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  • January Ends on Low Note Dragged Down by Techs

    Ending a six-month winning streak, the Dow Jones industrial average closed nearly 4 percent down at the end of January, being its largest monthly point loss since February 2009. Despite data ...

  • Spreading the Risk with Collective Investment Schemes

    Investors who are not in a position to dabble in a wide range of stock market investments as an individual, may want to consider a collective investment scheme, in which a group of investors ...

  • Gas Prices Falling in Line With Oil Prices

    While declining oil prices over the last week have not necessarily caught the attention of consumers as much as they have speculators and impacted businesses, the falling gas prices have. ...

  • Trend of Socially Responsible Investing

    With the spotlight on global warming and people all over the world becoming conscious of their carbon footprint, many corporate companies are using their social responsibility programs as a ...

  • Gold Price Spikes as Jobs Disappoint

    Just when it appeared that the gold price was ready to reverse its long-running and fast-paced upward trend, speculators have begun to jump back in. After falling to a 60-day low of $1,080.50, ...

  • Corporate Social Responsibility

    As authorities express concern over global warming and all its associated implications, consumers are encouraged to do whatever they can to reduce their impact on the environment. While ...

  • TBL: Promoting People, Planet and Profit

    Triple bottom line management refers to 'people, planet and profit', also known as the 'three pillars', which is used to measure the economic, ecological and social success of an ...

  • Passive vs. Active Investing Management

    With many situations in life where there are two directly opposing opinions, each side believes their way to be the best, and this is certainly true of passive and active management in stock ...

  • Oil Slides Back Toward $74

    As temperatures plummet with the winter months in many parts of the US, some speculators appear to be expecting increased crude demand to result. Benchmark crude oil prices were up $1.22 to ...

  • Dollar Remains Near Two Month High

    The US dollar fell back a bit Wednesday (December 16) morning as analysts believe the Fed is likely to leave its key interest rate at zero. New data on consumer prices show little change ...

  • Auto and Gasoline Sales Help Boost November Retail Sales Growth

    Despite initial reports from many retailers that the start to the holiday season has been relatively sluggish, the Commerce Department reported Friday (December 11) morning that retail sales ...

  • Oil Down Near $70

    After failing to cruise past the $80 level in recent weeks, crude oil has drifted lower toward the $70 mark. A report Wednesday (December 9) that indicated an unexpected drop in US crude ...

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