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The 10 Most Popular Government Websites

Healthcare.govIt’s probably no surprise that millions of Americans visited HealthCare.gov — the website where Americans can sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. However, while it was among the most visited…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

The 4 Stocks That Slammed the Market

thinkstockApril 7, 2014: Markets opened lower on Monday and were on a downhill slide all day long. Momentum stocks again had a terrible day. At the close of trading today the DJIA was down…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

Big Pop in Consumer Credit, but Not From Credit Card Use

ThinkstockThe Federal Reserve has released its report on consumer credit for the month of February. In February, consumer credit increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.5%. Revolving credit, effectively credit cards and…

Jon C. Ogg · 12 years ago

Can Zynga Shares Rise 66%?

Wedbush reiterated its Buy rating on Zynga, but what stands out is that the mobile and social game maker's stock was added to the Best Idea List of picks at the firm.

Jon C. Ogg · 12 years ago

The Five Most Battered Tech Stocks of the S&P 500

ThinkstockThe stock market hit a new high on Friday morning, just in time for two days of serious stock selling. It turns out that the high-beta momentum stocks that led the bull market higher…

Jon C. Ogg · 12 years ago

Lands’ End Begins Trading With Low-Quality Products

Sears Holdings completed its spin-off of Lands' End on Monday morning, when shares of the mail-order clothing retailer began "regular-way" trading. Sears stock has tanked Monday morning.

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

Three Reasons for WWE Investor Smackdown

World Wrestling Entertainment investors are getting a true smackdown. A Barron's bash over the weekend was felt despite the company releasing its growth figures on Monday.

Jon C. Ogg · 12 years ago

Why Questcor Buyout Will Not Deter Short Sellers

The $5.6 billion acquisition of Questcor Pharmaceuticals by specialty drugmaker Mallinckrodt started the week off with a big bang. But just what did Mallinckrodt get?

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

More Good News on the Jobs Front

ThinkstockMore good news is out on employment. The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI) rose in March. Monday’s report seems to somewhat shadow the gains seen in Friday’s unemployment and payrolls report. The index…

Jon C. Ogg · 12 years ago

Why a Boeing 777 Costs $320 Million

Courtesy Boeing Co.When an Australian ship first identified signals from deep in the Indian Ocean as being “consistent with” the sort of signals generated by an airplane’s flight data recorder — the “black box”…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

FDA Keeps Driving Up Future Cost of Inhalable Insulin

While the FDA has been far from a friend to MannKind over the past few years, the latest FDA panel backing may have given diabetes patients and investors some hope. That hope was diminished…

Jon C. Ogg · 12 years ago