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  • Bernanke Big on Innovation's Boost to America

    By Reuters

    Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke painted an upbeat picture on Saturday for the potential of innovation to lift living standards as he delivered the commencement address at Bard College. The Fed...

  • Wall Street's May Rally Just Keeps on Tickin'

    By Angela Moon, Reuters

    With the broad S&P 500 index gliding once again into uncharted territory and posting four straight weeks of gains, the talk of Wall Street's rally inevitably hitting a ceiling is starting to get...

  • Wal-Mart, Bangladesh and the Real Cost of Cheap Clothes

    By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal Times

    The online petitions are multiplying, as consumers worldwide react with shock and horror to last month’s deaths of more than 1,100 garment workers in Bangladesh toiling in conditions that might have...

  • Are Stock Market Bulls Ready for a Rest?

    By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal Times

    Happy birthday, bull market. Last week marked the 50th straight month during which stocks haven’t had a major selloff of significantly more than 5 percent, and as of last Friday, there had been 176...

  • Diamonds: A Better Safe Haven Than Gold?

    By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal Times

    Are diamonds an investor’s best friend? The collapse of gold prices earlier this spring seems to have been met with a kind of muted elation from those promoting the idea that diamonds, like the...