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NEW YORK --U.S. stocks plunged in morning trades on Friday after the government said the economy added far fewer jobs than expected, adding to concerns about a global slowdown.

NEW YORK -- Q : Noah, I'm only 26 and just earned the title of associate fashion editor at my company.

NEW YORK -- Animating a severe level of overconfidence and false hope afoot in the housing market, the media appears to exist in a state of constant surprise.

Below are lists of the top 10 mainly open-market insider purchases and sales filed at the Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday, May 30, 2012 as ranked by dollar value.

NEW YORK -- It's difficult to say too many nice things about the turnaround they pulled off at Domino's Pizza That's understandable.

NEW YORK -- Barack Obama's campaign may want to take a look in the mirror after its latest Web video targeting Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

NEW YORK -- Oil bulls are increasingly finding it difficult to hide from the avalanche of bearish news from Europe.

NEW YORK -- U.S. stock futures were pointing to a higher open Thursday, as investors awaited key data on private sector employment and economic growth.

The following commentary comes from an independent investor or market observer as part of TheStreet's guest contributor program, which is separate from the company's news coverage.

NEW YORK -- PHI Incorporated Non Voting has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from hold to buy.

NEW YORK -- Nearly three out of four Florida's banks were profitable during the first quarter, which was a vast improvement from the fourth quarter, when nearly half lost money.

NEW YORK -- After speculation throughout May, Carl Icahn unleashed his famed activist guns last Friday when announcing a 7.6% share stake in Chesapeake Energy In a scathing letter to Chesapeake's board of directors, Icahn called for the nomination of four shareholder appointed directors as a first cause of action to improve the struggling gas ... (more)

NEW YORK -- Not many people on Wall Street pay attention to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s quarterly banking data.

The following commentary comes from an independent investor or market observer as part of TheStreet's guest contributor program, which is separate from the company's news coverage.

NEW YORK -- Stocks were falling sharply in early trading Wednesday amid widespread fears over Spain's deteriorating financial condition and reports that China has no plans for aggressive stimulus measures.

NEW YORK -- A separate round of bank stress tests for medium-sized banks could cause some pain for investors, according to Sterne Agee analyst Todd Hagerman.

NEW YORK -- In my initial column this month, I explored the wonders of dividends .

NEW YORK -- The media often yammers in one direction then, when proven wrong, starts yammering in the complete opposite direction.

NEW YORK -- You can't really blame Greek citizens for withdrawing their money from domestic banks and depositing their euros in banks on the northern half of the continent.

NEW YORK -- Wall Street enjoys nothing more than giving off the impression it's got things all figured out when in actuality it doesn't. In the investment world, the most important aspect of due diligence is acquiring an understanding of why stock valuations have arrived not only to where they are, but more importantly, where they are likely to go ... (more)