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Specialist Anthony Rinaldi, right, and trader Gordon Charlop work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Dollars and Sense: Jittery investors look to Fed, housing data

Money | Volatility and volume. It was another pretty wild week in the stock market. We’re having more days when the market swings 100 points or more. Of course, when the Dow is up around 15,000, a 100-point swing is not…

BEN THERE DONE THAT: Bernanke in his office at the Federal Reserve building.
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'The Fed is the market'

Money |  What happens when the price of things no longer reflect their true value?

Robert Moran, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Dollars and Sense: Volatile week hints at economic jitters

Money |  Economic jitters continue. The Dow fell more than 200 points last Friday. And we’ve seen the market continue to trend generally downward this week, while…

Dollars and Sense: Will the housing bubble burst again?

Dollars and Sense: Will the housing bubble burst again?

Money |  Not so quiet. Once again it was supposed to be a quiet week on the financial front, and once again it didn’t turn out that way. Monday, of course, was the…

“IT’S A FREE COUNTRY”: Schultz at the March meeting.
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Investing your values

Money |  In the aftermath of Starbucks’ shareholder meeting, Biblically Responsible Investing gets another look

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, and Tumblr Chief Executive David Karp

Dollars and Sense: One roller coaster week

Money |  An unexpected week. This week—with its quiet beginning and volatile middle and end—was not the kind of week most of us expected. On Monday, stocks traded…

Evening rush hour commuters making their way past the food concessions on an underground concourse inside New York's Penn Station.

Dollars and Sense: Are markets headed toward a healthy correction or ‘irrational exuberance’?

Money |  Big Apple ripe. I spent a couple of days in New York this week, and I can tell you that with the stock markets at all time highs, the Big Apple is…

Bill of the month
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Bill of the month

Money |  I am 89 and had chest pains in the night, so called my primary physician in the morning expecting to go in for a check-up. He immediately said, “Get to the…

Specialist Matthew Cheslock works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

Dollars and Sense: Bad news in Europe might be good news for U.S. investors

Money |  Up, up, and away. The markets just keep climbing. The Dow closed above 15,000 for the first time ever on Tuesday, and it continued to set new records on…

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke

Signs and Wonders: Wall Street heavyweights insist Bernanke stop giving away ‘free money’

Newsworthy |  Banker objections. Those of us opposed to Ben Bernanke’s quantitative easing scheme could take solace from a new report issued this week. Bloomberg is…

Trader John Liotti works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Dollars and Sense: Market movement continues to push toward record territory

Money |  Earning notice. Even though it’s still earnings season, earnings reports didn’t seem to drive the business news this week, or this quarter, for that…

Bob Perry
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Builder and giver

Money |  Quiet GOP moneyman Bob Perry dies

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