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(TheStreet) -- With the economy's recovery uncertain and many large banks still unable to gauge their ultimate risk from mortgage putback lawsuits, TheStreet has identified the U.S. bank holding companies with the strongest capital ratios. The list was compiled using second-quarter data from...

(TheStreet) -- Although Warren Buffett has never officially sat down to pen an official autobiography, droves of the Nebraska native's fans and followers already know and take the investor's pearls of wisdom to heart in their own investing endeavors. Although Buffett's success has largely resulted...

(TheStreet) -- One of the most hated industries is getting some love, on expectations President Barack Obama's job-creation plan will boost infrastructure spending. Steel stocks have fallen, on average, 20% this year, ranking 130th of 154 industry groups on the S&P 500 Index. Yesterday, those...

(TheStreet) -- With Carol Bartz out at Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO), the list of CEOs on the brink shrinks to four. Tumultuous markets, slumping sales and stalled turnaround strategies put a lot of pressure on CEOs. And as Bartz ouster showed, it's only a matter of time until the board decides to shake...

(MainStreet) -- What price security? For the Transportation Security Administration, it comes at nearly $8.1 billion a year, its budget for Fiscal Year 2011. The noble goal of keeping air travel safe from terrorist threat hasn't meant critics of the agency formed shortly after the attacks of Sept...

(TheStreet) -- Perhaps the biggest surprise among the profusion of auto industry numbers that surfaced Thursday was this one: GM (NYSE: GM) shares fell 4%. The oddity was that GM not only reported a strong 18% August sales increase, but also said it has gained market share since it emerged from...

(TheStreet) -- This year's cruel summer in stocks may get worse if history serves as a guide. The S&P 500 has recorded an average decline of 0.4% in September over the past 40 years, the worst month for the benchmark index, according to Capital IQ. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tends to...

(TheStreet) -- Stocks under $5, such as TeamStaff (NASDAQ: TSTF) and Majesco Entertainment (NASDAQ: COOL), have more than doubled already this year even as most small-cap stocks have been brutalized by economic weakness and global debt woes. Small-cap stocks have been the big winners during the...

(TheStreet) -- Who do you want at the wheel of your ship in a hurricane when you're a mutual fund investor? The hotshot with the yacht-club pedigree, white duck pants, cravat and the hat to match? Or the guy who's been around the world a few times, and quietly displays his confidence and can back...

(TheStreet) -- Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is embarking on its biggest price hike yet this week, igniting an angry backlash of irate customers and canceled subscriptions. But even with this 60% bump in its most popular subscription plan, in some respects, members are now getting more bang for their buck...

(MainStreet) -- The news that icon Steve Jobs finally surrendered his position Wednesday as Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) chief executive to COO Tim Cook should have small businesses pondering what they can learn from Jobs' impressive time running one of the most innovative companies in the U.S. Indeed...

(MainStreet) -- For many folks, they don't want to keep up with the Joneses -- they want to be the Joneses. There are a lot of forces that drive us deeper and deeper into debt. The need to flaunt affluence (whether or not you have it) is among them. There is also that green-eyed monster of envy...

(TheStreet) -- There has been lots of talk about the "big drop" of oil prices in the past several weeks and talking heads have been quick to see a silver lining in the reduced input costs for manufacturers and for prices that you and I pay at the pump. Well, I hate to rain on the parade, but the...

(TheStreet) -- Not surprisingly, amid the weeks of economic turmoil, gold has been thrust into the spotlight. With prices flirting with the $1,900 per ounce level, it is no wonder that investors are clamoring for exposure to this yellow metal. Gold is not the only member of the precious metal...

(MainStreet) -- The NFL lockout is over, but home game television blackouts are looming. Who needs two? The NFL is only in its preseason and already home games have been blacked out in Oakland, Calif., and Tampa, Fla. That likely comes as little surprise to fans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and...