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- Marcus shares soar 16%
Marcus Corp.'s stock price shot up 16.6% after investors reacted favorably Wednesday to an announcement that the... - Strong year for equity funds
Buyout funds raised a record $86.2 billion nationwide in 2005, including nearly $243 million attracted by two... - Venture fund targets companies in 'New North'
Armed with commitments of almost $10 million, a venture fund that launched Monday is looking to invest in high-growth... - New shipping technology ripe for investing
June 2003 marked the beginning of a dramatic change in how consumer product companies track and trace their goods, and... - Sweet good buys
The acquisition frenzy of the 1990s that forged a host of business marriages has given way to a new trend: corporate... - Corporate catalyst for stricken cities
First of two partsNew Orleans - Hurricane Katrina took one of the nation's poorest cities and... - Simplicity is key to financial success
After studying the world of savings and investing for more than three decades, Jane Bryant Quinn has come to a basic... - Now there's hedge fund-type trading for the rest of us
Most people view hedge funds as risky investment vehicles. Richard A. Schilffarth sees them as the best way to drive... - Consumers tapped out
As the curtain falls on 2005, some investment professionals are also kissing the consumer-driven economy... - Managing long-term success
Digital technology is driving rapid changes in the way people capture and duplicate images.Consider digital... - Tap into water-related commodities
It has been the source of military conflict, carries a majority of all infectious diseases in the developed world, and... - Line between growth, value funds gets fuzzy
General Electric Co. was the biggest stock in the Russell 1000 Growth index on Dec. 31, 1999.Five years later, GE was... - Digger deeper for a good buy
Milwaukee might be the perfect city to play to the increase in urbanization and demand in energy in some emerging... - Building support
There's a ripple of consolidation activity in the fragmented industrial distribution industry that may well become... - Manager avoids the crowd
Barry S. Arnold is always on the prowl for indicators that tell him what most investors are doing.He finds them and then... - Fewer checks, more options
Direct deposit pay, electronic bill paying and other modern payment options have put a major dent in the number of... - Turning to the experts can help 'little guy' investors
Profit-minded individual investors face steep hurdles.Consider the lessons learned from these recent... - Rate play is an opportunity
For the first time in 18 years, someone other than Alan Greenspan will be steering U.S. monetary policy following the... - Eking out modest gains
Some stuff just keeps getting cheaper.Clothing, furniture and personal care items are all selling for less than they... - Newspaper stocks may rebound
The rebuilding effort that hurricanes Katrina and Rita left in their wakes has many investment professionals...