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Stocks edge lower as investors reassess Fed fears

8 Votes Comment  Trader John Panin, second left, adjusts his glasses as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, May 23, 2013. A global stock market slump is continuing on Wall Street as trade...
news.yahoo.com |  2d ago 
 

How Beetle Overcame Nazi Past to Become Americans Car

23 Votes Comment  Owning a VW is Like Being in Love, Popular Mechanics announced after polling its readers in 1956. These owners have actually fallen in love with a car.
www.bloomberg.com |  2d ago 
 

House backs variable rate student loans

30 Votes Comment  Dismissing a veto threat from President Barack Obama, lawmakers in the House passed legislation that links student loan rates to the ups and downs of the financial markets in a vote largely along p...
finance.yahoo.com |  2d ago 
 

Guy Using The Last Name Disney Caught Giving Stolen Disneyland Tickets To Charity

18 Votes Comment  Listen, if you want to go around and tell people, Yeah, Im related to Walt Disney, even if it isnt true, thats up to you. But one man allegedly impersonating a Disney heir took that delusion to ano...
consumerist.com |  2d ago 
 

The WhiteWave Foods Company Announces Sustainability and Community Results

29 Votes Comment  Filed under: Investing The WhiteWave Foods Company Announces Sustainability and Community Results As an Independent Company WhiteWave Remains Steadfast in its Commitment to Improve Communities Whe...
www.dailyfinance.com |  2d ago 
 

Beware of shadow banks

30 Votes Comment  Read full story for latest details.
money.cnn.com |  2d ago 
 

Wall Street sags, but ends off session lows; HP hits 52

15 Votes Comment  Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock ExchangeBy Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks slipped on Thursday but finished sharply off their session lows as a rally in Hewlett-Packard's sh...
news.yahoo.com |  2d ago 
 

Obamas Drone Changes Change Very Little

30 Votes Comment  President Barack Obama made a number of smart changes to the U.S. drone war and detention policies today, and they should leave all Americans deeply unsatisfied.
www.bloomberg.com |  2d ago 
 

Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. Announces Investigation Of rue21, inc. Buyout

26 Votes Comment  Filed under: Investing Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. Announces Investigation Of rue21, inc. Buyout WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rigrodsky & Long, P.A.: Do you own shares of rue21, inc. (NASDAQ GS: ...
www.dailyfinance.com |  2d ago 
 

Kilroy Realty Declares Quarterly Dividends

31 Votes Comment  Filed under: Investing Kilroy Realty Declares Quarterly Dividends LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kilroy Realty Corporation announced today that its board of directors declared a regular quarterly c...
www.dailyfinance.com |  2d ago 
 

Donaldson Hikes Dividend 30%

11 Votes Comment  Filed under: InvestingFiltration systems specialist Donaldson announced yesterdayits second-quarter dividend of $0.13 per share, a30% increase from the $0.10 per share payout ...
www.dailyfinance.com |  2d ago 
 

Wesco Aircraft to Participate in Upcoming KeyBanc Industrial, Automotive & Transportation Conference

23 Votes Comment  Filed under: Investing Wesco Aircraft to Participate in Upcoming KeyBanc Industrial, Automotive & Transportation Conference VALENCIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. ("Wesco...
www.dailyfinance.com |  2d ago 
 

Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. Announces Investigation Of True Religion Apparel, Inc. Buyout

27 Votes Comment  Filed under: Investing Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. Announces Investigation Of True Religion Apparel, Inc. Buyout WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rigrodsky & Long, P.A.: Do you own shares of True Rel...
www.dailyfinance.com |  2d ago 
 

WhiteWave Spin-off from Dean Foods Completed

34 Votes Comment  Filed under: Investing WhiteWave Spin-off from Dean Foods Completed Reduction in the Voting Rights of Class B Common Stock Effective; Stock Repurchase Program Authorized BROOMFIELD, Colo.--(BU...
www.dailyfinance.com |  2d ago 
 

Hubbard New Chairman at Golden Valley Bank

21 Votes Comment  Filed under: Investing Hubbard New Chairman at Golden Valley Bank CHICO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Directors of Golden Valley Bank (OTCBB: GVYB ) have elected local businessman Donald Hubbard ...
www.dailyfinance.com |  2d ago 
 

Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. Announces Investigation Of Websense, Inc. Buyout

29 Votes Comment  Filed under: Investing Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. Announces Investigation Of Websense, Inc. Buyout WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rigrodsky & Long, P.A.: Do you own shares of Websense, Inc. (NASDA...
www.dailyfinance.com |  2d ago 
 

5 Stocks for Mother's Day

11 Votes Comment  Filed under: Technology, Stock Picks, Entertainment Industry, Travel Industry, Investingmother daughter savings bank Alamy Sunday is Mother's Day and, sure, you could spring for flowers, a sappy c...
www.dailyfinance.com |  2d ago 
 

5 Offensive and Defensive Funds to Strengthen Your Portfolio

19 Votes Comment  Filed under: Stock Picks, Alternative Investment, Mutual Funds, Index Funds, Dividend Stocksbull market stocks offensive defensive funds Richard Drew/AP Investors are getting more excited about th...
www.dailyfinance.com |  2d ago 
 

Stocks of Ice and Fire: 'Game of Thrones' Investing Ideas

14 Votes Comment  Filed under: Stock Picks, Investing Basics, Books, StocksGame of Thrones HBO From King's Landing to Winterfell to Qarth to The Wall to living rooms across the nation -- the epic tale of the fight ...
www.dailyfinance.com |  2d ago 
 

The 5 Best Companies in America: You Won't Know Most of Them

27 Votes Comment  Filed under: Company News, Google, Stock Picks, InvestingCummins - Bloomberg News/Tom Strickland Tom Strickland, Bloomberg News via Getty Images There are dozens of ways to evaluate and measure th...
www.dailyfinance.com |  2d ago