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Credit is like muscle – the more efficiently you use it, the better it is; the more you abuse it, the more you lose it. And unfortunately, there is a misconception that if your credit is bad once you retire, you are financially sunk. However, that is not the case. While it may seem...

MarketWatch published a story earlier Friday on Netflix titled, 'Netflix CEO wants to take over the world,' in which Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) CEO Reed Hastings commented, "When you look at studios like Pixar that combine great story telling and the great technological aspects,...

Economic data for February indicates that the world's third-largest economy is still going through a sluggish period as it tries to cope with weak household and business spending and near-zero inflation levels. According to Marketwatch, "Japanese industrial production contracted for the...

Macy's, Inc. (NYSE: M) Chief Financial Officer Karen Hoguet on Tuesday blamed the company's weakness in the luxury retail market on Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and lipstick. Seriously. The executive's comments were made at an industry conference, and picked up by MarketWatch...

If you’ve ever wondered why Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) would waste its time getting into the used cell phone business, a recent survey will answer your question. According to new data from the annual “Mobile Mountain Study” conducted for mobile resale site SellCell.com, Americans have enough iPhones...

With the government shutdown underway Tuesday, one of the biggest market movers each month may not be moving any markets in the near future. The monthly jobless report is scheduled to be released Friday, but a memo from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to the Office of the Solicitor suggests that...

There are millions of tweets written every day. Benzinga sifts through the maelstrom of information to find the ten best tweets of the day that are either informative, insightful or just down right comical. 1. CNBC CNBC ( @CNBC ) tweeted out this morning that APPLE (NASDAQ: AAPL ) plans to unveil...

There are millions of tweets written every day. Benzinga sifts through the maelstrom of information to find the ten best tweets of the day that are either informative, insightful or just down right comical. 1. MarketWatch The Fed is painting the perfect rosy picture of the economy. MarketWatch ( @...

There are millions of tweets written every day. Benzinga sifts through the maelstrom of information to find the ten best tweets of the day that are either informative, insightful or just down right comical. 1. Bloomberg Commodities News Bloomberg Commodities News ( @BNCommodities ) tweeted out this...

There are millions of tweets written every day. Benzinga sifts through the maelstrom of information to find the ten best tweets of the day that are either informative, insightful, or just down right comical. 1. deltahedge deltahedge (@minefornothing) tweeted sarcastically about the building permits...

Many investors prefer dividends as a way of being compensated by corporate management, but cash-rich U.S. companies have not been shy about repurchasing their own shares. U.S. companies repurchased nearly $98 billion of their own shares in the first quarter. Moreover, at the current pace,...