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(TheStreet) -- As far back as the ancient Greeks, dramatists have proposed that there are a mere seven story types that are drawn from time and time again. Aristotle and his colleagues might have done well as television producers -- except that for TV producers, seven might be too many. As the...

(TheStreet) -- U.S. politicians don't seem to be waking up to the threat presented by their grandstanding over raising the debt ceiling. Perhaps a 1,000-point drop in the Dow would provide Washington the necessary motivation? "Maybe the market needs to go crazy," suggests Priya Misra, fixed income...

(TheStreet) -- The biotech calendar for the second half of 2011 is filled with drug approval decisions and clinical trial outcomes, enough to keep biotech stocks jumping for the remainder of the year. Biotech investors crave tradeable events, but keeping track of clinical trials and Food and Drug...

(TheStreet) -- Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new iPhone may have been a no show at the company's Worldwide Developers' Conference last month, but investors can rest easy, says a new report. All signs suggest that customers are flocking to buy the company's current phones. Figures released by Nielsen last...

(TheStreet) -- What should investors do during the second half of a year that's seeing the Dow Jones Industrial Average seemingly weakening, U.S. unemployment topping 9% and some analysts warning of a double-dip recession? It depends, experts say. "Investors do themselves a disservice by trying...

(TheStreet) -- London-based Lloyds (NYSE: LYG) plans to cut 15,000 jobs in an effort to save 1.5 billion pounds ($2.4 billion) a year by 2014. HSBC (NYSE: HBC) said it will cut 700 jobs across the U.K. as the banking giant braces for changes in financial services regulations that could weaken...

(TheStreet) -- Energy stocks have been bruised and battered over the past three months, but Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) remains firm on its outlook for five stocks in the industry. Energy shares have risen and fallen on international and political extremes. In the latest unpredictable event, the...

(TheStreet) -- Let's say you just sold some stocks for big gains and feel like risking a portion of those profits to reinvest in relatively cheap biotech stocks with big upside potential. You want the chance to double or triple your money if things go right, but you're not afraid to lose all or...

(TheStreet) -- U.S. stocks have tumbled 7.7% from their 52-week high two months ago, as investors moved out of riskier assets on signs the economy is slowing. The S&P 500 Index, the benchmark for most Americans' equity investments, is now little changed in 2011 after two years of gains. Still...

(TheStreet) -- Money is an important part of society. As such, some of the classic books and stories that have held a mirror to society have, in turn, offered commentary on money matters. The following are some literary classics that have provided financial food for thought: Continue reading the...

(TheStreet) -- Slumping stocks, stunted turnaround strategies and soured shareholder sentiments have helped shine a severe light on several tech CEOs recently. The salty Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) chief Carol Bartz has long lost her gruff charm and she may not be able to hang on to her job much longer...

(TheStreet ) -- Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) has rung the bell on a heavyweight battle against Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and its message couldn't be clearer: Quit messing with my aluminum price. The mega soft drink company has a big beef with Goldman, and it is letting Goldman know about it. As reported in...

It was as if investors rubbed on flaxseed oil and took baseball bats to Chinese solar companies. ReneSola (NYSE: SOL) was hit particularly hard and it continues being beaten. On a day when shares of leading Chinese solar companies are rising, ReneSola is hitting a new 52-week low, bettering the 52...

(TheStreet) -- If an automaker's big strategy is to raise prices and sales drop off immediately as a result, chances are the car-buying public thinks some of those vehicles are way overpriced. U.S. car sales fell 3.7% in May to 1.06 million, which puts automakers well off the 13 million sales pace...

(TheStreet) -- It's easy for investors to think the sky is falling, given the drumbeat of dour economic news in recent weeks. But those fears, which resulted in a 7% tumble in the S&P 500 Index over the past six weeks, may be overblown, several money managers say. That's because much of the...