The rally is suspect when you look at volume and the lack of participation by cyclicals.
The focus is on the U.S. market's recovery, but it's a bad sign when the rest of the world lags.
If you can stick with emerging markets in the face of gut-wrenching volatility, it's hard to go wrong.
Melco Crown Entertainment is the only pure play on the Macau growth story.
The world of private equity is accessible through this ETF -- which, by the way, has been on fire.
Japan's contracting economy, waning competitiveness and heavy debt load weigh heavily on the yen.
With only one drug on the market, the pharmaceutical company is expanding its pipeline.
Intuitive Surgical has done better than Apple in the past six months -- but many investors are still skeptical.
The Chinese government has now given orders for Chinese banks to roll over $1.7 trillion.
Like Greece, Detroit became hopelessly uncompetitive. But Germany can't emulate Washington.

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| May 16, 2012
| 4:04 PM EDT
U.S. stocks again gave up early gains and finished Wednesday lower....
| May 16, 2012
| 2:58 PM EDT
Stocks are hovering around flat, but the credit market is trading very poorly. Bid-wanteds in cash are rolling in, especially in the go-go financial names....

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