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June 2, 2003
Real Bull

The scandal-obsessed business press can’t help but focus on yesterday’s news, but right now there’s an honest-to-goodness rally going on in certain sectors. Including, believe it or not, tech.

June 7, 2004
Blue Light Special

Or why Kmart—the downscale, beleaguered retailer everyone loves to hate—is the next Berkshire Hathaway.

August 25, 2003
Party, Over

The Dems are going after Bush the wrong way on the economy. Instead of blathering on about repealing tax breaks, here’s what they should be talking about.

September 10, 2001
Mutual Fund Hara-Kiri

Our possibly certifiable columnist invested $125,000 in 50 top mutual funds to see how they'd perform for a year. Now he's -- much -- poorer. And wiser.

December 9, 2002
Bearly There

Does the mini bull run mean the market's finally turned the corner? Or have investors, weary of being weary, just decided to be irrationally optimistic? A reality check for bear hunters.

February 19, 2001
Double Vision

We're in the midst of a full-on recession! No, the economy is bouncing back! Have Wall Street analysts ever been this divided about what the future holds?

April 9, 2001
I Love You, Man!

Investors and stock analysts are trying to blame all their current problems on Fed chairman Alan Greenspan -- but the ingrates should be on their knees thanking him!

January 14, 2002
Stop, Thieves!

Democrats want to hang the Enron scandal on Republicans, but if they really cared about the ordinary investors who got screwed, they'd go after the real criminals.

August 10, 1998
Mad Money

Track the Dow for a few hours, and you'll get vertigo. But look beyond the skittering ticker for a minute, and you'll find a thread of logic you can hang on to. Really.

January 3, 2005
Future Stock

Wal-Mart will stumble, the stock exchange will move to Chicago, major airlines will cease to exist, and other humble predictions for 2005.

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