 19 - News
U.S. stock markets are closed to observe Presidents Day, but the rest of the world isn't on vacation.
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February 19 - News
The 30 companies among the Dow Jones Industrials all have a pedigree as the leaders in their respective fields, having found success among their peers.
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February 18 - News
Investors look to the Dow Jones Industrials as the strongest blue-chip stocks the U.S. has to offer.
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February 15 - News
My regular readers know that I am a big fan of solar power as a long-term solution to our energy needs. With world energy consumption forecast to quintuple by 2050, there is...
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February 12 - News
The wealth-building power of compound interest will never cease to amaze me.
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February 12 - News
When the Dow Jones Industrial Index was created it contained only 12 companies.
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February 11 - Dividend Stocks