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7 Ways Inflation Will Hit Americans in 2012

2:05PM 1/31/2012

Economy, Morgan Stanley , Netflix, Southwest Airlines, Starbucks

With the economy still trying to muster a recovery, and unemployment still around 8.5%, any price increases are painful. And just a month into 2012, a spate of headlines points to more hurt ahead. Here are seven ways inflation will be digging into your wallet this year:

5 Things to Watch Next Week: Tablets, iPhones, Banks, Schools, and Air Beds

2:20PM 10/14/2011

By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool

Company News, Goldman Sachs , Morgan Stanley , AT&T, Bank of America, Verizon, Citigroup, Wells Fargo & Co

There's never a dull moment on Wall Street. Next week brings a Xoom-related media event from Verizon and Motorola Mobility, as well as fourth quarter results from Apple and several of the country's biggest financial institutions.

For One 9/11 Survivor, the Road to Recovery Is Paved by Helping Others

3:00PM 9/09/2011

By Sheryl Nance-Nash

Morgan Stanley , Special Report

In 2001, Nicole B. Simpson was just another Morgan Stanley financial planner on the 73rd floor when the 9/11 attacks struck. She survived, but the emotional trauma left her old life in the wreckage. Eventually, though, she found a new purpose in helping others through traumas of their own.

UBS to Cut 3,500 Jobs; Which Banks Could Be Next?

7:30AM 8/23/2011

By Douglas McIntyre

Goldman Sachs , Morgan Stanley , Bank of America, Citigroup, Careers

In a cost-cutting move, Swiss banking giant UBS announced that it would trim 3,500 people from its workforce. Most of the cuts, which are expected to save $2.5 billion in annual costs, will be in the firm's underperforming investment banking unit. It's the latest in a string of big bank layoffs. Who could be next?

'Wall Street Wives' Gets Down to Business with Auditions

8:30AM 7/29/2011

By Ron Dicker

People, Investing, Media, Morgan Stanley , Bank of America, The Price of Fame

Devon Fleming's casting call for her planned reality TV series, Wall Street Wives, attracted the media attention that producers relish, and hundreds of women responded. She allowed The Price of Fame to attend a recent audition, where we got a glimpse of the sort of drama the show might deliver.

Last Week's Biggest Head-Scratchers: Google Slashed, LivingSocial Marked Up, Lumber Liquidator Chopped

1:20PM 7/11/2011

By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool

Company News, Technology, Investing, Earnings, Google , Morgan Stanley , Stocks in the News, Market News, Investment

Wall Street can be fickle, leaving investors scratching their heads in bewilderment. Some of last week's biggest surprises, blunders, and flat-out bone-headed moves included Morgan Stanley's downgrading of Google, another step toward a LivingSocial IPO, and irrational exuberance with respect to Wendy's stock.

Why More Americans May Start Putting Money Under Their Mattresses

12:40PM 7/07/2011

By Douglas McIntyre

Morgan Stanley , Sony, American Express, Citigroup, Banking, Family Money

Millions of Americans don't have bank accounts, and with interest rates falling and data breaches rise, more may follow them out of the banking system. But there's a new reason to stash your cash under a floorboard instead of in a bank: The looming debt ceiling crisis.

This IPO Could Be The Next Exxon Mobil

8:00AM 4/24/2011

By StreetAuthority

Energy, Exxon Mobil, Goldman Sachs , Morgan Stanley , Green, Investment

Biofuels company Solazyme owns a unique process when it comes to converting algae into a fuel could replace the gas in your car -- a method that could be used to create oil on an extremely large scale and at an extremely low cost. The company has just announced it's going public: You might want to get in on the action.

Are CEOs Paid Too Much? Not All of Them

10:30AM 4/08/2011

By Douglas McIntyre

Company News, People, JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs , Morgan Stanley , Bank of America

The average person may find it hard to imagine what big company CEOs do to justify their massive pay packages. Shareholders often ask a similar question: Why pay executives so much when the returns they produce are often so modest? But that's a question that doesn't apply to JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon.

The Real Reason Gas Prices Are Soaring

7:00AM 3/28/2011

By Charles Wallace

Energy, Economy, Goldman Sachs , Morgan Stanley

Have you ever wondered why when you go to the gas station to fill up the family car, the price of gas at the pump has just jumped 25 cents a gallon over the past three days? Despite what you've heard, one expert has a profoundly disturbing explanation.