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Howard Gold's No-Nonsense Investing: Dennis Gartman is ‘wild-eyed bullish’ on stocks

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:01:35 GMT

Noted newsletter editor tells Howard Gold he’s recently seen enough positive signs to turn him positive on equities — and is bullish on gold again after exiting in 2011.

Shawn Langlois's London Sketch: London bankers defend vested City interest

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:01:45 GMT

Shawn Langlois sits in as Goldman Sachs, Lloyds, HSBC and others join the Bank of England in convening to discuss the challenges facing the financial-services sector in 2012 and beyond.

Thomas Kostigen's Impact Investor: Emerging markets need strong American values

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:01:29 GMT

American investors looking to emerging markets should share not only capital but what it represents: our strong values, says Thomas Kostigen.

Jon Friedman's Media Web: Gisele Bundchen: a victim of sexism

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:01:10 GMT

If a man had criticized the Patriots, it wouldn’t be news, writes media columnist Jon Friedman.

Outside the Box: Facebook’s IPO: A question of valuation

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:28 GMT

Social-networking firm’s offering has been analyzed from every possible angle, from CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s $1.5 billion tax hit on his stock options to the massive growth in cash flow needed to justify the lofty $100 billion valuation, writes Jim Anderson.

MarketWatch First Take: Will LinkedIn’s growth appease investors?

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:42:37 GMT

The professional social network pleased investors with its fourth quarter results but is that enough to sustain its current lofty valuation?

John Shinal's Tech Investor: More of the same means more Groupon red ink

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:18:37 GMT

At least, allows columnist John Shinal, the online-deals company is consistent in its strategy of ignoring the bottom line.

MarketWatch First Take: United States re-enters the nuclear age

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:58:26 GMT

Nuclear Regulatory Commission thaws a 30-year freeze on new reactors by OK-ing Southern Co. plant expansion in Georgia.

Amotz Asa-El's View from Jerusalem: A New Deal for Post-Assad Syria

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:36:43 GMT

As Syria bends under the weight of a gruesome civil war and international sanctions, its economy begs a roadmap for the morning after Bashar Assad, whenever it arrives. Amotz Asa-El proposes a New Deal for a New Syria, requiring cooperation and compromise among the powers that have interests in and around the country.

MarketWatch First Take: What you’ll get in the foreclosure deal

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:57:53 GMT

Count banks, foreclosed home owners and state attorneys general among the settlement’s big winners. The losers? You can probably guess.