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US stocks haven’t been the only beneficiary of signs the US economy is recovering, albeit slowly. The US dollar has rallied recently too. It’s no wonder, then, that I’m getting lots of questions from investors about the outlook for the greenback going forward and how this could impact other investments like commodities …

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Law Offices of Todd M. Garber Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Accretive Health, Inc.

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Law Offices of Todd M. Garber announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of a class (the “Class”) comprising all purchasers of the securities of Accretive Health, Inc…

Anyone who knows anything about dividend stocks knows that an 8.4% yield has to have a catch. Seadrill (NYSE: SDRL) is no exception. By most measures the big dividend is secure, but if you plan on buying into this one, you better know what you’re getting into.
Its current yield of 8.4% is more than twice that of its nearest competitors, Ensco (NYSE: ESV), Noble Energy (NYSE: NBL) and Transocean (NYSE: RIG)…

Everything was looking great with my new investment. 
The stock had been steadily climbing higher since my purchase in early January. This company was among the original members of the S&P 500 and once ranked among the Dividend Aristocrats. Members of this exclusive list have raised their dividends annually for 25 consecutive years…

Actually just last month. 31.

The company will supply the drive that opens the bomb-bay doors on the new F-15SE model.    

June 14 (Bloomberg) — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton
says President Obama’s decision to provide more aide to Syrian
rebels is “right thing to do.” Clinton spoke with Bloomberg’s
Trish Regan at the Clinton Global Initiative America meeting in
Chicago. The interview aired on Bloomberg Radio’s “Taking
Stock…

Inflation has been on the minds of bears for quite some time. And while the logic isn’t that bad — that big federal deficits in the U.S. coupled with loose monetary policy will weaken the dollar and spark inflation — the actual rate of inflation hasn’t been anything to worry about for quite some time…