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Money Minute: China’s Alibaba Files Massive IPO in U.S.

October 26, 2015

You may not have heard of it yet, but it's the buzz of the tech world, and China's Alibaba is about to increase its profile -- big time. The Chinese Internet giant has made it official, filing plans for an i...

Money Minute: Amazon, Post Office Team Up for Sunday Package Delivery

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June 5, 2015

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Sunday package delivery may be on the way to your home -- if you have Amazon Prime. It's Veteran's Day, but the stock market is open. Last week, the Dow Jones industrial average (^DJI) rose 0.9 percent, clos...

Money Minute: Theaters See Fewer Moviegoers; ‘Candy Crush’ IPO Debuts

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May 30, 2015

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Get ready to play Candy Crush -- the stock, not the game. Shares of King Digital Entertainment, which makes Candy Crush Saga, begin trading Wednesday. The game is addictive, and the IPO could sparkle, but so...

Money Minute: July 4th a Dud for Hollywood Box Office

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April 7, 2015

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If you went to see a movie this weekend, it might have felt a little lonely. The July Fourth weekend was a dud for Hollywood. According to industry-tracker Rentrak, box office receipts were down 44 percent fr...

Money Minute: Buffett’s Latest Investment Advice; Modell’s CEO Spied on Dick’s?

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March 21, 2015

Index Funds

A case of corporate espionage involving baseball bats and sneakers. The CEO of Modell's Sporting Goods is accused of going into a suburban New Jersey store of the rival chain Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS), cla...

Money Minute: Probe Into GM Recall Shifts Into High Gear

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November 29, 2014

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The Justice Department's investigation into General Motor's ignition switch problems is kicking into high gear. Federal prosecutors are sending out subpoenas to get to the bottom of who knew what at GM (GM) w...

Money Minute: Beef Prices Break the Bank; Vanguard Rakes In the Dough

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September 9, 2014

Mutual Funds

The price of beef is near record highs, and it's likely to go still higher. Jessica Hill/AP While most food prices have increased only modestly, beef prices have soared 26 percent over the past five years. T...

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

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July 21, 2014

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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, ...

Money Minute: Ally’s IPO; Greenpeace Wants a ‘Cleaner Cloud’

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June 22, 2014

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Another success story from the federal bailout during the financial crisis. Ally Financial is alive only because a $17 billion taxpayer bailout. And Thursday's initial public offering cuts the government's s...

Money Minute: Alibaba IPO Could Rival Facebook’s

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April 30, 2014

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A Chinese company could offer the biggest-ever U.S. initial public offering. Excitement is starting to build over the planned American IPO of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. Yahoo (YHOO) owns nearly a ...

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