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If you've filled up your gas tank recently, you've probably noticed one of the familiar downsides of summer: higher prices at the pump. The average price per gallon of regular, self-serve gasoline hit $2.49 last week, up 40 percent since the first week of January. The sharp spike has mimicked the...

The newest list of the Fortune 500 was released today, and the configuration of the top ten companies provides some insight into how U.S. businesses may need to operate to be successful during the current recession and over the next few years. With earnings for the list of the nation's largest...

U.S. stocks may be poised to drop for a third day following yesterday's disappointing results from Alcoa Inc. (AA), the first major Dow component to report this earnings season. According to Bloomberg News, futures on the S&P 500 expiring in June decreased 0.9 percent to 806.60 at 10:50 a.m. in...

Following a horrendous week in the stock market, many investors may want to shy away now. But could this be the exactly right time to get back into the stock market? If you decide it is, here are a few suggestion, as well as some warning, from BloggingStocks and around the Web: Crocs (CROX) isn't...

Remember when Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) was the symbol of all that was evil in corporate America? Remember when people were pawning their jewelry to buy gas? Remember when politicians spoke of a windfall profits tax? Well, move over Wall Street, the largest publicly traded oil company is back again...