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4 Ways the Stock Market Could Really Surprise You

July 29, 2014

It's impossible to time a stock market crash, but the chances that 'something' bad will happen should always be on investors' minds. Here are four wild, yet plausible, blowup scenarios. Most trades today ar...

Hilton Expects $18 to $21 a Share from IPO

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July 25, 2014

Ipos

Scott Olson/Getty Images NEW YORK -- Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. plans to offer approximately 112.8 million shares in an initial public offering of its common stock. The hotel operator disclosed in a regula...

AIG Sets Deadline for Talks With Investors Ahead of AIA’s IPO

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July 24, 2014

Insurance Industry

American International Group (AIG) will make a decision by early next week about whether to begin formal negotiations with strategic investors for its Asian life insurance unit AIA, Reuters reported. Insurer ...

Market Minute: Twitter Unveils Long-Awaited IPO; Adobe’s Security Breach

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July 21, 2014

Ipos

A big IPO in less than 140 characters, and customer data is compromised at Adobe. Those stories and more are what's in Friday's Market Minute. The Dow Jones industrial average (^DJI) fell 136 points Thursday, ...

Market Wrap: Wall Street Slips After Rally as Dollar Swings

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July 21, 2014

Energy

Richard Drew/AP NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks edged lower Monday on the heels of strong gains in the prior week, as investors weighed fluctuations in the dollar and its impact on other markets, including crude pr...

USA Just Says No to Bribery, and 5 Other Things You’ll Want to Know Today

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July 16, 2014

Insurance Industry

Getty Images • The U.S. government may have its problems, but at least we're honest: According to anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International, the U.S. and Germany are the most active at enforcin...

Top CEOs Earn More Than Their Firms Pay in Taxes

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July 13, 2014

Insurance Industry

Twenty five CEOs of America's top companies earned more money than their companies paid in taxes last year, according to the Institute for Policy Studies' Executive Excess report. The think tank "researched the...

AIG Anticipates Vote on Bailout Exit Plan, Eyes Debt Sale

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July 11, 2014

Insurance Industry

American International Group's (AIG) board of directors is expected to vote Wednesday on a plan to exit the government's bailout program, according to a Bloomberg report citing comments made by AIG Chairman Ste...

Shake Shack’s IPO Had Better Bring the Beef

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July 10, 2014

Ipos

Andrew Burton/Getty Images After more than a year of hits and misses in the pool of emerging restaurants to go public, investors may soon be able to buy into a rapidly expanding gourmet burger chain. It's not...

Closing Bell: Stocks End Higher on Upbeat Economic Data

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July 9, 2014

Nasdaq

Mario Tama/Getty Images U.S. stocks ended higher Thursday, boosted by positive economic data in a session marred by a historic halt in trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange caused by a technical glitch. Nasdaq ...

New Car Models Ranked in Latest IIHS Safety Tests

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July 7, 2014

Insurance Industry

Richard Drew/APCadillac's SRX SUV is a top safety pick. Seven new midsize cars and SUVs from the 2013 and 2014 model years earned "superior" ratings in a new test of high-tech safety features designed to preven...

Market Wrap: Stocks Rebound From Recent Losses; Deals Help

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July 5, 2014

Energy

Andrew Burton/Getty Images NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks climbed more than 1 percent Monday, rebounding from a sharp decline last week, helped by deal activity in health care and a bounce in energy shares. Also ...

5 Things to Watch This Week: Tablets, iPhones, Talking Ducks and Visa

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July 5, 2014

Insurance Industry

There's never a dull moment on Wall Street, especially when new tablets and old banks are in the way. Let's go over some of the items that will help shape the week ahead once Monday rolls around. 1. Kindle Fir...

Market Wrap: Wall Street Ends Higher on Energy Rebound

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June 30, 2014

Energy

Richard Drew/AP NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks rose Thursday, with energy shares leading the advance as crude oil rebounded off a sharp decline, while investors bet that companies would top lowered expectations th...

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