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Fed Plans Interest Rate Hike For This Summer

The Fed's plotting rate hikes, but it's not that simple.

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Three Reasons Why Bonds Are Looking Better Than Ever

It doesn't exactly suggest itself, but in these days of huge volatility, bonds may be the place to stay.

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A slow new issue calendar, uncertainty over whether or not municipals are at risk from a sovereign contagion, low nominal yields, underperformance versus Treasuries, more muted fund flows, tighter evaluated credit spreads, and tax-related selling have undermined confidence in municipal prices recently.

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Home Depot (HD) has not raised it's quarterly dividend since 2006. However, given the rosy earnings outlook this might be set to change.

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Broadway Federal Bank, a LA and Inglewood, California bank, is currently offering a 2.53% APY 2 year CD available to residents of all states.

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The Treasury today announced a new I Bond rate of 1.74% for the period between May 1 2010 and October 31, 2010. The 1.74% is comprised of a fixed rate of .20% and a variable rate of 1.54%. But a look at the numbers show some strange calculations.

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Dr. Doom Predicts Same Over Europe

Nouriel Roubini, the so-called Dr. Doom of the financial markets, isn't optimistic about Europe.

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Three Reasons The United Stock Deal Is Meaningless

When it's done they'll be the world's largest carrier--but is the marketplace all wrong for them regardless of size?

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Savings and CD rates barely moved at all in the last week as the environment can best be described as flat. This marks the third week in a row that rates have barely budged. I haven't seen such a quiet period in the last two... Read →

Sallie Mae Direct today raised their savings account rate from 1.25% APY to 1.40% APY. That represents one of the few rate increases we've seen over the past six months.

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If you plan on investing in the stocks technical screening tools can save you not only a large amount of time, but also help you choose the most profitable stocks based on your trading criteria. With unique specifications and customized stock queries, if you want to maximize your presence on the stock market it is worth taking the time to check out technical stock screening tools.

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Over the last five years Intel's (INTC) earnings have fluctuated more than 50%. From a high in 2005, they are now down by almost half. The dividend, however, has been increasing and is very secure. Here's why.

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New Mortgage Bailouts Cause Controversy

As if the Obama administration does not have enough problems, the new mortgage bailouts are causing people to become even more disgruntled.

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ExxonMobil, the world's largest company by market value, yields a 2.56% dividend. How does this compare to other stocks in the Dow Jones index?

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McDonald's, the world biggest restaurant chain, is also one of the world's best and most consistent dividend payers. Is the company right for your portfolio?

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