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Let's not kid around, IBM is nearly an 11% weight in the price-weighted Dow Jones Industrial Average. What happens to it on any given trading day matters and can potentially mislead investors over the true performance of markets overall.  This is why the DJIA is often referred to as "window dressing for the tourists" and why most market strategists focus on the S&P 500 Index instead. Read More »
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco on Wednesday responded to teammate Ed Reed's comments that he was "rattled" in last Sunday's playoff game and "just didn't look like he had a hold on the offense," saying "it's not that big of a deal." Read More »
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger practiced Thursday but remains bothered by a sprained left ankle heading into Sunday's wild card game at Denver. Read More »
There are some really odd things occurring -- the eurozone naturally leads the list. Italy and Spain will contribute funds they don't have to the IMF, which then in turn will lend it back to them. That's something sillier than a Ponzi scheme. From the Telegraph: "Ministers confirmed today that, as part of a broader international effort to improve the adequacy of IMF resources, euro area Member Read More »
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Warren Buffett stole headlines this week with the announcement that MidAmerican Energy Holdings, a Berkshire Hathaway branch, was venturing heavily into the solar energy sector. Fans of the billionaire investor may be tempted to follow his company's lead and load up on alternative energy at this time. However, taking into consideration the current market environment, thi Read More »
Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger played through a painful left leg injury to lead the Steelers to a 14-3 victory over the Cleveland Browns on Thursday night. Read More »
BOSTON (MainStreet) -- Online holiday shopping is a great way to dodge parking lot traffic, pointy elbows and pepper spray at big retailers, but it's also a good way to help out the little guys this season. The 38% of American consumers who did their holiday shopping online in 2004 has grown to nearly 40% this year, according to surveys from the National Retail Federation. Meanwhile, the percent Read More »
David Yates plans to spend “two to three years” working with the BBC to turn the popular sci-fi TV series into a cinematic spectacular. Read More »
Jacob McArthur Mooney nominated for Dylan Thomas Prize for his second collection of poems, Folk. Read More »
SEATTLE (Zillow) -- While September brings the first day of fall, October can be the harbinger of the winter and all of its frigid pitfalls. It's best to be prepared for the frost and snow with a few simple tasks that will prevent drafts, frosty windows and every homeowner's nightmare: busted pipes. A good place to start before tackling problem areas in your home is a home energy audit. This wil Read More »
For Karen Kain, 60 is the new 50. Read More »
Ben Roethlisberger passed for 365 yards and two touchdowns as the Pittsburgh Steelers finally found a way to beat Tom Brady and the New England Patriots 25-17 on Sunday. Read More »
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- At the start of the week, investors were greeted to news of a landmark M&A transaction in the natural gas pipeline and storage industry. As the overall impact of this deal gains clarity, ETF investors can position themselves to benefit. Kinder Morgan's decision to acquire El Paso is notable for a number of reasons. First, the deal, valued at $38 billion, marks the large Read More »
Steve Martin, Owen Wilson and Jack Black got their game on while filming in the Yukon. Read More »
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Let's take it easy. Who was it that said Jimmie Johnson was out of this year's Chase?It definitely wasn't me, although I did wonder if he had the speed this year he's had in years past. And it probably wasn't anyone who's watched a lot of NASCAR over the past six years or so.Johnson's win Sunday at Kansas Speedway was both dominant and historic, but there's plenty of time to tal Read More »
BOSTON (TheStreet) -- Star bond-fund manager Jeffrey Gundlach said he's avoiding investments with ties to Europe, given its precarious financial condition and muddled future. Gundlach, the CEO and CIO of DoubleLine Capital, said his firm is invested only in U.S. dollar-denominated assets, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal, citing a talk at a financial conference in New York Wednes Read More »
Thanks to the world’s biggest rock band TIFF’s opening gala is the hottest ticket in town. Read More »
Canadian star of Sex and the City is bringing Private Lives to Toronto and New York. Read More »
Brad Keselowski is a plus-14. Jeff Burton is a minus-17.That's where both drivers stand, opposite ends of the spectrum from each other and drastically different from how they ranked one year ago.With two-thirds of the Sprint Cup season complete, two races before the Chase, it's a good place to compare how drivers have moved up or fallen back from this point in 2010.It will surprise no one now tha Read More »
Texas Gov. Rick Perry continued to dominate political headlines with his pronouncements on hot-button issues, igniting a Republican Party debate over climate change Wednesday by questioning whether global warming is caused by humans. Read More »
Perry's spokesman says Texas Gov. Rick Perry running for president. Read More »
Grammy-winning OutKast rapper Big Boi has been arrested in Miami for possession of drugs, including ecstasy and Viagra pills. Read More »
Perry's biggest contributors include Houston homebuilder Bob Perry, who bankrolled the negative "Swift Boat" campaign against 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported in Sunday's edition. Read More »
The White House and Republicans are discussing an accord that would raise the nation's borrowing limit by about $2.4 trillion and cut spending by slightly more. Read More »
Everybody’s other favourite kid with magical powers, Harry Potter Jr., is set to return to the big screen in a remake of the cult classic Troll. Read More »

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