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(TheStreet) -- As it turns 100, Chevrolet is looking to the future. That means Chevrolet is focusing on being global, green and innovative; even as it looks to maintain the long tradition that has made it one of the best known brand names in the world. In 1911, the first Chevrolet was built in a...

(MainStreet) -- The Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 4S shattered records with 4 million sales in its first weekend, but the popular smartphone may have a little more competition from another new release, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. The phone, which Samsung and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)unveiled Wednesday at...

(MainStreet) -- Tonight the Texas Rangers face off against the St. Louis Cardinals for bragging rights in the 2011 World Series. As the two teams grind out the best of a seven-game series, there is bound to be plenty of water-cooler chat about these final games of the baseball season. To help you...

(MainStreet) -- From Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPads to fruit juice, many of our purchases these days rely on parts, labor or commodities shipped in from overseas. Once perceived as "American" brands, Levis, Wrangler and Radio Flyer red wagons are now made either south of the border or overseas....

(TheStreet) - While it may seem like a bad time to sell Bank of America's (NYSE: BAC) shares, there are other similarly-valued bank stocks to be found with a much less downside risk for investors. Shares of the nation's largest bank holding company closed at $6.19 Friday, and even though they were...

(MainStreet) -- Don't be afraid of things that go bump in the night. Horror movie hatchet men, nightmare manipulators, killer sharks and blood-sucking caped creeps have long been doing their part to fuel the economy. Decade after decade, Hollywood has found fun and profit with scary movies that...

(MainStreet) -- The coming weeks will see a continued push by online radio stations, music services and app-based content aggregators looking to take a bite out of satellite-based Sirius XM (NASDAQ: SIRI). It is also facing a challenge from cloud-based music services offered through such major tech...

(TheStreet) -- Whether you admit it publicly, you've probably seen Pawn Stars, the second-highest-rated reality show on TV. (Can you guess which show is No. 1?) The show, which chronicles the daily doings at the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop of Las Vegas, is a guilty pleasure. Obsessed fans of the...

(MainStreet) -- The 2012 presidential election can't be won in October 2011. That hasn't prevented the 2012 presidential hopefuls and the news outlets that follow them from trying to persuade the American public otherwise. Republican pizza man Herman Cain won a straw poll in Florida? Good for him...

(MainStreet) -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may have initially disappointed enthusiasts and investors with the iPhone 4S, but that's not going to stop app developers from taking advantage of its new capabilities. Companies from practically every industry are jumping on the mobile app bandwagon -- while...

(TheStreet) -- The financial markets may be confused, but U.S. consumers knew exactly what they wanted when it came to buying new vehicles in September. They headed for the pickup trucks and SUVs. This made winners out of the Detroit Three, because despite vast transformations -- both in and out...

(TheStreet) -- Former Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs, who passed away on Wednesday, leaves behind a phenomenal legacy. From the Mac to the iPod, iPhone and iPad, Jobs and Apple completely changed the face of consumer technology. President Obama was correct when he described Jobs as "among the...

(TheStreet ) -- Gold prices were volatile Wednesday as strong physical demand battled with technical trading. Gold for December delivery was up $8.60 at $1,624.60 an ounce at the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The gold price has traded as high as $1,636.50 and as low as $1,596...

(MainStreet) -- What opportunities will the next generation of iPhone bring to small businesses profiting from the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) economy? Already the tech giant has created a profitable sub-industry of accessories and apps for iPhones, iPods and iPads, with sales for accessory and app-...

(MainStreet) -- The Amazon Kindle Fire promises a lot of great features, including free cloud storage, an innovative Web browser and access to all of Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) multimedia services, but the most eye-catching part of last week's announcement was the price point: The device will cost...