Meredith Whitney Says She Wrote Book to Reach Main St. (Audio) + MORE

As global energy demand continues to trend higher, more pressure is being placed on finding new sources of supply. That fact is driving energy firms to open up their wallets in spades.    

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Stocks soared today as the monthly jobs report came in above expectations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 207 points, or 1.4%, to close the week at 15,248.
The Labor Department reported that 175,000 jobs were added in May, better than consensus projections at 159,000…

Winning a Tony Award is the dream of most every theatrical professional. But for another theater-connected group, it’s a dream about financial reward.

Warren Buffett's incredible success in the stock market has been built on two principles.

The first is his long-term buy-and-hold mentality. Buffett likes to invest in companies with strong fundamentals and staying power that operate in industries with high barriers to entrance. That enables Buffett to hold on to shares for the long haul without having to worry about new players disrupting the competitive landscape…

The blue chips finished up over 200 points today, on a strong jobs report.    

Although home prices are rising at the fastest pace in seven years and sales of previously owned homes in April hit their highest level in more than three years, Heidi Moore isn’t buying it.
Who is Heidi Moore? That’s the perfect question to ask because the woman – who is the U.S. finance and economics editor at The Guardian – has completely misread the current conditions in the U…

By SA Editor Miriam Metzinger: Stocks discussed on the Lightning Round segment of Jim Cramer’s Mad Money Program, Thursday June 6. Bullish Calls:
Allstate (ALL): “ALL had a quick 10% move down. I like the insurers here. I think that’s terrific.”
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY): “We like that. It is a very speculative pharma…

June 7 (Bloomberg) — Meredith Whitney, chief executive
officer of Meredith Whitney Advisory Group, says her book, “Fate
Of The States” was written to help Americans understand the
severity of the credit crisis. Whitney talks with Bloomberg’s
Pimm Fox and Carol Massar on Bloomberg Radio’s “Taking Stock…

Your school doubled in 15 years.My school’s tuition (public school) doubled in 6 years!

Commentary: Why the stock-market stretch from May to Halloween feels like a sci-fi nightmare.