Strong loonie poses risk, bank warns

OTTAWA–The Canadian dollar jumped more than a US cent today even though the Bank of Canada sent out a warning about the loonie's persistent […]

Home Depot to sell Martha Stewart home goods 2010

Home Depot Inc will begin selling next year a line of home improvement and other products that feature the Martha Stewart brand, the companies […]

Banks change CEOs, but will that make them safer?

Morgan Stanley could be the first of many big banks to tap their more staid businesses for the next generation of leaders, but that […]

Exposing the reality of a gold complex, without the emotion

I am sometimes asked to explain why private investors and portfolio managers should include some form of technical analysis in their methodology.
The truth is that […]

Kraft’s bid for Cadbury soured by weak dollar

U.S. food giant Kraft will face a tough task in pitching a winning bid for Cadbury as the dollar’s dip cuts the value of […]

U.S. trade gap widens on record import surge

The U.S. trade gap widened dramatically in July as imports surged and dealers stocked up on cars for the “cash for clunkers” program, while […]

Super bank cop idea gains support in Senate

Decreasing the number of U.S. agencies that police banks is an idea gaining momentum in Congress, even though bolder efforts to rip up the […]

Job market dips in August: Conference Board

A gauge of the strength of the U.S. job market fell slightly in August and pointed to a flat employment market for the rest […]

Oil hovers around $68; G20 lifts sentiment

Oil hovered around $68 a barrel in thin trade on Monday ahead of an OPEC meeting this week which is widely expected to keep […]

Sorting out the differences between Roth, traditional IRA

My recent column about Roth IRA conversions unleashed a flood of (so far) more than 100 reader e-mails illustrating widespread confusion and misconceptions.
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