Archive for January 15th, 2014:

After Market: Bank of America Earnings and Beige Book Boost Stocks

Date: Jan 15 2014
Filed under: Earnings, Market News A strong earnings report from Bank of America (BAC) helped lead a second straight market rally Wednesday. The bank's shares jumped more than 2 percent on news that its quarterly earnings easily beat expectations. Investors also ...Read More »

Fed: U.S. Economic Growth Healthy During the Holidays

Date: Jan 15 2014
Filed under: GDP, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates, Economy, InvestingAndrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesIncoming Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, right, seated alongside current chairman Ben Bernanke. By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER WASHINGTON -- A Federal Reserve survey shows economic growth remained healthy in most ...Read More »

The 100% Guaranteed Stock Tip: He’s Always Right, and It’s Still a Scam

Date: Jan 15 2014
Filed under: Stock Picks, Investment Fraud, Stocks, Ripoffs & ScamsAlamy Recently, I got a phone call from a very nice gentleman who suggested that I buy a certain stock that was guaranteed to go up in price. In fact, his exact ...Read More »

Ask Matt: Can I cash in on ‘Duck Dynasty?’

Date: Jan 15 2014
If there's a play for investors here, it's by buying shares of companies that benefit indirectly when hunting gets more popular. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/I84-iT3U6MQ/ Read More »

AOL sells Patch to tech investment firm

Date: Jan 15 2014
AOL sells Patch to investment firm for unspecified sum as it exits local news business http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/l3JF7QEACFY/ Read More »