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Can Plug Power and W.R. Berkley Corporation make you money?

Hackers may begin targeting your car, and PepsiCo's Frito-Lay will have you biting into a cappuccino.

It’s all about making money on solar, oil and gas. Here are my latest stock picks.

One factor to keep an eye on as you review your portfolio is insider transactions.

Can Immersion make you money?

Today’s stock suggestion is Broadcom. It’s a semi-conductor stock. Listen, it’s been really hot. And while it’s one of the oldest names, it’s also one of the biggest winners out there right now. And I still think there is a lot more room to come.

Some troubling economic data from around the world is pushing stocks down sharply.

The cost of breakfast is going up, and Samsung is on the verge of going virtual.

If you’ve had a bad experience on any airline, Spirit Airlines wants to know.

The year of the recall continues, and 7-Eleven is dishing out freebies.

Sears and Kmart are expanding their free in-store pickup program for orders placed online.

Crumbs Bake Shop runs out of dough, and more Americans are cutting their phone cord.

U.S. firms are going to have a tough time matching Wall Street's lofty earnings expectations in the back half of the year. 

The markets finally broke their funk this week. 

The U.S. economy generated a lot more jobs than expected in June -- many of them well paid.

A security fee may send airfare prices soaring, and a Consumer Reports survey takes a bite out of fast-food chains. On the last trading day of the week, Wall Street is focused on jobs. The non-farm payroll report for June was released a day earlier because of the Fourth of July holiday. Non-farm employment rose by 288,000 jobs last month. Economists expected an increase of 212,000 jobs. Get ready to pay more for taking a plane ride. Beginning July 21, a security fee that helps fund the Transportation Security Administration will more than double on many new tickets sold. This means the fee on a basic domestic non-stop round-trip ticket will go to $11.20 from $5. A new survey may be hard to swallow for some of the biggest fast-food restaurants. The results of a Consumer Reports poll showed McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) makes the worst burgers, KFC offers the worst chicken and Taco Bell sells the worst burritos. Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) is the parent company of both KFC and Taco Bell. The survey also highlighted that younger adults are more concerned with food quality than low prices.

The maker of wearable cameras plummeted in trading Wednesday--is this a sign of a top?

Gas prices are on the rise, and T-Mobile customers should double check their bills.

GoPro raised $427 million after selling nearly 18 million shares at $24 each, valuing the whole company at about $3 billion.

The next big move could be to the downside.