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.
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Big Blue Dominates Friday Trading: Dave's Daily
Posted by Killerbonz1 15 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)Flacco on Reed's talk: Not a big deal
Posted by poopdecker 17 days ago (http://espn.go.com)
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."
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Big Ben practices, still bothered by ankle sprain
Posted by regiultima 30 days ago (http://espn.go.com)
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger practiced Thursday but remains bothered by a sprained left ankle heading into Sunday's wild card game at Denver.
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Big Banks Hit: Dave's Daily
Posted by Dimitrios 47 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
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
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Warren Buffett's Big Solar Play
Posted by jiggibidy 58 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
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
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Big Ben returns from leg injury, lifts Steelers
Posted by Ragegamer 58 days ago (http://sports.espn.go.com)
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.
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10 Small Web Sites For Big Holiday Shopping
Posted by Granemor101 62 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
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
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‘Harry Potter’ director bringing ‘Doctor Who’ to big screen
Posted by Vladimir67 81 days ago (http://www.thestar.com)
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.
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Toronto poet in running for big literary award
Posted by Softly7251 89 days ago (http://www.thestar.com)
Jacob McArthur Mooney nominated for Dylan Thomas Prize for his second collection of poems, Folk.
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The Big Chill: A Winterizing Checklist
Posted by Superfishy 91 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
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
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The Big Interview: Raising Kain
Posted by Killerheals 92 days ago (http://www.thestar.com)
For Karen Kain, 60 is the new 50.
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Big Ben, Steelers finally get best of Brady, Pats
Posted by Vladimir67 97 days ago (http://sports.espn.go.com)
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.
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ETFs for Big Natural Gas Deal
Posted by Zerosen1993 110 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
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
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The Big Year’s wing men
Posted by Monkeyv67 114 days ago (http://www.thestar.com)
Steve Martin, Owen Wilson and Jack Black got their game on while filming in the Yukon.
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JJ not the only big story in Kansas
Posted by Willkill12 116 days ago (http://espn.go.com)
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
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Bond-Fund Star Gundlach Sees 'Big Loss' in Europe, U.S. Recession
Posted by Vladimir67 129 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
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
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TIFF’s big opening gala gamble pays off
Posted by qwerty52395 151 days ago (http://www.thestar.com)
Thanks to the world’s biggest rock band TIFF’s opening gala is the hottest ticket in town.
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The Big Interview: Kim Cattrall
Posted by solaries10 153 days ago (http://www.thestar.com)
Canadian star of Sex and the City is bringing Private Lives to Toronto and New York.
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Big winners, losers, of 2011 an interesting tale
Posted by cotysky11 158 days ago (http://espn.go.com)
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
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Global warming view puts Perry at odds with big GOP rivals
Posted by daviejones 168 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
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.
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Perry spokesman: He's in the big race
Posted by Willkill12 177 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Perry's spokesman says Texas Gov. Rick Perry running for president.
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OutKast rapper Big Boi arrested on drug charges in Miami
Posted by keithpaulo 180 days ago (http://www.thestar.com)
Grammy-winning OutKast rapper Big Boi has been arrested in Miami for possession of drugs, including ecstasy and Viagra pills.
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Big donors found to make up half of Perry gov race cash
Posted by TerrorKing 189 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
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.
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Signs of a big step toward debt deal
Posted by FireSyphon 189 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
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.
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The other Harry Potter set for the big screen
Posted by Raymond3332 193 days ago (http://www.thestar.com)
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.
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