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Best Stocks of 2013 Update — Intel, Daimler and More – http://slant.investorplace.com/ It has been an interesting ride for the stock market in 2013, with the S&P 500 up about 16% year-to-date. So how are the stock pickers faring in our Best Stocks for 2013 feature, which was meant to provide 10 buy-and-hold picks that deliver big gains from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31? As a whole, not bad. Here’s the rundown as of the closing bell Thursday, May 23: Sherwin-Williams (SHW): +21% Intel (INTC): +19% Mylan (MYL): +16% Two Harbors (TWO): +15% Daimler (DDAIF): +11% Fomento Economico Mexico (KOF):...

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Dow 15,000? Try 116,200 – http://www.smartmoney.com/ Commentary: When the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed 15,000, it had me dreaming of bigger things. Specifically: Dow 116,200. Why it’s not as far-fetched as it sounds. Continue Reading On http://www.smartmoney.com/ » Will Google Unveil a New Nexus 7 Next Week? – dailyfinance.com Filed under: Investing Next week, search juggernaut Google will officially kick off Google I/O, its annual developer conference where it’s expected to show off the latest and greatest Android developments. The event will be held at the Moscone Center in downtown San Francisco, the same venue where Apple and Microsoft are...

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Pacific Drilling Announces Proposed Private Offering of $750 Million Senior Secured Notes Due 2020 – dailyfinance.com Filed under: Investing Pacific Drilling Announces Proposed Private Offering of $750 Million Senior Secured Notes Due 2020 LUXEMBOURG–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Pacific Drilling S.A. (NYS: PACD) (NOTC: PDSA) (“Pacific Drilling”) announced today that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $750 million in aggregate principal amount of its senior secured notes due 2020 for sale in a private placement to eligible purchasers… Continue Reading On dailyfinance.com » Shares Of This Well-Known Smartphone Maker Could Drop 30% – streetauthority.com Everyone loves a good turnaround story....

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Eli Lilly CEO Taking Leave of Absence – fool.com John Lechleiter will turn over reins to CFO while undergoing and recuperating from a surgery.     Continue Reading On fool.com » UPC Holding Reports First Quarter 2013 Results – dailyfinance.com Filed under: Investing UPC Holding Reports First Quarter 2013 Results AMSTERDAM–(BUSINESS WIRE)– UPC Holding B.V. (“UPC Holding”) is today providing selected, preliminary unaudited financial and operating information for the three months ended March 31, 2013 (“Q1 2013”)… Continue Reading On dailyfinance.com » The Best-Performing Precious Metal Just Got Even Better – http://www.investmentu.com/ This may be the best time in more than a...

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Microsoft and Nokia Ready to Change the Game – dailyfinance.com Filed under: Investing When well-known entities like Nokia  and Microsoft  hitch their respective wagons together, there’s bound to be high expectations. In this instance, with its steadily declining market share, Nokia literally put its corporate life on the line with the introduction of its high-end Lumia 920 running Microsoft’s Windows phone OS… Continue Reading On dailyfinance.com » Dollar Haters Look for New Alternative Currency After Gold Crash & Bitcoin Bust – http://slant.investorplace.com/ Bitcoin took the financial blogosphere by storm in April as the electronic currency soared — at one point tacking...