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Shares of gold miners like Agnico-Eagle Mines enjoyed strong gains as investors bet the Fed will keep its foot down on the easy-money accelerator.

Looking for a bright spot during this red market day? Check out transport names like Norfolk Southern and Kansas City Southern.

A handful of consumer favorites are on track to close in record territory today. 

Stagnant wage growth and its implications on middle class Americans and the broader U.S. economy is no longer the exclusive province of lofty academics, egg head economists and Federal Reserve fan boys.

ECB President Mario Draghi on Thursday adhered to the cliched adage "Go big or go home." And for the most part Draghi is being praised for putting the ECB’s money where his mouth is.

Stock market volatility comes with the territory. It needn’t be feared and, in fact, can be worked to investors' advantage.

The likelihood of a big early bump in Alibaba's stock price after it debut's Friday should scare off any and all retail investors.

Having apparently hit rock bottom, Greece's economy, with nowhere to go but up, may be showing signs of a revival.

An independent study on the impact of long-term unemployment benefits might cause members of Congress to reconsider their positions on this highly-charged issue.

Hollywood prefers Wall Street bad boys. Apparently they're more fun than the prosecutors and regulators trying to catch them.

Janet Yellen doesn't see a bubble in the stock market from QE3, but is it a concern considering the Fed has missed bubbles before?

Things may get rough for a while after recent weak economic data, but most long-term indicators suggest the U.S. economy is headed in the right direction and hint Wall Street will fall in line with the broader trend.

The question is whether a strong end-of-the-year rally will be short-lived, or whether the surge upward will maintain momentum into the new year.

Whatever coin former Fed Chief Ben Bernanke is now banking, he made it the old fashioned way -- he earned it.  

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) aficionados are expecting the tech giant to rollout fresh products later this month, including a new iPhone.

As a group, biotech companies were among the best performers in what was a stellar year for US stocks: The group was up 66%, outpacing the broader market by a staggering 3600 basis points.  

It has been a great year for investors. Stock indices are up close to 30%, with many individual names up even more. As we get ready to flip the calendars to 2014, the question becomes, what do you do for an encore? 

As we look for the big potential stories for 2014, Japan one again comes to the forefront. 

The National Retail Federation expects families will spend 7% less on back-to-school items this year, so with those dollars already off the table, August promises deeper and deeper discounts on everything from backpacks to dorm furniture. 

Believe it or not, the baby business really is a tradable trend thanks to a new Baby Boom afoot around the English-speaking world.