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Mutual fund favorites
Microsoft isn’t the most buzzworthy tech stock, but it edges out Apple and Google in at least one tally. It ranks No. 1 in terms of popularity among mutual fund managers.
Mutual fund favorites
Microsoft isn’t the most buzzworthy tech stock, but it edges out Apple and Google in at least one tally. It ranks No. 1 in terms of popularity among mutual fund managers.
Time to buy JPMorgan?
JPMorgan Chase stock has fallen 16 percent since it disclosed a $2 billion trading loss two weeks ago. The sell-off merits investors taking a closer look at the reputation tarnished bank.
Fueled by lower gas prices
Across the country drivers are paying an average $3.68 for a gallon of gas. That may not be a bargain, but it’s down sharply from this year’s peak of $3.94 in early April. And many energy analysts see the price going considerably lower this summer.
Dividend danger ahead
Investors will pay higher taxes on dividend income next year unless Congress takes action. The top dividend tax rate for the highest earners will jump as high as 43.3 percent, up from 15 percent.
Facebook takes the stage
The social network, which was born in a Harvard dorm room eight years ago and has grown to attract 900 million users, is making the most talked-about stock market debut in years.
Latest Headlines Why that flat Facebook IPO isn't so bad after allMay 25, 20128:04 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) — The botched offering of Facebook stock has raised several troubling questions, but at least we don't have to worry about the one that plagues many IPOs: How are a few select investors able to buy in early at lower prices and then pocket huge profits when the trading frenzy begins?    Prices of Facebook stock since long-awaited IPOMay 25, 20125:01 PM ET Facebook Inc. began trading publicly last Friday following one of the most anticipated stock offerings in history. The initial public offering of stock priced at $38 a day earlier. That was at the top of a projected range that Facebook had already boosted just days earlier.   How the major stock indexes fared on FridayMay 25, 20124:39 PM ET Concerns about Europe pushed U.S. markets lower Friday but didn't erase all the gains from Monday and Thursday. The Dow Jones industrial average finished up for the week for the first time in May.   News Summary: Wheat climbs as dry weather lingersMay 25, 20124:07 PM ET MAY'S WILD RIDE: Wheat rose 2.6 percent as questions persisted about how much dry weather has affected the crop in Kansas. In a matter of two weeks, the price has hit a high for the year and also nearly hit a 2012 low, largely because of weather issues.  German consumer confidence steadyMay 25, 20123:23 AM ET BERLIN (AP) — A study shows German consumers remain cautiously confident in Europe's largest economy despite uncertainty in the wider 17-nation eurozone.  
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