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Ben Bernanke himself is saying that interest rates will stay low for the immediate future--but why announce such a move?

There are many criticisms of the Obama administration's plans to fix the housing market. Here is an overview of one of those criticisms that was published in the New York Post.

Great Florida Bank is offering a 6-month CD that yields 1.40% APY. That's the best 6-month cd rate according to the BestCashCow rate tables as of April 14, 2010.

President Obama dispatched Austan Goolsbee to attack banks on CNBC today.

ALLETE Inc is an energy company operating mainly in Minnesota and Wisconsin, with complementary operations in Illinois and Michigan. The company has a dividend yield of 5% and could be a good part of the dividend seeking investor's income portfolio.

Banks give back money?? Surely you jest!

The Dow broke through a critical psychological limit mere days ago--but here's why that doesn't matter to most.

TC Pipelines is a NASDAQ listed partnership with investments in the transportation of natural gas mainly from Canada to the rest of North America. The partnership is currently yielding a distrubution of 7.56%.

Bill Gross can't ditch US treasuries fast enough. Here's why!

Jeremiahs and assorted doomsayers say American manufacturing has all been exported and we're doomed. But is it really gone...or just different?

Investing in stocks that pay high dividends is an effective way for the conservative investor whose concern is mainly with the preservation of capital. This article covers Mercury General, a small insurance company with a large and consistent dividend.

Thirty three states--well over half the count--have run out of cash to fund unemployment. Lending will fill the gap...but for how long?